diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_summary.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class RepoSummaryView(RepoAppView):
                 log.debug("Searching for a README file.")
                 readme_node = ReadmeFinder(_renderer_type).search(commit)
             if readme_node:
+                log.debug('Found README node: %s', readme_node)
                 relative_urls = {
                     'raw': h.route_path(
                         'repo_file_raw', repo_name=_repo_name,
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ class RepoSummaryView(RepoAppView):
                 }
                 readme_data = self._render_readme_or_none(
                     commit, readme_node, relative_urls)
-                readme_filename = readme_node.path
+                readme_filename = readme_node.unicode_path
+
             return readme_data, readme_filename
 
         inv_context_manager = rc_cache.InvalidationContext(
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class _ToolTip(object):
 
 tooltip = _ToolTip()
 
-files_icon = icon = '<i class="file-breadcrumb-copy tooltip icon-clipboard clipboard-action" data-clipboard-text="{}" title="Copy the full path"></i>'
+files_icon = u'<i class="file-breadcrumb-copy tooltip icon-clipboard clipboard-action" data-clipboard-text="{}" title="Copy the full path"></i>'
 
 
 def files_breadcrumbs(repo_name, commit_id, file_path, at_ref=None, limit_items=False, linkify_last_item=False):
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.mako b/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.mako
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 <div class="box">
     <div class="title" title="${h.tooltip(_('Readme file from commit %s:%s') % (c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[0], c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[1]))}">
         <h3 class="breadcrumbs">
-            <a href="${h.route_path('repo_files',repo_name=c.repo_name,commit_id=c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[1],f_path=c.readme_file)}">${c.readme_file}</a>
+            <a href="${h.route_path('repo_files',repo_name=c.repo_name,commit_id=c.rhodecode_db_repo.landing_rev[1],f_path=c.readme_file)}">
+                ${c.readme_file}
+            </a>
         </h3>
     </div>
     <div class="readme codeblock">