diff --git a/src/Manifest.js b/src/Manifest.js
index 49906b1..0840d38 100644
--- a/src/Manifest.js
+++ b/src/Manifest.js
@@ -244,6 +244,15 @@ function Manifest(output, path) {
         }
     }
 
+    // Windows codepage
+    // Optional field, only check if present.
+    this._windowsCodepage = "";
+    if (json.xwalk_windows_codepage) {
+        this._windowsCodepage = json.xwalk_windows_codepage;
+    } else {
+        this._windowsCodepage = Manifest.WINDOWS_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE;
+    }
+
     // Windows update ID
     // Optional field, only check if present.
     this._windowsUpdateId = null;
@@ -282,6 +291,13 @@ function Manifest(output, path) {
  */
 Manifest.ANDROID_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS = [ "ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE", "ACCESS_WIFI_STATE", "INTERNET" ];
 
+/**
+ * Default codepage to use is "western european".
+ * When using ISO 8859-1 unsupported characters in the manifest,
+ * the codepage needs to be adjusted accordingly.
+ */
+Manifest.WINDOWS_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE = "1252";
+
 /**
  * Create default manifest data.
  * @param {String} packageId Unique package identifier com.example.foo
@@ -332,6 +348,7 @@ function(packageId) {
         // Set external storage by default, needed for shared mode/fallback.
         "xwalk_android_permissions": Manifest.ANDROID_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS,
         // Windows fields
+        "xwalk_windows_codepage": Manifest.WINDOWS_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE,
         "xwalk_windows_update_id": windowsUpdateId
     };
 };
@@ -670,6 +687,18 @@ Object.defineProperty(Manifest.prototype, "targetPlatforms", {
                            }
                       });
 
+/**
+ * Windows codepage
+ * @member {String} windowsCodepage
+ * @instance
+ * @memberOf Manifest
+ */
+Object.defineProperty(Manifest.prototype, "windowsCodepage", {
+                      get: function() {
+                                return this._windowsCodepage;
+                           }
+                      });
+
 /**
  * Windows update ID
  * @member {String} windowsUpdateId
diff --git a/test/manifest.js b/test/manifest.js
index 34f79bb..f7243f9 100644
--- a/test/manifest.js
+++ b/test/manifest.js
@@ -413,6 +413,28 @@ exports.tests = {
         test.done();
     },
 
+    windowsCodepageDefault: function(test) {
+
+        test.expect(1);
+
+        var path1 = produceManifest();
+        var m1 = consumeManifest(path1);
+
+        test.equal(m1.windowsCodepage, Manifest.WINDOWS_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE);
+        test.done();
+    },
+
+    windowsCodepageCustom: function(test) {
+
+        test.expect(1);
+
+        var path1 = produceManifest({xwalk_windows_codepage: "936"});
+        var m1 = consumeManifest(path1);
+
+        test.equal(m1.windowsCodepage, "936");
+        test.done();
+    },
+
     windowsUpdateId: function(test) {
 
         test.expect(1);
diff --git a/windows/lib/WixSDK.js b/windows/lib/WixSDK.js
index c53ad89..c8e10c0 100644
--- a/windows/lib/WixSDK.js
+++ b/windows/lib/WixSDK.js
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ function(app_path, xwalk_path, meta_data, callback) {
         'UpgradeCode': meta_data.upgrade_id,
         'Version': meta_data.version,
         'Manufacturer': meta_data.manufacturer,
-        'Language': '1033'
+        'Language': '1033',
+        'Codepage': this._manifest.windowsCodepage
     });
 
     var package = product.ele('Package', { InstallerVersion: '300', 'Compressed': 'yes' });