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--- libpurple/protocols/silc/ops.c	30ab18780af11a53b6564a44c4e8ebfc1a296d78
+++ libpurple/protocols/silc/ops.c	80bd9a7d3faf9e5ef28438647159fe19847e9839
@@ -408,9 +408,16 @@ silc_private_message(SilcClient client, 
 	}
 
 	if (flags & SILC_MESSAGE_FLAG_UTF8) {
-		tmp = g_markup_escape_text((const char *)message, -1);
+		const char *msg = (const char *)message;
+		char *salvaged = NULL;
+		if (!g_utf8_validate((const char *)message, -1, NULL)) {
+			salvaged = purple_utf8_salvage((const char *)message);
+			msg = salvaged;
+		}
+		tmp = g_markup_escape_text(msg, -1);
 		/* Send to Purple */
 		serv_got_im(gc, sender->nickname, tmp, 0, time(NULL));
+		g_free(salvaged);
 		g_free(tmp);
 	}
 }