diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/MetadataFile.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/MetadataFile.cs
index 410d1dc3e..f1811f491 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/MetadataFile.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/MetadataFile.cs
@@ -239,23 +239,32 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata
 			}
 		}
 
-		public MetadataFile(MetadataFileKind kind, string fileName, MetadataReaderProvider metadata, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default, int metadataOffset = 0, bool isEmbedded = false)
+		public MetadataFile(MetadataFileKind kind, string fileName, MetadataReaderProvider metadata, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default, int metadataOffset = 0, bool isEmbedded = false, MetadataStringDecoder? utf8Decoder = null)
 		{
 			this.Kind = kind;
 			this.FileName = fileName;
-			this.Metadata = metadata.GetMetadataReader(metadataOptions);
+			this.Metadata = metadata.GetMetadataReader(metadataOptions, utf8Decoder);
 			this.MetadataOffset = metadataOffset;
 			this.IsEmbedded = isEmbedded;
 		}
 
-		private protected MetadataFile(MetadataFileKind kind, string fileName, PEReader reader, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default)
+		public MetadataFile(MetadataFileKind kind, string fileName, MetadataReader metadataReader, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default, int metadataOffset = 0, bool isEmbedded = false)
+		{
+			this.Kind = kind;
+			this.FileName = fileName;
+			this.Metadata = metadataReader;
+			this.MetadataOffset = metadataOffset;
+			this.IsEmbedded = isEmbedded;
+		}
+
+		private protected MetadataFile(MetadataFileKind kind, string fileName, PEReader reader, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default, MetadataStringDecoder? utf8Decoder = null)
 		{
 			this.Kind = kind;
 			this.FileName = fileName ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fileName));
 			_ = reader ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reader));
 			if (!reader.HasMetadata)
 				throw new MetadataFileNotSupportedException("PE file does not contain any managed metadata.");
-			this.Metadata = reader.GetMetadataReader(metadataOptions);
+			this.Metadata = reader.GetMetadataReader(metadataOptions, utf8Decoder);
 		}
 
 		public virtual MethodBodyBlock GetMethodBody(int rva)
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/PEFile.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/PEFile.cs
index 40e88534d..97871e99d 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/PEFile.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Metadata/PEFile.cs
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Metadata
 	{
 		public PEReader Reader { get; }
 
-		public PEFile(string fileName, PEStreamOptions streamOptions = PEStreamOptions.Default, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default)
-			: this(fileName, new PEReader(new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read), streamOptions), metadataOptions)
+		public PEFile(string fileName, PEStreamOptions streamOptions = PEStreamOptions.Default, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default, MetadataStringDecoder? utf8Decoder = null)
+			: this(fileName, new PEReader(new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read), streamOptions), metadataOptions, utf8Decoder)
 		{
 		}
 
-		public PEFile(string fileName, Stream stream, PEStreamOptions streamOptions = PEStreamOptions.Default, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default)
-			: this(fileName, new PEReader(stream, streamOptions), metadataOptions)
+		public PEFile(string fileName, Stream stream, PEStreamOptions streamOptions = PEStreamOptions.Default, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default, MetadataStringDecoder? utf8Decoder = null)
+			: this(fileName, new PEReader(stream, streamOptions), metadataOptions, utf8Decoder)
 		{
 		}
 
-		public PEFile(string fileName, PEReader reader, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default)
-			: base(MetadataFileKind.PortableExecutable, fileName, reader, metadataOptions)
+		public PEFile(string fileName, PEReader reader, MetadataReaderOptions metadataOptions = MetadataReaderOptions.Default, MetadataStringDecoder? utf8Decoder = null)
+			: base(MetadataFileKind.PortableExecutable, fileName, reader, metadataOptions, utf8Decoder)
 		{
 			this.Reader = reader;
 		}