diff --git a/core/libs/CMakeLists.txt b/core/libs/CMakeLists.txt
index d094f39cf..545380b12 100644
--- a/core/libs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/libs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ target_include_directories(nid_patcher PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/nid/i
 target_compile_features(nid_patcher PRIVATE cxx_std_20)
 
 if(MINGW)
-    target_link_options(nid_patcher PRIVATE -static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
+    target_link_options(nid_patcher PRIVATE -municode -static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
     include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables)
     check_cxx_source_compiles("#ifdef __USING_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS__\n#error\n#endif\nint main() { return 0; }" ANYPS5_MINGW_DWARF_EXCEPTIONS)
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     if(Python3_Interpreter_FOUND)
         add_test(NAME nid_patcher_macho COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}
             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/nid/tests/test_macho_nids.py $<TARGET_FILE:nid_patcher>)
+        add_test(NAME nid_patcher_native_paths COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/nid/tests/test_native_paths.py $<TARGET_FILE:nid_patcher>)
+        set_tests_properties(nid_patcher_native_paths PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 20)
     endif()
     add_test_executable(patched_libraries_tests tests/PatchedLibraries.cpp)
     add_dependencies(patched_libraries_tests libs)
diff --git a/core/libs/nid/include/nid/NativePath.hpp b/core/libs/nid/include/nid/NativePath.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..994be15df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/libs/nid/include/nid/NativePath.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef NID_NATIVEPATH_HPP
+#define NID_NATIVEPATH_HPP
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace Nid::Internal {
+
+inline std::filesystem::path NativePath(const std::string& path) {
+    return std::filesystem::path(std::u8string(path.begin(), path.end()));
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/core/libs/nid/src/ExportExclusions.cpp b/core/libs/nid/src/ExportExclusions.cpp
index 9c00d6b3e..79cf293d1 100644
--- a/core/libs/nid/src/ExportExclusions.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/nid/src/ExportExclusions.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nid/PeNidPatcher.hpp>
 #include <nid/MachONidPatcher.hpp>
 #include <nid/NidPatcherUtils.hpp>
+#include <nid/NativePath.hpp>
 #include <bit>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ std::string NormalizeExportName(const std::string& name) {
 
 std::unordered_set<std::string> ReadExportExclusions(const std::string& path) {
     if constexpr (std::endian::native != std::endian::little) throw std::runtime_error("export references require a little-endian host");
-    std::ifstream input(path, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
+    std::ifstream input(Internal::NativePath(path), std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
     if (!input) throw std::runtime_error("cannot open export reference: " + path);
     const auto size = input.tellg();
     if (size <= 0) throw std::runtime_error("empty or unreadable export reference: " + path);
diff --git a/core/libs/nid/src/main.cpp b/core/libs/nid/src/main.cpp
index 2f91413fd..c07a4e8bf 100644
--- a/core/libs/nid/src/main.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/nid/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <nid/BinaryPatcherFactory.hpp>
 #include <nid/ExportExclusions.hpp>
+#include <nid/NativePath.hpp>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -9,20 +10,20 @@
 namespace {
 
 std::vector<std::uint8_t> _readFile(const std::string& path) {
-    std::ifstream f(path, std::ios::binary);
+    std::ifstream f(Nid::Internal::NativePath(path), std::ios::binary);
     if (!f) throw std::runtime_error("cannot open: " + path);
     return {std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(f), {}};
 }
 
 void _writeFile(const std::string& path, const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& data) {
-    std::ofstream f(path, std::ios::binary);
+    std::ofstream f(Nid::Internal::NativePath(path), std::ios::binary);
     if (!f) throw std::runtime_error("cannot write: " + path);
     f.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data.data()), static_cast<std::streamsize>(data.size()));
 }
 
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+int Run(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (argc < 3) {
         std::cerr << "Usage: nid_patcher <library_name> [--preserve-exports <unpatched-library>] <file> [file2 ...]\n";
         return 1;
@@ -65,3 +66,27 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+int wmain(int argc, wchar_t* argv[]) {
+    try {
+        std::vector<std::string> values;
+        values.reserve(static_cast<std::size_t>(argc));
+        for (int index = 0; index < argc; ++index) {
+            const auto utf8 = std::filesystem::path(argv[index]).u8string();
+            values.emplace_back(utf8.begin(), utf8.end());
+        }
+        std::vector<char*> arguments;
+        arguments.reserve(values.size());
+        for (auto& value : values) arguments.push_back(value.data());
+        return Run(argc, arguments.data());
+    } catch (const std::exception& error) {
+        std::cerr << "FAIL: " << error.what() << '\n';
+        return 2;
+    }
+}
+#else
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    return Run(argc, argv);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/core/libs/nid/tests/test_native_paths.py b/core/libs/nid/tests/test_native_paths.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a08185bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/libs/nid/tests/test_native_paths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from test_macho_nids import build_dylib, exports_of, nid
+
+PATCHER = Path(sys.argv.pop(1)).resolve()
+
+
+class NativePathTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def invoke(self, *arguments):
+        return subprocess.run([str(PATCHER), "libtest", *map(str, arguments)],
+                              capture_output=True, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace", timeout=10)
+
+    def test_non_ascii_directory_and_filename_patch_the_intended_file(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            root = Path(temporary) / "\u6e2c\u8a66"
+            root.mkdir()
+            file = root / "\u043c\u043e\u0434\u0443\u043b\u044c.prx"
+            file.write_bytes(build_dylib([("_puts_nid_postfix", 0, 0x100)], []))
+            result = self.invoke(file)
+            self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+            self.assertEqual(exports_of(file.read_bytes()), {"_" + nid("puts"): (0, 0x100)})
+            self.assertIn(str(file), result.stdout)
+            self.assertEqual(list(root.iterdir()), [file])
+
+    def test_non_ascii_export_reference_preserves_the_named_export(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            root = Path(temporary)
+            reference = root / "\u6e2c\u8a66-reference.prx"
+            original = build_dylib([("_puts", 0, 0x100)], [])
+            reference.write_bytes(original)
+            file = root / "target.prx"
+            file.write_bytes(build_dylib([("_puts_nid_postfix", 0, 0x100), ("_exit_nid_postfix", 0, 0x108)], []))
+            result = self.invoke("--preserve-exports", reference, file)
+            self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+            self.assertEqual(exports_of(file.read_bytes()), {"_puts_nid_postfix": (0, 0x100), "_" + nid("exit"): (0, 0x108)})
+            self.assertEqual(reference.read_bytes(), original)
+
+    def test_missing_unicode_input_does_not_modify_another_file(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            root = Path(temporary)
+            existing = root / "existing.prx"
+            existing.write_bytes(b"unchanged")
+            missing = root / "\u6e2c\u8a66-missing.prx"
+            result = self.invoke(missing)
+            self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 2)
+            self.assertIn(str(missing), result.stderr)
+            self.assertFalse(missing.exists())
+            self.assertEqual(existing.read_bytes(), b"unchanged")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()