diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 093c1d3a..8777f173 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [2.7.1] - Unreleased
 
 ### Fixed
+- Fixed improper encoding of unicode characters in commit messages (#627)
 - Creating a new branch now reports the error if uncommitted changes conflict (#624)
 
 ## [2.7.0] - 2024-11-04
diff --git a/cls/SourceControl/Git/WebUIDriver.cls b/cls/SourceControl/Git/WebUIDriver.cls
index 38388f16..fe91feb8 100644
--- a/cls/SourceControl/Git/WebUIDriver.cls
+++ b/cls/SourceControl/Git/WebUIDriver.cls
@@ -244,7 +244,12 @@ ClassMethod HandleRequest(pagePath As %String, InternalName As %String = "", Out
                 }
                 set handled = 1
             } elseif (pathStart = "git-command") {
-                set requestBody = ##class(%Library.DynamicObject).%FromJSON(%request.Content)
+                set stringBody = ""
+                while '%request.Content.AtEnd {
+                    set stringBody = stringBody _ %request.Content.Read()
+                }
+                set stringBody = $zconvert(stringBody,"I","UTF8")
+                set requestBody = ##class(%Library.DynamicObject).%FromJSON(stringBody)
                 set command = requestBody.command
 
                 set gitCmd = command.%Get(0)