diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index c80c8596..e821c84c 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ TBD
 Bug Fixes:
 ----------
 * Allow `FileNotFound` exception for SSH config files.
+* When opening files for execution, use the same encoding as in the database connection
 
 Features:
 ---------
diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py
index 07388512..ce97494b 100755
--- a/mycli/main.py
+++ b/mycli/main.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def execute_from_file(self, arg, **_):
             message = 'Missing required argument, filename.'
             return [(None, None, None, message)]
         try:
-            with open(os.path.expanduser(arg)) as f:
+            with open(os.path.expanduser(arg), encoding=self.sqlexecute.charset) as f:
                 query = f.read()
         except IOError as e:
             return [(None, None, None, str(e))]