diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from webhelpers.html.tags import _set_in
 
 from vcs.utils.annotate import annotate_highlight
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import repo_name_slug
-from rhodecode.lib import str2bool
+from rhodecode.lib import str2bool, safe_unicode
 
 def _reset(name, value=None, id=NotGiven, type="reset", **attrs):
     """
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class _FilesBreadCrumbs(object):
 
     def __call__(self, repo_name, rev, paths):
         if isinstance(paths, str):
-            paths = paths.decode('utf-8', 'replace')
+            paths = safe_unicode(paths)
         url_l = [link_to(repo_name, url('files_home',
                                         repo_name=repo_name,
                                         revision=rev, f_path=''))]
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def changed_tooltip(nodes):
         suf = ''
         if len(nodes) > 30:
             suf = '<br/>' + _(' and %s more') % (len(nodes) - 30)
-        return literal(pref + '<br/> '.join([x.path.decode('utf-8', 'replace') for x in nodes[:30]]) + suf)
+        return literal(pref + '<br/> '.join([safe_unicode(x.path) for x in nodes[:30]]) + suf)
     else:
         return ': ' + _('No Files')
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset.html b/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset.html
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	        <span style="font-size:1.1em;font-weight: bold">${_('Files affected (%s)' % len(c.changeset.affected_files))}</span>
 	        <div class="cs_files">
 	                %for change,filenode,diff,cs1,cs2 in c.changes:
-	                    <div class="cs_${change}">${h.link_to(filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),h.url.current(anchor=h.repo_name_slug('C%s' % filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'))))}</div>
+	                    <div class="cs_${change}">${h.link_to(h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),h.url.current(anchor=h.repo_name_slug('C%s' % h.safe_unicode(filenode.path))))}</div>
 	                %endfor
 	                % if c.cut_off:
 	                  ${_('Changeset was to big and was cut off...')}
@@ -103,19 +103,19 @@
 		%if change !='removed':
 		<div style="clear:both;height:10px"></div>
 		<div class="diffblock">
-			<div id="${h.repo_name_slug('C%s' % filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'))}" class="code-header">
+			<div id="${h.repo_name_slug('C%s' % h.safe_unicode(filenode.path))}" class="code-header">
 				<div class="changeset_header">
 					<span class="changeset_file">
-						${h.link_to_if(change!='removed',filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),h.url('files_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,
-						revision=filenode.changeset.raw_id,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace')))}
+						${h.link_to_if(change!='removed',h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),h.url('files_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,
+						revision=filenode.changeset.raw_id,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path)))}
 					</span>
 					%if 1:
 					&raquo; <span>${h.link_to(_('diff'),
-					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='diff'))}</span>
+					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='diff'))}</span>
 					&raquo; <span>${h.link_to(_('raw diff'),
-					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='raw'))}</span>
+					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='raw'))}</span>
 					&raquo; <span>${h.link_to(_('download diff'),
-					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='download'))}</span>
+					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='download'))}</span>
 					%endif
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset_range.html b/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset_range.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset_range.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/changeset/changeset_range.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	               %for cs in c.cs_ranges:
 	                   <div class="cur_cs">r${cs}</div>
 	                %for change,filenode,diff,cs1,cs2 in c.changes[cs.raw_id]:
-	                    <div class="cs_${change}">${h.link_to(filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),h.url.current(anchor=h.repo_name_slug('C%s-%s' % (cs.short_id,filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace')))))}</div>
+	                    <div class="cs_${change}">${h.link_to(h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),h.url.current(anchor=h.repo_name_slug('C%s-%s' % (cs.short_id,h.safe_unicode(filenode.path)))))}</div>
 	                %endfor
 	               %endfor 
 	        </div>         
@@ -66,19 +66,19 @@
 		%if change !='removed':
 		<div style="clear:both;height:10px"></div>
 		<div class="diffblock">
-			<div id="${h.repo_name_slug('C%s-%s' % (cs.short_id,filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace')))}" class="code-header">
+			<div id="${h.repo_name_slug('C%s-%s' % (cs.short_id,h.safe_unicode(filenode.path)))}" class="code-header">
 				<div class="changeset_header">
 					<span class="changeset_file">
-						${h.link_to_if(change!='removed',filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),h.url('files_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,
-						revision=filenode.changeset.raw_id,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace')))}
+						${h.link_to_if(change!='removed',h.safe_unicode(filenode.path,h.url('files_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,
+						revision=filenode.changeset.raw_id,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path)))}
 					</span>
 					%if 1:
 					&raquo; <span>${h.link_to(_('diff'),
-					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='diff'))}</span>
+					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='diff'))}</span>
 					&raquo; <span>${h.link_to(_('raw diff'),
-					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='raw'))}</span>
+					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='raw'))}</span>
 					&raquo; <span>${h.link_to(_('download diff'),
-					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=filenode.path.decode('utf-8','replace'),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='download'))}</span>
+					h.url('files_diff_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,f_path=h.safe_unicode(filenode.path),diff2=cs2,diff1=cs1,diff='download'))}</span>
 					%endif
 				</div>
 			</div>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_browser.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 		    %for cnt,node in enumerate(c.files_list):
 				<tr class="parity${cnt%2}">
 		             <td>
-						${h.link_to(node.name,h.url('files_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision=c.changeset.raw_id,f_path=node.path.decode('utf-8','replace')),class_=file_class(node))}
+						${h.link_to(node.name,h.url('files_home',repo_name=c.repo_name,revision=c.changeset.raw_id,f_path=h.safe_unicode(node.path)),class_=file_class(node))}
 		             </td>
 		             <td>
 		             %if node.is_file():