diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index 7cce2611..819e9b06 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   * Missing action to netdisco-do should not throw Perl error
   * Sort CDP/LLDP data to be more consistent when multiple neighbors on a port
   * Fix POD errors in Nbtstat and ResultSet::Device (thanks cpants :)
+  * UTF-8 encoding for Port Name (description)
 
 2.028013 - 2014-07-31
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
index 779b92a2..a760d2a1 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ sub store_interfaces {
           mac          => $i_mac->{$entry},
           speed        => $i_speed->{$entry},
           mtu          => $i_mtu->{$entry},
-          name         => $i_name->{$entry},
+          name         => Encode::decode('UTF-8', $i_name->{$entry}),
           duplex       => $i_duplex->{$entry},
           duplex_admin => $i_duplex_admin->{$entry},
           stp          => $i_stp_state->{$entry},