Index: bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
===================================================================
--- bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
+++ bindings/python/clang/cindex.py
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@
 
                 unsaved_array[i].name = b(name)
                 unsaved_array[i].contents = b(contents)
-                unsaved_array[i].length = len(contents)
+                unsaved_array[i].length = len(unsaved_array[i].contents)
 
         ptr = conf.lib.clang_parseTranslationUnit(index, filename, args_array,
                                     len(args), unsaved_array,
@@ -2983,9 +2983,10 @@
                     print(value)
                 if not isinstance(value, str):
                     raise TypeError('Unexpected unsaved file contents.')
-                unsaved_files_array[i].name = name
-                unsaved_files_array[i].contents = value
-                unsaved_files_array[i].length = len(value)
+                unsaved_files_array[i].name = b(name)
+                unsaved_files_array[i].contents = b(value)
+                unsaved_files_array[i].length = \
+                    len(unsaved_files_array[i].contents)
         ptr = conf.lib.clang_reparseTranslationUnit(self, len(unsaved_files),
                 unsaved_files_array, options)
 
@@ -3049,7 +3050,8 @@
                     raise TypeError('Unexpected unsaved file contents.')
                 unsaved_files_array[i].name = b(name)
                 unsaved_files_array[i].contents = b(value)
-                unsaved_files_array[i].length = len(value)
+                unsaved_files_array[i].length = \
+                    len(unsaved_files_array[i].contents)
         ptr = conf.lib.clang_codeCompleteAt(self, path, line, column,
                 unsaved_files_array, len(unsaved_files), options)
         if ptr:
Index: bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_translation_unit.py
===================================================================
--- bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_translation_unit.py
+++ bindings/python/tests/cindex/test_translation_unit.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import gc
 import os
@@ -84,6 +86,16 @@
         spellings = [c.spelling for c in tu.cursor.get_children()]
         self.assertEqual(spellings[-1], 'x')
 
+    def test_unsaved_files_encoding(self):
+        tu = TranslationUnit.from_source('fake.c', ['-I./'], unsaved_files = [
+                ('fake.c', """
+// 😀
+int x;
+""")
+                ])
+        spellings = [c.spelling for c in tu.cursor.get_children()]
+        self.assertEqual(spellings[-1], 'x')
+
     def assert_normpaths_equal(self, path1, path2):
         """ Compares two paths for equality after normalizing them with
             os.path.normpath