diff --git a/framework/test-src/play/libs/IOTest.java b/framework/test-src/play/libs/IOTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e366ba2cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/test-src/play/libs/IOTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package play.libs;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class IOTest {
+    @Test
+    public void copyDirectory_copiesFilesWithSpecialCharacterInName() {
+        String fileName = "Anhang Performance-Bericht_ Übersicht §18 Bundesbank gesetz Meldepflichten.PDF";
+        File source = new File("test-src/play/libs/Unterlagen BBank-Reporting");
+        File target = new File("test-classes/play/libs");
+        File targetFile = new File(target, fileName);
+        if (targetFile.exists()) {
+            assertTrue(targetFile.delete());
+        }
+        assertTrue(source.exists());
+        assertTrue(target.exists());
+        
+        IO.copyDirectory(source, target);
+
+        assertTrue(targetFile.exists());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git "a/framework/test-src/play/libs/Unterlagen BBank-Reporting/Anhang Performance-Bericht_ U\314\210bersicht \302\24718 Bundesbank gesetz Meldepflichten.PDF" "b/framework/test-src/play/libs/Unterlagen BBank-Reporting/Anhang Performance-Bericht_ U\314\210bersicht \302\24718 Bundesbank gesetz Meldepflichten.PDF"
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2