diff --git a/actions/disfavor.php b/actions/disfavor.php
index 6ac94d720a..be208f65ab 100644
--- a/actions/disfavor.php
+++ b/actions/disfavor.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DisfavorAction extends Action {
 		$user->blowFavesCache();
 
 		if ($this->boolean('ajax')) {
-			common_start_html('text/xml');
+			common_start_html('text/xml;charset=utf-8', true);
 			common_element_start('head');
 			common_element('title', null, _('Add to favorites'));
 			common_element_end('head');
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ class DisfavorAction extends Action {
 											 array('nickname' => $user->nickname)));
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/actions/favor.php b/actions/favor.php
index 82b70a35b2..aede32902e 100644
--- a/actions/favor.php
+++ b/actions/favor.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class FavorAction extends Action {
 		$user->blowFavesCache();
 		
 		if ($this->boolean('ajax')) {
-			common_start_html('text/xml');
+			common_start_html('text/xml;charset=utf-8', true);
 			common_element_start('head');
 			common_element('title', null, _('Disfavor favorite'));
 			common_element_end('head');
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ class FavorAction extends Action {
 		}
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/actions/newnotice.php b/actions/newnotice.php
index 8ac36320de..939c0ff9c1 100644
--- a/actions/newnotice.php
+++ b/actions/newnotice.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action {
 		common_broadcast_notice($notice);
 
 		if ($this->boolean('ajax')) {
-			common_start_html('text/xml;charset=utf-8', false);
+			common_start_html('text/xml;charset=utf-8', true);
 			common_element_start('head');
 			common_element('title', null, _('Notice posted'));
 			common_element_end('head');
diff --git a/actions/subscribe.php b/actions/subscribe.php
index a032cf7176..64abda0043 100644
--- a/actions/subscribe.php
+++ b/actions/subscribe.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SubscribeAction extends Action {
 		}
 
 		if ($this->boolean('ajax')) {
-			common_start_html('text/xml');
+			common_start_html('text/xml;charset=utf-8', true);
 			common_element_start('head');
 			common_element('title', null, _('Subscribed'));
 			common_element_end('head');
diff --git a/actions/unsubscribe.php b/actions/unsubscribe.php
index 08b3ae57d8..98291e897e 100644
--- a/actions/unsubscribe.php
+++ b/actions/unsubscribe.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class UnsubscribeAction extends Action {
 		}
 
 		if ($this->boolean('ajax')) {
-			common_start_html('text/xml');
+			common_start_html('text/xml;charset=utf-8', true);
 			common_element_start('head');
 			common_element('title', null, _('Unsubscribed'));
 			common_element_end('head');