diff --git a/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java b/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java
index e75465ea..0b007e21 100644
--- a/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java
+++ b/src/helma/main/ApplicationManager.java
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ public class ApplicationManager implements XmlRpcHandler {
         String cookieDomain;
         String uploadLimit;
         String debug;
+        String charset;
         boolean encode;
 
         /**
@@ -380,6 +381,8 @@ public class ApplicationManager implements XmlRpcHandler {
                         holder.setInitParameter("debug", debug);
                     }
 
+                    holder.setInitParameter("charset", app.getCharset());
+
                     context.start();
 
                     if (staticDir != null) {