diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py
index b61c95913d..9c9c61cf61 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/gmap.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 from django.utils.html import format_html
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/overlays.py b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/overlays.py
index a2025b852e..e7e563e199 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/overlays.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/overlays.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import fromstr, Point, LineString, LinearRing, Polygon
 from django.utils.functional import total_ordering
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/zoom.py b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/zoom.py
index e6e5d9217e..937d5fe33c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/zoom.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/maps/google/zoom.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, LinearRing, Polygon, Point
 from django.contrib.gis.maps.google.gmap import GoogleMapException
 from django.utils.six.moves import xrange
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/maps/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/maps/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/maps/tests.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/maps/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0832fcbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/maps/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from unittest import skipUnless
+
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS, Point
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+
+GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY = 'XXXX'
+
+
+@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS, 'Geos is required.')
+class GoogleMapsTest(TestCase):
+
+    @override_settings(GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY)
+    def test_unicode_in_google_maps(self):
+        """
+        Test that GoogleMap doesn't crash with non-ascii content.
+        """
+        from django.contrib.gis.maps.google.gmap import GoogleMap, GMarker
+
+        center = Point(6.146805, 46.227574)
+        marker = GMarker(center,
+                         title='En français !')
+        google_map = GoogleMap(center=center, zoom=18, markers=[marker])
+        self.assertIn("En français", google_map.scripts)