diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 92177c897..d0e6c30b8 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -3518,6 +3518,20 @@ int cmMakefile::ConfigureFile(const char* infile, const char* outfile,
       return 0;
       }
 
+    cmsys::FStream::BOM bom = cmsys::FStream::ReadBOM(fin);
+    if(bom != cmsys::FStream::BOM_None &&
+       bom != cmsys::FStream::BOM_UTF8)
+      {
+      cmOStringStream e;
+      e << "File starts with a Byte-Order-Mark that is not UTF-8:\n  "
+        << sinfile;
+      this->IssueMessage(cmake::FATAL_ERROR, e.str());
+      return 0;
+      }
+    // rewind to copy BOM to output file
+    fin.seekg(0);
+
+
     // now copy input to output and expand variables in the
     // input file at the same time
     std::string inLine;
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
index d401a932d..a8726f48c 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ add_RunCMake_test(TargetPolicies)
 add_RunCMake_test(alias_targets)
 add_RunCMake_test(interface_library)
 add_RunCMake_test(no_install_prefix)
+add_RunCMake_test(configure_file)
 
 find_package(Qt4 QUIET)
 find_package(Qt5Core QUIET)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..289710955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+project(${RunCMake_TEST} NONE)
+include(${RunCMake_TEST}.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/NO-BOM.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/NO-BOM.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..003d52663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/NO-BOM.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+configure_file(NO-BOM.txt.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/NO-BOM.txt)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/NO-BOM.txt.in b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/NO-BOM.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..557db03de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/NO-BOM.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello World
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/RunCMakeTest.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8bfa570d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+include(RunCMake)
+
+run_cmake(NO-BOM)
+run_cmake(UTF8-BOM)
+run_cmake(UTF16LE-BOM)
+run_cmake(UTF16BE-BOM)
+run_cmake(UTF32LE-BOM)
+run_cmake(UTF32BE-BOM)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5132c4ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error at UTF16BE-BOM.cmake:2 \(configure_file\):
+  File starts with a Byte-Order-Mark that is not UTF-8:
+
+    .*/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM.txt.in
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5707425a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+configure_file(UTF16BE-BOM.txt.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/UTF16BE-BOM.txt)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM.txt.in b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70fd9cbf7
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16BE-BOM.txt.in differ
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f997bc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error at UTF16LE-BOM.cmake:2 \(configure_file\):
+  File starts with a Byte-Order-Mark that is not UTF-8:
+
+    .*/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM.txt.in
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05c9cd757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+configure_file(UTF16LE-BOM.txt.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/UTF16LE-BOM.txt)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM.txt.in b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..036f8c536
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF16LE-BOM.txt.in differ
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12811aaa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error at UTF32BE-BOM.cmake:2 \(configure_file\):
+  File starts with a Byte-Order-Mark that is not UTF-8:
+
+    .*/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM.txt.in
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c6ea8753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+configure_file(UTF32BE-BOM.txt.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/UTF32BE-BOM.txt)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM.txt.in b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c87cfd5ca
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32BE-BOM.txt.in differ
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM-result.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM-result.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d00491fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM-result.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa9e01a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMake Error at UTF32LE-BOM.cmake:2 \(configure_file\):
+  File starts with a Byte-Order-Mark that is not UTF-8:
+
+    .*/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM.txt.in
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6351b007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+configure_file(UTF32LE-BOM.txt.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/UTF32LE-BOM.txt)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM.txt.in b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27c8183bd
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF32LE-BOM.txt.in differ
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF8-BOM.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF8-BOM.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af2adae4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF8-BOM.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+configure_file(UTF8-BOM.txt.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/UTF8-BOM.txt)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF8-BOM.txt.in b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF8-BOM.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abc0acab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/configure_file/UTF8-BOM.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello World
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 69dcbce84..4e61f3e6c 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ fi
 KWSYS_CXX_SOURCES="\
   Directory \
   EncodingCXX \
+  FStream \
   Glob \
   RegularExpression \
   SystemTools"