diff --git a/src/core/Directus/Database/Schema/SchemaFactory.php b/src/core/Directus/Database/Schema/SchemaFactory.php
index c8ec0aba48..21d9533a81 100644
--- a/src/core/Directus/Database/Schema/SchemaFactory.php
+++ b/src/core/Directus/Database/Schema/SchemaFactory.php
@@ -229,14 +229,17 @@ public function createColumn($name, array $data)
      *
      * @return \Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface|\Zend\Db\ResultSet\ResultSet
      */
-    public function buildTable(AbstractSql $table)
+    public function buildTable(AbstractSql $table,$charset="")
     {
         $connection = $this->schemaManager->getSource()->getConnection();
         $sql = new Sql($connection);
-
+        
+        $tableQuery = $sql->buildSqlString($table);
+        $tableQuery = !empty($charset) ? $tableQuery."charset = ".$charset: $tableQuery;
+                
         // TODO: Allow charset and comment
         return $connection->query(
-            $sql->buildSqlString($table),
+            $tableQuery,
             $connection::QUERY_MODE_EXECUTE
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/core/Directus/Services/TablesService.php b/src/core/Directus/Services/TablesService.php
index 1d5395ab6c..7aa340af5e 100644
--- a/src/core/Directus/Services/TablesService.php
+++ b/src/core/Directus/Services/TablesService.php
@@ -1156,7 +1156,6 @@ protected function hasFieldAttributeWith(array $fields, $attribute, $value, $max
         return $result;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * @param string $name
      * @param array $data
@@ -1175,11 +1174,11 @@ protected function createTableSchema($name, array $data)
         /** @var Emitter $hookEmitter */
         $hookEmitter = $this->container->get('hook_emitter');
         $hookEmitter->run('collection.create:before', $name);
-
-        $result = $schemaFactory->buildTable($table);
+        $charset = $this->container->get('config')->get('database.charset');
+        $result = $schemaFactory->buildTable($table,$charset);
 
         return $result ? true : false;
-    }
+    }    
 
     /**
      * @param Collection $collection