1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/encoding_helper.rb b/lib/gitlab/encoding_helper.rb
index b1fd35184ac..99240f2ad48 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/encoding_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/encoding_helper.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module Gitlab
     ENCODING_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD = 50
 
     UNICODE_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER = "�"
+    BOM_UTF8 = "\xEF\xBB\xBF"
 
     def encode!(message)
       message = force_encode_utf8(message)
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ module Gitlab
       filename.force_encoding("UTF-8")
     end
 
+    def strip_bom(message)
+      message.delete_prefix(BOM_UTF8)
+    end
+
     private
 
     def force_encode_utf8(message)