diff --git a/test/raven-integration/DataFilter/DataFilterFilteringLists.cs b/test/raven-integration/DataFilter/DataFilterFilteringLists.cs
index eceda373..e7a64ec2 100644
--- a/test/raven-integration/DataFilter/DataFilterFilteringLists.cs
+++ b/test/raven-integration/DataFilter/DataFilterFilteringLists.cs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace raven_integration
 
         }
 
-/// <summary>
+        /// <summary>
         /// specifically test a string with an ampersand character in it for inclusive (finding it)
         /// </summary>
         [Fact]
@@ -416,6 +416,129 @@ namespace raven_integration
 
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// specifically test a non english unicode string
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public async void TextUnicodeOpEqualityFilterWorks()
+        {
+
+            var TestName = "TextUnicodeOpEqualityFilterWorks";
+            var WidgetRunNameStart = Util.Uniquify(TestName);
+
+            List<long> InclusiveWidgetIdList = new List<long>();
+            List<long> ExclusiveWidgetIdList = new List<long>();
+
+            //CREATE 4 TEST WIDGETS 
+            //two inclusive and two not inclusive
+
+            //first inclusive widget 
+            var InclusiveTestString = "Ādam Iñtërnâtiônàližætiøn";
+            dynamic w = new JObject();
+            w.name = Util.Uniquify(WidgetRunNameStart);
+            w.notes = InclusiveTestString;
+            w.roles = 0;
+
+            ApiResponse a = await Util.PostAsync("Widget", await Util.GetTokenAsync("manager", "l3tm3in"), w.ToString());
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+            InclusiveWidgetIdList.Add(a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>());
+
+            //second inclusive widget
+            w.name = Util.Uniquify(WidgetRunNameStart);
+
+            a = await Util.PostAsync("Widget", await Util.GetTokenAsync("manager", "l3tm3in"), w.ToString());
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+            InclusiveWidgetIdList.Add(a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>());
+
+            //first exclusive widget
+            w.name = Util.Uniquify(WidgetRunNameStart);
+            w.notes = "Adam Internationalization";
+            w.active = false;
+
+            a = await Util.PostAsync("Widget", await Util.GetTokenAsync("manager", "l3tm3in"), w.ToString());
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+            ExclusiveWidgetIdList.Add(a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>());
+
+            //second exclusive widget
+            w.name = Util.Uniquify(WidgetRunNameStart);
+            w.active = false;
+
+            a = await Util.PostAsync("Widget", await Util.GetTokenAsync("manager", "l3tm3in"), w.ToString());
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+            ExclusiveWidgetIdList.Add(a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>());
+
+
+            //CREATE FILTER
+            dynamic d = new JObject();
+            d.name = Util.Uniquify(WidgetRunNameStart);
+            // d.ownerId = 1L;
+            d["public"] = true;
+            d.listKey = "widget";
+
+            dynamic dfilter = new JArray();
+
+            //name starts with filter to constrict to widgets that this test block created only
+            dynamic DataFilterNameStart = new JObject();
+            DataFilterNameStart.fld = "name";
+            DataFilterNameStart.op = OpStartsWith;
+            DataFilterNameStart.value = WidgetRunNameStart;
+            dfilter.Add(DataFilterNameStart);
+
+            //active bool test filter
+            dynamic DataFilterActive = new JObject();
+            DataFilterActive.fld = "notes";
+            DataFilterActive.op = OpEquality;
+            DataFilterActive.value = InclusiveTestString;
+            dfilter.Add(DataFilterActive);
+
+            d.filter = dfilter.ToString();//it expects it to be a json string, not actual json
+
+            a = await Util.PostAsync("DataFilter", await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdminFull"), d.ToString());
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+
+            long DataFilterId = a.ObjectResponse["data"]["id"].Value<long>();
+
+            //NOW FETCH WIDGET LIST WITH FILTER
+            a = await Util.GetAsync($"Widget/listwidgets?Offset=0&Limit=999&DataFilterId={DataFilterId.ToString()}", await Util.GetTokenAsync("manager", "l3tm3in"));
+            Util.ValidateDataReturnResponseOk(a);
+            Util.ValidateHTTPStatusCode(a, 200);
+
+            //assert contains at least two records
+            ((JArray)a.ObjectResponse["data"]).Count.Should().BeGreaterThan(1);
+            var v = ((JArray)a.ObjectResponse["data"]);
+            List<long> IDInResultList = new List<long>();
+            int InclusiveMatchCount = 0;
+            int ExclusiveMatchCount = 0;
+            foreach (JObject o in v)
+            {
+                if (InclusiveWidgetIdList.Contains(o["id"].Value<long>()))
+                    InclusiveMatchCount++;
+                if (ExclusiveWidgetIdList.Contains(o["id"].Value<long>()))
+                    ExclusiveMatchCount++;
+            }
+
+            InclusiveMatchCount.Should().Be(InclusiveWidgetIdList.Count);
+            ExclusiveMatchCount.Should().Be(0);
+
+            //DELETE WIDGETS
+            foreach (long l in InclusiveWidgetIdList)
+            {
+                a = await Util.DeleteAsync("Widget/" + l.ToString(), await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdminFull"));
+                Util.ValidateHTTPStatusCode(a, 204);
+            }
+
+            foreach (long l in ExclusiveWidgetIdList)
+            {
+                a = await Util.DeleteAsync("Widget/" + l.ToString(), await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdminFull"));
+                Util.ValidateHTTPStatusCode(a, 204);
+            }
+
+            //DELETE DATAFILTER
+            a = await Util.DeleteAsync("DataFilter/" + DataFilterId.ToString(), await Util.GetTokenAsync("BizAdminFull"));
+            Util.ValidateHTTPStatusCode(a, 204);
+
+        }
+
 
         #endregion string filter tests