diff --git a/src/core/p-file.c b/src/core/p-file.c
index f87c32930c..2855c4b490 100644
--- a/src/core/p-file.c
+++ b/src/core/p-file.c
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@
 **
 ***********************************************************************/
 {
+#if !defined(TO_WINDOWS)
+	// on Posix the file.path is in UTF8 format, so must be decoded bellow
+	REBSER *ser = BUF_UTF8;
+	REBINT len;
+	const REBYTE *path;
+#endif
+
 	switch (mode) {
 	case SYM_SIZE:
 		if(file->file.size == MIN_I64) {
@@ -123,7 +130,15 @@
 		Set_File_Date(file, ret);
 		break;
 	case SYM_NAME:
+#ifdef TO_WINDOWS
 		Set_Series(REB_FILE, ret, To_REBOL_Path(file->file.path, 0, OS_WIDE, 0));
+#else
+		path = cb_cast(file->file.path);
+		len = (REBINT)LEN_BYTES(path);
+		len = Decode_UTF8(UNI_HEAD(ser), path, len, 0);
+		if (len < 0) len = -len; // negative len means ASCII chars only
+		Set_Series(REB_FILE, ret, To_REBOL_Path(UNI_HEAD(ser), len, TRUE, 0));
+#endif
 		break;
 	default:
 		return FALSE;
diff --git "a/src/tests/units/files/\304\215e\305\241tina.txt" "b/src/tests/units/files/\304\215e\305\241tina.txt"
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cbfdabcef
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/src/tests/units/files/\304\215e\305\241tina.txt"
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Čeština je flektivní jazyk vyznačující se komplikovaným systémem skloňování a časování a velmi volným slovosledem. K písemným záznamům používá latinku doplněnou o znaky s diakritikou. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tests/units/port-test.r3 b/src/tests/units/port-test.r3
index 20c9f98911..0a9274768e 100644
--- a/src/tests/units/port-test.r3
+++ b/src/tests/units/port-test.r3
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ if system/platform = 'Windows [
 		--assert [file 51732] = query/mode file [type size]
 		--assert [type: file size: 51732] = query/mode file [type: size:]
 
+	--test-- "query file name"
+		;@@ https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/2442
+		file: %units/files/čeština.txt
+		--assert not none? find (query/mode file 'name) file
+
 	--test-- "query file info (port)"
 		file: open %units/files/alice29.txt.gz
 		--assert [name size date type] = query/mode file none