diff --git a/nuxeo-java-client-test/src/test/java/org/nuxeo/client/ITUpload.java b/nuxeo-java-client-test/src/test/java/org/nuxeo/client/ITUpload.java
index 627b5b3f..334ca729 100644
--- a/nuxeo-java-client-test/src/test/java/org/nuxeo/client/ITUpload.java
+++ b/nuxeo-java-client-test/src/test/java/org/nuxeo/client/ITUpload.java
@@ -229,4 +229,28 @@ public void itCanUploadBatchFileThroughRestMapping() {
         assertContentEquals("sample.jpg", blob);
     }
 
+    /*
+     * JAVACLIENT-208
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void itCanUploadFileWithNonAsciiCharacter() {
+        BatchUploadManager batchUploadManager = nuxeoClient.batchUploadManager();
+        BatchUpload batchUpload = batchUploadManager.createBatch();
+        assertNotNull(batchUpload);
+        File file = FileUtils.getResourceFileFromContext("sample.jpg");
+        FileBlob fileBlob = new FileBlob(file, "Ümlaut.pdf");
+        batchUpload = batchUpload.upload("1", fileBlob);
+        assertNotNull(batchUpload);
+
+        // Getting a doc and attaching the batch file
+        Document doc = Document.createWithName("file", "File");
+        doc.setPropertyValue("dc:title", "new title");
+        doc = nuxeoClient.repository().createDocumentByPath("/", doc);
+        assertNotNull(doc);
+        doc.setPropertyValue("file:content", batchUpload.getBatchBlob());
+        doc = doc.updateDocument();
+        assertEquals("Ümlaut.pdf", doc.getPropertyValue("file:content/name"));
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/nuxeo-java-client/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/client/objects/upload/BatchUpload.java b/nuxeo-java-client/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/client/objects/upload/BatchUpload.java
index 7cb8cda7..41b187f4 100644
--- a/nuxeo-java-client/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/client/objects/upload/BatchUpload.java
+++ b/nuxeo-java-client/src/main/java/org/nuxeo/client/objects/upload/BatchUpload.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -161,13 +163,15 @@ public BatchUpload upload(String fileIdx, File file, String name, String fileTyp
      */
     public BatchUpload upload(String fileIdx, Blob blob) {
         String filename = blob.getFilename();
+        String encodedFilename = encodeToAsciiForHeader(filename);
         String mimeType = blob.getMimeType();
         long length = blob.getContentLength();
         if (chunkSize == 0) {
+
             // Post blob
             RequestBody fbody = Requests.create(blob);
             BatchUpload response = fetchResponse(
-                    api.upload(filename, length, mimeType, UPLOAD_NORMAL_TYPE, 0, 1, batchId, fileIdx, fbody));
+                    api.upload(encodedFilename, length, mimeType, UPLOAD_NORMAL_TYPE, 0, 1, batchId, fileIdx, fbody));
             response.name = filename;
             response.batchId = batchId;
             response.fileIdx = fileIdx;
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ public BatchUpload upload(String fileIdx, Blob blob) {
                 // Post chunk as a stream
                 RequestBody requestBody = RequestBody.create(MediaTypes.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM.toOkHttpMediaType(),
                         buffer, 0, bufferLength);
-                response = fetchResponse(api.upload(filename, length, mimeType, UPLOAD_CHUNKED_TYPE, chunkIndex,
+                response = fetchResponse(api.upload(encodedFilename, length, mimeType, UPLOAD_CHUNKED_TYPE, chunkIndex,
                         chunkNumber, batchId, fileIdx, requestBody));
                 chunkIndex++;
             }
@@ -204,6 +208,14 @@ public BatchUpload upload(String fileIdx, Blob blob) {
         }
     }
 
+    protected String encodeToAsciiForHeader(String string) {
+        try {
+            return URLEncoder.encode(string, "UTF-8");
+        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
+            throw new NuxeoClientException("Unable to encode the header: " + string, e);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void cancel() {
         fetchResponse(api.cancel(batchId));
     }