diff --git a/doc/telescope.txt b/doc/telescope.txt
index d2ac210..9c1a97b 100644
--- a/doc/telescope.txt
+++ b/doc/telescope.txt
@@ -838,25 +838,26 @@ builtin.find_files({opts})                    *telescope.builtin.find_files()*
         {opts} (table)  options to pass to the picker
 
     Options: ~
-        {cwd}              (string)          root dir to search from (default:
-                                             cwd, use utils.buffer_dir() to
-                                             search relative to open buffer)
-        {find_command}     (function|table)  cmd to use for the search. Can be
-                                             a fn(opts) -> tbl (default:
-                                             autodetect)
-        {follow}           (boolean)         if true, follows symlinks (i.e.
-                                             uses `-L` flag for the `find`
-                                             command)
-        {hidden}           (boolean)         determines whether to show hidden
-                                             files or not (default: false)
-        {no_ignore}        (boolean)         show files ignored by .gitignore,
-                                             .ignore, etc. (default: false)
-        {no_ignore_parent} (boolean)         show files ignored by .gitignore,
-                                             .ignore, etc. in parent dirs.
-                                             (default: false)
-        {search_dirs}      (table)           directory/directories/files to
-                                             search
-        {search_file}      (string)          specify a filename to search for
+        {cwd}                 (string)         root dir to search from (default:
+                                               cwd, use utils.buffer_dir() to
+                                               search relative to open buffer)
+        {find_command}        (function|table) cmd to use for the search. Can be
+                                               a fn(opts) -> tbl (default:
+                                               autodetect)
+        {file_entry_encoding} (string)         encoding of output of `find_command`
+        {follow}              (boolean)        if true, follows symlinks (i.e.
+                                               uses `-L` flag for the `find`
+                                               command)
+        {hidden}              (boolean)        determines whether to show hidden
+                                               files or not (default: false)
+        {no_ignore}           (boolean)        show files ignored by .gitignore,
+                                               .ignore, etc. (default: false)
+        {no_ignore_parent}    (boolean)        show files ignored by .gitignore,
+                                               .ignore, etc. in parent dirs.
+                                               (default: false)
+        {search_dirs}         (table)          directory/directories/files to
+                                               search
+        {search_file}         (string)         specify a filename to search for
 
 
 builtin.fd()                                          *telescope.builtin.fd()*
diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin/init.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin/init.lua
index 23f3e4e..eef35b6 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin/init.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin/init.lua
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ builtin.grep_string = require_on_exported_call("telescope.builtin.__files").grep
 ---@param opts table: options to pass to the picker
 ---@field cwd string: root dir to search from (default: cwd, use utils.buffer_dir() to search relative to open buffer)
 ---@field find_command function|table: cmd to use for the search. Can be a fn(opts) -> tbl (default: autodetect)
+---@field file_entry_encoding string: encoding of output of `find_command`
 ---@field follow boolean: if true, follows symlinks (i.e. uses `-L` flag for the `find` command)
 ---@field hidden boolean: determines whether to show hidden files or not (default: false)
 ---@field no_ignore boolean: show files ignored by .gitignore, .ignore, etc. (default: false)
diff --git a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
index 699145c..19e3674 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
@@ -192,8 +192,15 @@ do
       return rawget(t, rawget(lookup_keys, k))
     end
 
-    return function(line)
-      return setmetatable({ line }, mt_file_entry)
+    if opts.file_entry_encoding then
+      return function(line)
+        line = vim.iconv(line, opts.file_entry_encoding, "utf8")
+        return setmetatable({ line }, mt_file_entry)
+      end
+    else
+      return function(line)
+        return setmetatable({ line }, mt_file_entry)
+      end
     end
   end
 end