2 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/offset.rs b/src/offset.rs
index 3152c78..bdb069a 100644
--- a/src/offset.rs
+++ b/src/offset.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl<R: Reader> Reader for PosTrackingReader<R> {
     fn read_char(&mut self) -> Result<Option<char>, Self::Error> {
         match self.reader.read_char()? {
             Some(char) => {
-                self.position += char.len_utf8();
+                self.position += self.reader.len_of_char_in_current_encoding(char);
                 Ok(Some(char))
             }
             None => Ok(None),
@@ -108,10 +108,16 @@ impl<R: Reader> Reader for PosTrackingReader<R> {
     fn try_read_string(&mut self, s: &str, case_sensitive: bool) -> Result<bool, Self::Error> {
         match self.reader.try_read_string(s, case_sensitive)? {
             true => {
-                self.position += s.len();
+                for c in s.chars() {
+                    self.position += self.reader.len_of_char_in_current_encoding(c);
+                }
                 Ok(true)
             }
             false => Ok(false),
         }
     }
+
+    fn len_of_char_in_current_encoding(&self, c: char) -> usize {
+        self.reader.len_of_char_in_current_encoding(c)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 15b9224..3c39b16 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ pub trait Reader {
     /// the input stream and returns `true`. If not, it does nothing and returns `false`.
     // TODO: document a maximum s length that may be assumed (depends on longest named character reference ... which may change?)
     fn try_read_string(&mut self, s: &str, case_sensitive: bool) -> Result<bool, Self::Error>;
+
+    /// Returns the number of bytes that the given character takes up in the current character encoding.
+    fn len_of_char_in_current_encoding(&self, c: char) -> usize;
 }
 
 /// An object that can be converted into a [`Reader`].
@@ -96,6 +99,10 @@ impl<'a> Reader for StringReader<'a> {
 
         Ok(false)
     }
+
+    fn len_of_char_in_current_encoding(&self, c: char) -> usize {
+        c.len_utf8()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoReader<'a> for &'a str {
@@ -248,6 +255,10 @@ impl<R: Read> Reader for BufReadReader<R> {
 
         Ok(true)
     }
+
+    fn len_of_char_in_current_encoding(&self, c: char) -> usize {
+        c.len_utf8()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a, R: Read + 'a> IntoReader<'a> for BufReader<R> {