diff --git a/win32/perlexe.manifest b/win32/perlexe.manifest
index be9a9c8c3469..5fa64990a480 100644
--- a/win32/perlexe.manifest
+++ b/win32/perlexe.manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
     <assemblyIdentity version="0.0.0.0" name="Perl" type="Win32" />
     <description>Perl</description>
     <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@
         <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
       </application>
     </compatibility>
+    <asmv3:application>
+        <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">
+            <activeCodePage>UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+        </asmv3:windowsSettings>
+    </asmv3:application>
 </assembly>