diff --git a/autoload/db.vim b/autoload/db.vim
index a89a6db..389d480 100644
--- a/autoload/db.vim
+++ b/autoload/db.vim
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ function! s:nvim_job_callback(lines, job_id, data, event) dict abort
   call extend(a:lines, a:data[1:])
 endfunction
 
+if has("win32")
+  let s:win_utf8_fix = ['cmd', '/c', 'chcp', '65001', '>', 'nul', '&&']
+else
+  let s:win_utf8_fix = []
+endif
+
 function! s:job_run(cmd, on_finish, in_file) abort
   let has_in_file = filereadable(a:in_file)
   let env = {}
@@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ function! s:job_run(cmd, on_finish, in_file) abort
   endif
   if has('nvim')
     let lines = ['']
-    let job = jobstart(a:cmd, {
+    let job = jobstart(s:win_utf8_fix + a:cmd, {
           \ 'env': env,
           \ 'on_stdout': function('s:nvim_job_callback', [lines]),
           \ 'on_stderr': function('s:nvim_job_callback', [lines]),
diff --git a/autoload/db/adapter/sqlserver.vim b/autoload/db/adapter/sqlserver.vim
index 137b710..258b7ab 100644
--- a/autoload/db/adapter/sqlserver.vim
+++ b/autoload/db/adapter/sqlserver.vim
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function! db#adapter#sqlserver#interactive(url) abort
   let encrypt = get(url.params, 'encrypt', get(url.params, 'Encrypt', ''))
   let has_authentication = has_key(url.params, 'authentication')
   return (has_key(url, 'password') ? ['env', 'SQLCMDPASSWORD=' . url.password] : []) +
-        \ ['sqlcmd', '-S', s:server(url)] +
+        \ ['sqlcmd', '-f', 'i:65001,o:65001', '-S', s:server(url)] +
         \ (empty(encrypt) ? [] : ['-N'] + (encrypt ==# '1' ? [] : [url.params.encrypt])) +
         \ s:boolean_param_flag(url, 'trustServerCertificate', '-C') +
         \ (has_key(url, 'user') || has_authentication ? [] : ['-E']) +