diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6b3cf6e..b53744c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ Changelog
 
 This project adheres to `Semantic Versioning <http://semver.org/>`_.
 
+2.1.1 - 2016-05-10
+------------------
+
+Fixed
+    * Printing box drawing characters on Windows from Python 2.6.
+
 2.1.0 - 2016-05-07
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 68d680e..5b14160 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ test_script: tox -e lint,py35,py34,py33,py27,py26,py35x64,py34x64,py33x64,py27x6
 on_finish:
   - appveyor PushArtifact test_example_test_windows_screenshot.png
   - appveyor PushArtifact test_windows_test_enable_disable.png
+  - appveyor PushArtifact test_windows_test_box_characters.png
diff --git a/colorclass/__init__.py b/colorclass/__init__.py
index f4ed862..4f67032 100644
--- a/colorclass/__init__.py
+++ b/colorclass/__init__.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
 
 __author__ = '@Robpol86'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
-__version__ = '2.1.0'
+__version__ = '2.1.1'
diff --git a/colorclass/windows.py b/colorclass/windows.py
index 96283ae..8f69478 100644
--- a/colorclass/windows.py
+++ b/colorclass/windows.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Windows console screen buffer handlers."""
 
+from __future__ import print_function
+
 import atexit
 import ctypes
 import re
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ def write(self, p_str):
                 continue
             if not RE_SPLIT.match(segment):
                 # No color codes, print regular text.
-                self._original_stream.write(segment)
+                print(segment, file=self._original_stream, end='')
                 self._original_stream.flush()
                 continue
             for color_code in (int(c) for c in RE_NUMBER_SEARCH.findall(segment)[0].split(';')):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c8d5cb4..afce206 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ def readme():
     name='colorclass',
     packages=['colorclass'],
     url='https://github.com/Robpol86/colorclass',
-    version='2.1.0',
+    version='2.1.1',
     zip_safe=True,
 )
diff --git a/tests/sub_box_green_win10.bmp b/tests/sub_box_green_win10.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..485788e
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diff --git a/tests/sub_box_green_winxp.bmp b/tests/sub_box_green_winxp.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0823dd0
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/sub_box_green_winxp.bmp differ
diff --git a/tests/sub_box_sans_win10.bmp b/tests/sub_box_sans_win10.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48344b9
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diff --git a/tests/sub_box_sans_winxp.bmp b/tests/sub_box_sans_winxp.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8277d1e
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diff --git a/tests/test_windows.py b/tests/test_windows.py
index 950d684..e96e4f9 100644
--- a/tests/test_windows.py
+++ b/tests/test_windows.py
@@ -359,3 +359,71 @@ def test_enable_disable(tmpdir):
     with RunNewConsole(command) as gen:
         screenshot_until_match(str(screenshot), 15, with_colors, 2, gen)
         screenshot_until_match(str(screenshot), 15, sans_colors, 2, gen)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(str(not windows.IS_WINDOWS))
+def test_box_characters(tmpdir):
+    """Test for unicode errors with special characters.
+
+    :param tmpdir: pytest fixture.
+    """
+    screenshot = PROJECT_ROOT.join('test_windows_test_box_characters.png')
+    if screenshot.check():
+        screenshot.remove()
+    script = tmpdir.join('script.py')
+    command = [sys.executable, str(script)]
+
+    script.write(dedent("""\
+    from __future__ import print_function
+    import os, time
+    from colorclass import Color, Windows
+
+    Windows.enable(auto_colors=True)
+    chars = [
+        '+', '-', '|',
+        b'\\xb3'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xb4'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xb9'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xba'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xbb'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xbc'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xbf'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc0'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc1'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc2'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc3'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc4'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc5'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc8'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xc9'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xca'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xcb'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xcc'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xcd'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xce'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xd9'.decode('ibm437'),
+        b'\\xda'.decode('ibm437'),
+    ]
+
+    for c in chars:
+        print(c, end='')
+    print()
+    for c in chars:
+        print(Color.green(c, auto=True), end='')
+    print()
+
+    stop_after = time.time() + 20
+    while not os.path.exists(r'%s') and time.time() < stop_after:
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+    """) % str(screenshot))
+
+    # Setup expected.
+    with_colors = [str(p) for p in PROJECT_ROOT.join('tests').listdir('sub_box_green_*.bmp')]
+    sans_colors = [str(p) for p in PROJECT_ROOT.join('tests').listdir('sub_box_sans_*.bmp')]
+    assert with_colors
+    assert sans_colors
+
+    # Run.
+    with RunNewConsole(command) as gen:
+        screenshot_until_match(str(screenshot), 15, with_colors, 1, gen)
+        screenshot_until_match(str(screenshot), 15, sans_colors, 1, gen)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c60fbe4..6029a0a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 author = @Robpol86
 license = MIT
 name = colorclass
-version = 2.1.0
+version = 2.1.1
 
 [tox]
 envlist = lint,py{34,27,26}