diff --git a/websocket-test.el b/websocket-test.el
index 04f14df..c965033 100644
--- a/websocket-test.el
+++ b/websocket-test.el
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@
          (should-not on-open-calledp)
          (should websocket-closed-calledp))))))
 
+(ert-deftest websocket-send-text ()
+  (flet ((websocket-send (ws frame)
+                         (should (equal
+                                  (websocket-frame-payload frame)
+                                  "\344\275\240\345\245\275"))))
+    (websocket-send-text nil "你好")))
+
 (ert-deftest websocket-send ()
   (let ((ws (websocket-inner-create :conn t :url t :accept-string t)))
     (flet ((websocket-ensure-connected (websocket))
diff --git a/websocket.el b/websocket.el
index 2de93ec..95a7eba 100644
--- a/websocket.el
+++ b/websocket.el
@@ -480,8 +480,12 @@ has connection termination."
 
 (defun websocket-send-text (websocket text)
   "To the WEBSOCKET, send TEXT as a complete frame."
-  (websocket-send websocket (make-websocket-frame :opcode 'text :payload text
-                                                  :completep t)))
+  (websocket-send
+   websocket
+   (make-websocket-frame :opcode 'text
+                         :payload (encode-coding-string
+                                   text 'raw-text)
+                         :completep t)))
 
 (defun websocket-check (frame)
   "Check FRAME for correctness, returning true if correct."