diff --git a/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.vcf.php b/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.vcf.php
index 8776b97baf15c..83a82c4b18fb4 100644
--- a/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.vcf.php
+++ b/components/com_contact/views/contact/view.vcf.php
@@ -88,23 +88,25 @@ public function display($tpl = null)
 
 		$rev = date('c', strtotime($item->modified));
 
-		JFactory::getApplication()->setHeader('Content-disposition', 'attachment; filename="' . $card_name . '.vcf"', true);
+		JFactory::getApplication()->setHeader('Content-disposition', 'attachment; filename="' . utf8_decode($card_name) . '.vcf"', true);
 
 		$vcard = array();
 		$vcard[] .= 'BEGIN:VCARD';
 		$vcard[] .= 'VERSION:3.0';
-		$vcard[]  = 'N:' . $lastname . ';' . $firstname . ';' . $middlename;
-		$vcard[]  = 'FN:' . $item->name;
-		$vcard[]  = 'TITLE:' . $item->con_position;
-		$vcard[]  = 'TEL;TYPE=WORK,VOICE:' . $item->telephone;
-		$vcard[]  = 'TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX:' . $item->fax;
-		$vcard[]  = 'TEL;TYPE=WORK,MOBILE:' . $item->mobile;
-		$vcard[]  = 'ADR;TYPE=WORK:;;' . $item->address . ';' . $item->suburb . ';' . $item->state . ';' . $item->postcode . ';' . $item->country;
-		$vcard[]  = 'LABEL;TYPE=WORK:' . $item->address . "\n" . $item->suburb . "\n" . $item->state . "\n" . $item->postcode . "\n" . $item->country;
-		$vcard[]  = 'EMAIL;TYPE=PREF,INTERNET:' . $item->email_to;
-		$vcard[]  = 'URL:' . $item->webpage;
-		$vcard[]  = 'REV:' . $rev . 'Z';
-		$vcard[]  = 'END:VCARD';
+		$vcard[] = 'N:' . utf8_decode($lastname . ';' . $firstname . ';' . $middlename);
+		$vcard[] = 'FN:' . utf8_decode($item->name);
+		$vcard[] = 'TITLE:' . utf8_decode($item->con_position);
+		$vcard[] = 'TEL;TYPE=WORK,VOICE:' . $item->telephone;
+		$vcard[] = 'TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX:' . $item->fax;
+		$vcard[] = 'TEL;TYPE=WORK,MOBILE:' . $item->mobile;
+		$vcard[] = 'ADR;TYPE=WORK:;;' . utf8_decode($item->address . ';' . $item->suburb . ';'
+				. $item->state . ';' . $item->postcode . ';' . $item->country);
+		$vcard[] = 'LABEL;TYPE=WORK:' . utf8_decode($item->address . "\n" . $item->suburb 
+				. "\n" . $item->state . "\n" . $item->postcode . "\n" . $item->country);
+		$vcard[] = 'EMAIL;TYPE=PREF,INTERNET:' . $item->email_to;
+		$vcard[] = 'URL:' . $item->webpage;
+		$vcard[] = 'REV:' . $rev . 'Z';
+		$vcard[] = 'END:VCARD';
 
 		echo implode("\n", $vcard);
 	}