diff --git a/typo3/template.php b/typo3/template.php
index 5730383b6ca0a68571d4cbcefc01bae6172953c1..1a58d1a19008d3654d00c9a155cbfc8d4085fcad 100755
--- a/typo3/template.php
+++ b/typo3/template.php
@@ -563,9 +563,13 @@ class template {
 	 * @see endPage()
 	 */
 	function startPage($title)	{
+			// Get META tag containing the currently selected charset for backend output. The function sets $this->charSet.
 		$charSet = $this->initCharset();
 		$generator = $this->generator();
-		
+
+			// Send HTTP header for selected charset. Added by Robert Lemke 23.10.2003
+		header ('Content-Type:text/html;charset='.$this->charset);
+
 		switch($this->docType)	{
 			case 'xhtml_strict':
 				$headerStart= '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="'.$this->charset.'"?>
@@ -1477,4 +1481,4 @@ $LANG->init($BE_USER->uc['lang']);
 // The template is loaded
 // ******************************
 $TBE_TEMPLATE = t3lib_div::makeInstance('template');
-?>
+?>
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