diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts
index 7d25e352e9e..97088fd6e5b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashnav/dashnav.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export class DashNavCtrl {
     $scope.viewJson = function() {
       var clone = $scope.dashboard.getSaveModelClone();
       var html = angular.toJson(clone, true);
-      var uri = "data:application/json," + encodeURIComponent(html);
+      var uri = "data:application/json;charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(html);
       var newWindow = window.open(uri);
     };