diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_debug.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_debug.xml
index 23da774223b4..0c6e0dcba4dc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_debug.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_debug.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             <argument type="service" id="templating.loader" />
             <argument type="service" id="debug.stopwatch" />
             <argument type="service" id="templating.globals" />
+            <call method="setCharset"><argument>%kernel.charset%</argument></call>
         </service>
     </services>
 </container>