diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index ba089917ec..45cafcf6f5 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -5638,6 +5638,7 @@ lcl/lazconfigstorage.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 lcl/lazhelphtml.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 lcl/lazhelpintf.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 lcl/lazlinkedlist.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
+lcl/lazutf8classes.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 lcl/lcl_calc_images.lrs svneol=native#text/pascal
 lcl/lcl_dbgrid_images.lrs svneol=native#text/pascal
 lcl/lcl_dbnav_images.lrs svneol=native#text/pascal
diff --git a/lcl/alllclunits.pp b/lcl/alllclunits.pp
index 3f0567a69d..478d2d49cd 100644
--- a/lcl/alllclunits.pp
+++ b/lcl/alllclunits.pp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ uses
   WSExtCtrls, WSExtDlgs, WSFactory, WSForms, WSGrids, WSImgList, WSLCLClasses, 
   WSMenus, WSPairSplitter, WSProc, WSReferences, WSSpin, WSStdCtrls, 
   WSToolwin, ActnList, Arrow, AsyncProcess, AvgLvlTree, ButtonPanel, Buttons, 
-  Calendar, RegisterLCL, ValEdit, LazarusPackageIntf;
+  Calendar, RegisterLCL, ValEdit, lazutf8classes, LazarusPackageIntf;
 
 implementation
 
diff --git a/lcl/fileutil.pas b/lcl/fileutil.pas
index da1c17c7ad..f23829cd85 100644
--- a/lcl/fileutil.pas
+++ b/lcl/fileutil.pas
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ function SetCurrentDirUTF8(const NewDir: String): Boolean;
 function CreateDirUTF8(const NewDir: String): Boolean;
 function RemoveDirUTF8(const Dir: String): Boolean;
 function ForceDirectoriesUTF8(const Dir: string): Boolean;
+function FileOpenUTF8(Const FileName : utf8string; Mode : Integer) : THandle;
+function FileCreateUTF8(Const FileName : utf8String) : THandle; overload;
+function FileCreateUTF8(Const FileName : utf8String; Rights: Cardinal) : THandle; overload;
 
 // environment
 function ParamStrUTF8(Param: Integer): string;
diff --git a/lcl/include/unixfileutil.inc b/lcl/include/unixfileutil.inc
index 8bc18144c3..945e03d139 100644
--- a/lcl/include/unixfileutil.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/unixfileutil.inc
@@ -377,6 +377,21 @@ begin
   Result:=SysUtils.DirectoryExists(UTF8ToSys(Directory));
 end;
 
+function FileOpenUTF8(Const FileName : utf8string; Mode : Integer) : THandle;
+begin
+  Result := SysUtils.FileOpen(FileName, Mode);
+end;
+
+function FileCreateUTF8(Const FileName : utf8string) : THandle;
+begin
+  Result := SysUtils.FileCreate(FileName);
+end;
+
+function FileCreateUTF8(Const FileName : utf8String; Rights: Cardinal) : THandle;
+begin
+  Result := SysUtils.FileCreate(FileName, Rights);
+end;
+
 procedure InitFileUtils;
 begin
 end;
diff --git a/lcl/include/winfileutil.inc b/lcl/include/winfileutil.inc
index faa5e87d0c..20bd6ad647 100644
--- a/lcl/include/winfileutil.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/winfileutil.inc
@@ -588,6 +588,37 @@ begin
     Result:=False;
 end;
 
+function FileOpenUTF8(Const FileName : utf8string; Mode : Integer) : THandle;
+const
+  AccessMode: array[0..2] of Cardinal  = (
+    GENERIC_READ,
+    GENERIC_WRITE,
+    GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE);
+  ShareMode: array[0..4] of Integer = (
+               0,
+               0,
+               FILE_SHARE_READ,
+               FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
+               FILE_SHARE_READ or FILE_SHARE_WRITE);
+begin
+  Result := CreateFileW(PWideChar(UTF8Decode(FileName)), dword(AccessMode[Mode and 3]),
+                       dword(ShareMode[(Mode and $F0) shr 4]), nil, OPEN_EXISTING,
+                       FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0);
+  //if fail api return feInvalidHandle (INVALIDE_HANDLE=feInvalidHandle=-1)
+end;
+
+function FileCreateUTF8(Const FileName : utf8string) : THandle;
+begin
+  Result := CreateFileW(PWideChar(UTF8Decode(FileName)), GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE,
+                       0, nil, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0);
+end;
+
+function FileCreateUTF8(Const FileName : utf8String; Rights: Cardinal) : THandle;
+begin
+  Result := CreateFileW(PWideChar(UTF8Decode(FileName)), GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE,
+                       0, nil, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0);
+end;
+
 procedure InitFileUtils;
 begin
   {$ifndef WinCE}
diff --git a/lcl/lazutf8classes.pas b/lcl/lazutf8classes.pas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..374058c397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcl/lazutf8classes.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+unit lazutf8classes;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils, fileutil;
+
+type
+  TFileStreamUTF8 = class(THandleStream)
+  private
+    FFileName: utf8string;
+  public
+    constructor Create(const AFileName: utf8string; Mode: Word);
+    constructor Create(const AFileName: utf8string; Mode: Word; Rights: Cardinal);
+    destructor Destroy; override;
+    property FileName: utf8string Read FFilename;
+  end;
+
+  TStringListUTF8 = class(TStringList)
+  protected
+    function DoCompareText(const s1,s2 : string) : PtrInt; override;
+    procedure LoadFromFile(const FileName: string); override;
+    procedure SaveToFile(const FileName: string); override;
+  public
+  end;
+
+implementation
+
+constructor TFileStreamUTF8.Create(const AFileName: utf8string; Mode: Word);
+var
+  lHandle: THandle;
+begin
+  FFileName:= AFileName;
+  if Mode = fmcreate then
+    lHandle:= FileCreateUTF8(AFileName)
+  else
+    lHandle:= FileOpenUTF8(AFileName, Mode);
+
+  If (THandle(lHandle)=feInvalidHandle) then
+  begin
+    if Mode = fmCreate then
+      raise EFCreateError.createfmt({SFCreateError}'Unable to create file "%s"', [AFileName])
+    else
+      raise EFOpenError.Createfmt({SFOpenError}'Unable to open file "%s"', [AFilename]);
+  end
+  else
+    inherited Create(lHandle);
+end;
+
+constructor TFileStreamUTF8.Create(const AFileName: utf8string; Mode: Word; Rights: Cardinal);
+var
+  lHandle: THandle;
+begin
+  FFileName:=AFileName;
+  if Mode=fmcreate then
+    lHandle:=FileCreateUTF8(AFileName,Rights)
+  else
+    lHandle:=FileOpenUTF8(AFileName,Mode);
+
+  if (THandle(lHandle)=feInvalidHandle) then
+  begin
+    if Mode=fmcreate then
+      raise EFCreateError.createfmt({SFCreateError}'Unable to create file "%s"',[AFileName])
+    else
+      raise EFOpenError.Createfmt({SFOpenError}'Unable to open file "%s"',[AFilename]);
+  end
+  else
+    inherited Create(lHandle);
+end;
+
+destructor TFileStreamUTF8.Destroy;
+begin
+  FileClose(Handle);
+end;
+
+function TStringListUTF8.DoCompareText(const s1, s2: string): PtrInt;
+begin
+  Result := CompareText(s1, s2);
+end;
+
+procedure TStringListUTF8.LoadFromFile(const FileName: string);
+var
+  TheStream: TFileStreamUTF8;
+begin
+  TheStream:= TFileStreamUTF8.Create(FileName, fmOpenRead or fmShareDenyWrite);
+  try
+    LoadFromStream(TheStream);
+  finally
+    TheStream.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TStringListUTF8.SaveToFile(const FileName: string);
+var
+  TheStream: TFileStreamUTF8;
+begin
+  TheStream:=TFileStreamUTF8.Create(FileName,fmCreate);
+  try
+    SaveToStream(TheStream);
+  finally
+    TheStream.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
+end.
+
diff --git a/lcl/lclbase.lpk b/lcl/lclbase.lpk
index 6bffa1aa8c..2c59532e86 100644
--- a/lcl/lclbase.lpk
+++ b/lcl/lclbase.lpk
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@
         <OtherUnitFiles Value="forms;widgetset"/>
         <UnitOutputDirectory Value="units/$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)"/>
       </SearchPaths>
-      <Conditionals Value="if SrcOS<>'win' then
+      <Conditionals Value="if SrcOS&lt;>'win' then
   UnitPath := 'nonwin32';"/>
+      <Linking>
+        <Debugging>
+          <GenerateDebugInfo Value="True"/>
+          <DebugInfoType Value="dsAuto"/>
+        </Debugging>
+      </Linking>
       <Other>
         <Verbosity>
           <ShowNotes Value="False"/>
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@
     <License Value="modified LGPL-2
 "/>
     <Version Major="1" Release="1"/>
-    <Files Count="294">
+    <Files Count="295">
       <Item1>
         <Filename Value="barchart.pp"/>
         <UnitName Value="BarChart"/>
@@ -1215,6 +1221,10 @@
         <HasRegisterProc Value="True"/>
         <UnitName Value="ValEdit"/>
       </Item294>
+      <Item295>
+        <Filename Value="lazutf8classes.pas"/>
+        <UnitName Value="lazutf8classes"/>
+      </Item295>
     </Files>
     <LazDoc Paths="../docs/xml/lcl"/>
     <i18n>