diff --git a/src/Bin/LodTool/LodTool.cpp b/src/Bin/LodTool/LodTool.cpp
index 5b5011dc843c..74ae79126f36 100644
--- a/src/Bin/LodTool/LodTool.cpp
+++ b/src/Bin/LodTool/LodTool.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "LodToolOptions.h"
 
+#include "Library/Cli/CliUtf8fy.h"
 #include "Library/Lod/LodReader.h"
 #include "Library/LodFormats/LodFormats.h"
 #include "Library/Serialization/Serialization.h"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ int runDump(const LodToolOptions &options) {
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     try {
+        CliUtf8fy _(argc, argv);
         LodToolOptions options = LodToolOptions::parse(argc, argv);
         if (options.helpPrinted)
             return 1;
diff --git a/src/Library/Cli/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Library/Cli/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b719c5aa91d..ced8077fdeb5 100644
--- a/src/Library/Cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Library/Cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ set(LIBRARY_CLI_SOURCES
         CliApp.cpp)
 
 set(LIBRARY_CLI_HEADERS
-        CliApp.h)
+        CliApp.h
+        CliUtf8fy.h)
 
 add_library(library_cli ${LIBRARY_CLI_SOURCES} ${LIBRARY_CLI_HEADERS})
 target_link_libraries(library_cli CLI11::CLI11)
diff --git a/src/Library/Cli/CliUtf8fy.h b/src/Library/Cli/CliUtf8fy.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ac1a9a0dc64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Library/Cli/CliUtf8fy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <CLI/CLI.hpp>
+
+/**
+ * Utility class that converts program arguments to utf-8 on Windows, and does nothing on POSIX.
+ *
+ * Use it like this:
+ * ```
+ * int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+ *     try {
+ *         CliUtf8fy _(argc, argv);
+ *         // Use argc & argv here.
+ *     } catch (...) {
+ *         // Your error processing here.
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Note that while `CliUtf8fy` constructor shouldn't normally throw, it can theoretically throw.
+ *
+ * Also note that `CliUtf8fy` is only needed if the program isn't using `platformMain`.
+ */
+class CliUtf8fy {
+ public:
+    CliUtf8fy(int /*argc*/, char **&argv) {
+        _app = std::make_unique<CLI::App>();
+        argv = _app->ensure_utf8(argv);
+    }
+
+ private:
+    std::unique_ptr<CLI::App> _app;
+};