diff --git a/include/functions.inc.php b/include/functions.inc.php
index 42df67d0..1dc34933 100644
--- a/include/functions.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions.inc.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function select($result, $dbh2 = null) {
 				if (!isset($val)) {
 					$val = "<i>NULL</i>";
 				} else {
-					if ($blobs[$key] && preg_match('~[\\x80-\\xFF]~', $val)) {
+					if ($blobs[$key] && !is_utf8($val)) {
 						$val = "<i>" . lang('%d byte(s)', strlen($val)) . "</i>";
 					} else {
 						$val = nl2br(htmlspecialchars($val));
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ function select($result, $dbh2 = null) {
 	$result->free();
 }
 
+function is_utf8($val) {
+	return (preg_match('~~u', $val) && !preg_match('~[\\0-\\x8\\xB\\xC\\xE-\\x1F]~', $val));
+}
+
 function shorten_utf8($string, $length) {
 	preg_match("~^(.{0,$length})(.?)~su", $string, $match);
 	return nl2br(htmlspecialchars($match[1])) . ($match[2] ? "<em>...</em>" : "");
diff --git a/select.inc.php b/select.inc.php
index 0fab31a4..59556f2d 100644
--- a/select.inc.php
+++ b/select.inc.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ if (!$columns) {
 				foreach ($row as $key => $val) {
 					if (!isset($val)) {
 						$val = "<i>NULL</i>";
-					} elseif (preg_match('~blob|binary~', $fields[$key]["type"]) && preg_match('~[\\0-\\x8\\xb\\xc\\xe-\\x1F\\x80-\\xFF]~', $val)) {
+					} elseif (preg_match('~blob|binary~', $fields[$key]["type"]) && !is_utf8($val)) {
 						$val = '<a href="' . htmlspecialchars($SELF) . 'download=' . urlencode($_GET["select"]) . '&amp;field=' . urlencode($key) . '&amp;' . $unique_idf . '">' . lang('%d byte(s)', strlen($val)) . '</a>';
 					} else {
 						if (intval($text_length) > 0 && preg_match('~blob|text~', $fields[$key]["type"])) {