diff --git a/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/CoursierScalaInstallationTestHelper.scala b/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/CoursierScalaInstallationTestHelper.scala
index 2eb53db2e8..3edc2944b2 100644
--- a/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/CoursierScalaInstallationTestHelper.scala
+++ b/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/CoursierScalaInstallationTestHelper.scala
@@ -80,15 +80,17 @@ trait CoursierScalaInstallationTestHelper {
         0,
         underlyingScriptPath.toString().indexOf(scalaVersion) + scalaVersion.length
       ))
-    System.err.println(s"Cleaning up, trying to remove $csPrebuiltBinaryDir")
-    try {
-      os.remove.all(csPrebuiltBinaryDir)
+    if (!Properties.isWin) {
+      System.err.println(s"Cleaning up, trying to remove $csPrebuiltBinaryDir")
+      try {
+        os.remove.all(csPrebuiltBinaryDir)
 
-      System.err.println(s"Cleanup complete. Removed $csPrebuiltBinaryDir")
-    }
-    catch {
-      case ex: java.nio.file.FileSystemException =>
-        System.err.println(s"Failed to remove $csPrebuiltBinaryDir: $ex")
+        System.err.println(s"Cleanup complete. Removed $csPrebuiltBinaryDir")
+      }
+      catch {
+        case ex: java.nio.file.FileSystemException =>
+          System.err.println(s"Failed to remove $csPrebuiltBinaryDir: $ex")
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/RunTestDefinitions.scala b/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/RunTestDefinitions.scala
index c3b7c2ee91..862b268a87 100644
--- a/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/RunTestDefinitions.scala
+++ b/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/RunTestDefinitions.scala
@@ -1069,6 +1069,19 @@ abstract class RunTestDefinitions
     }
   }
 
+  test("UTF-8 characters on the input path & current working directory path") {
+    val expectedMessage = "Hello"
+    val utf8DirPath     = os.rel / "äöü"
+    val inputName       = "Hello.sc"
+    val inputPath       = utf8DirPath / inputName
+    TestInputs(inputPath -> s"""println("$expectedMessage")""")
+      .fromRoot { root =>
+        val res = os.proc(TestUtil.cli, "run", inputName, extraOptions)
+          .call(cwd = root / utf8DirPath)
+        expect(res.out.trim() == expectedMessage)
+      }
+  }
+
   test("return relevant error if multiple .scala main classes are present") {
     TestUtil.retryOnCi() {
       val (scalaFile1, scalaFile2, scriptName) =
diff --git a/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/SipScalaTests.scala b/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/SipScalaTests.scala
index 992d111a1f..dcdb15b1aa 100644
--- a/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/SipScalaTests.scala
+++ b/modules/integration/src/test/scala/scala/cli/integration/SipScalaTests.scala
@@ -883,4 +883,31 @@ class SipScalaTests extends ScalaCliSuite
         expect(launcherVersionOverrideHelp == standardVersionOverrideHelp)
       }
     }
+
+  test("coursier scala installation works with utf8 paths") {
+    val utf8DirPath = os.rel / "äöü"
+    TestInputs(utf8DirPath / "version.sc" ->
+      "println(dotty.tools.dotc.config.Properties.versionNumberString)")
+      .fromRoot { root =>
+        val rootWithUtf8 = root / utf8DirPath
+        val localCache   = rootWithUtf8 / "local-cache"
+        val localBin     = rootWithUtf8 / "local-bin"
+        val scalaVersion = Constants.scala3NextRcAnnounced
+        withScalaRunnerWrapper(
+          root = rootWithUtf8,
+          localCache = localCache,
+          localBin = localBin,
+          scalaVersion = scalaVersion
+        ) { launchScalaPath =>
+          val r = os.proc(launchScalaPath, "--with-compiler", "version.sc")
+            .call(
+              cwd = rootWithUtf8,
+              env = Map("COURSIER_CACHE" -> localCache.toString),
+              check = false // need to clean up even on failure
+            )
+          expect(r.exitCode == 0)
+          expect(r.out.trim() == scalaVersion)
+        }
+      }
+  }
 }