diff --git a/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/AbstractJoltTransform.java b/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/AbstractJoltTransform.java
index 2d3c742424..36b97dcb07 100644
--- a/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/AbstractJoltTransform.java
+++ b/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/AbstractJoltTransform.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJoltTransform extends AbstractProcessor {
 
     String readTransform(final PropertyValue propertyValue) {
         final ResourceReference resourceReference = propertyValue.asResource();
-        try (final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(resourceReference.read()))) {
+        try (final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(resourceReference.read(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))) {
             return reader.lines().collect(Collectors.joining(System.lineSeparator()));
         } catch (final IOException e) {
             throw new UncheckedIOException("Read JOLT Transform failed", e);
diff --git a/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformJSON.java b/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformJSON.java
index a06359d6d3..9e69a7ab3b 100644
--- a/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformJSON.java
+++ b/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformJSON.java
@@ -246,6 +246,26 @@ class TestJoltTransformJSON {
         assertTrue(DIFFY.diff(compareJson, transformedJson).isEmpty());
     }
 
+    String addAccentedChars(String input) {
+        return input.replace("\"primary\"", "\"primaryÄÖÜ\"");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testTransformInputWithShiftrAccentedChars() throws IOException {
+        final String spec = addAccentedChars(Files.readString(Paths.get("src/test/resources/specs/shiftrSpec.json")));
+        runner.setProperty(JoltTransformJSON.JOLT_SPEC, spec);
+        runner.setProperty(JoltTransformJSON.JOLT_TRANSFORM, JoltTransformStrategy.SHIFTR);
+        runner.enqueue(addAccentedChars(Files.readString(JSON_INPUT)));
+        runner.run();
+        runner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(JoltTransformJSON.REL_SUCCESS);
+        final MockFlowFile transformed = runner.getFlowFilesForRelationship(JoltTransformJSON.REL_SUCCESS).get(0);
+        transformed.assertAttributeExists(CoreAttributes.MIME_TYPE.key());
+        transformed.assertAttributeEquals(CoreAttributes.MIME_TYPE.key(), "application/json");
+        Object transformedJson = JsonUtils.jsonToObject(new ByteArrayInputStream(transformed.toByteArray()));
+        Object compareJson = JsonUtils.jsonToObject(Files.newInputStream(Paths.get("src/test/resources/TestJoltTransformJson/shiftrOutput.json")));
+        assertTrue(DIFFY.diff(compareJson, transformedJson).isEmpty());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testTransformInputWithDefaultr() throws IOException {
         final String spec = Files.readString(Paths.get("src/test/resources/specs/defaultrSpec.json"));
diff --git a/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformRecord.java b/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformRecord.java
index aa4a5b1f1f..89b140f7a2 100644
--- a/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformRecord.java
+++ b/nifi-extension-bundles/nifi-jolt-bundle/nifi-jolt-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/jolt/TestJoltTransformRecord.java
@@ -327,6 +327,32 @@ public class TestJoltTransformRecord {
                 new String(transformed.toByteArray()));
     }
 
+    String addAccentedChars(String input) {
+        return input.replace("\"primary\"", "\"primaryÄÖÜ\"");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTransformInputWithShiftrAccentedChars() throws IOException {
+        generateTestData(1, null);
+        final String outputSchemaText = Files.readString(Paths.get("src/test/resources/TestJoltTransformRecord/shiftrOutputSchema.avsc"));
+        runner.setProperty(writer, SchemaAccessUtils.SCHEMA_ACCESS_STRATEGY, SchemaAccessUtils.SCHEMA_TEXT_PROPERTY);
+        runner.setProperty(writer, SchemaAccessUtils.SCHEMA_TEXT, outputSchemaText);
+        runner.setProperty(writer, JsonRecordSetWriter.PRETTY_PRINT_JSON, "true");
+        runner.enableControllerService(writer);
+        final String spec = Files.readString(Paths.get("src/test/resources/specs/shiftrSpec.json"));
+        runner.setProperty(JoltTransformRecord.JOLT_SPEC, spec);
+        runner.setProperty(JoltTransformRecord.JOLT_TRANSFORM, JoltTransformStrategy.SHIFTR);
+        runner.enqueue(new byte[0]);
+        runner.run();
+        runner.assertTransferCount(JoltTransformRecord.REL_SUCCESS, 1);
+        runner.assertTransferCount(JoltTransformRecord.REL_ORIGINAL, 1);
+        final MockFlowFile transformed = runner.getFlowFilesForRelationship(JoltTransformRecord.REL_SUCCESS).get(0);
+        transformed.assertAttributeExists(CoreAttributes.MIME_TYPE .key());
+        transformed.assertAttributeEquals(CoreAttributes.MIME_TYPE.key(), "application/json");
+        assertEquals(Files.readString(Paths.get("src/test/resources/TestJoltTransformRecord/shiftrOutput.json")),
+                new String(transformed.toByteArray()));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTransformInputWithShiftrMultipleOutputRecords() throws IOException {
         RecordField aField = new RecordField("a", RecordFieldType.INT.getDataType());