diff --git a/clint/textui/colored.py b/clint/textui/colored.py
index 10c8931..6b40942 100644
--- a/clint/textui/colored.py
+++ b/clint/textui/colored.py
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ class ColoredString(object):
         return "<%s-string: '%s'>" % (self.color, self.s)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
-        return self.color_str
+        value = self.color_str
+        if isinstance(value, basestring):
+            return ('%s' % value).decode('utf8')
+        return value
 
     if PY3:
         __str__ = __unicode__
diff --git a/examples/unicode.py b/examples/unicode.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3df92fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/unicode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
+
+from clint import args
+from clint.textui import colored, puts, indent
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    puts('Test:')
+    with indent(4):
+        puts('%s Fake test 1.' % colored.green('✔'))
+        puts('%s Fake test 2.' % colored.red('✖'))
+
+    puts('')
+    puts('Greet:')
+    with indent(4):
+        puts(colored.red('Здравствуйте'))
+        puts(colored.green('你好。'))
+        puts(colored.yellow('سلام'))
+        puts(colored.magenta('안녕하세요'))
+        puts(colored.blue('नमस्ते'))
+        puts(colored.cyan('γειά σου'))
+
+    puts('')
+    puts('Arguments:')
+    with indent(4):
+        for arg in args.all:
+            puts('%s' % colored.red(arg))
diff --git a/examples/unicode.sh b/examples/unicode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..47a95e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/unicode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+python unicode.py こんにちは。