diff --git a/beetsplug/badfiles.py b/beetsplug/badfiles.py
index bb14c7762..5ab0ae983 100644
--- a/beetsplug/badfiles.py
+++ b/beetsplug/badfiles.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class BadFiles(BeetsPlugin):
                 ui.print_(u"{}: checker exited withs status {}"
                           .format(ui.colorize('text_error', dpath), status))
                 for line in output:
-                    ui.print_("  {}".format(displayable_path(line)))
+                    ui.print_(u"  {}".format(displayable_path(line)))
             elif errors > 0:
                 ui.print_(u"{}: checker found {} errors or warnings"
                           .format(ui.colorize('text_warning', dpath), errors))
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 17024badb..22e453f57 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Changelog
 1.4.2 (in development)
 ----------------------
 
-Changelog goes here!
+Fixes:
+
+* :doc:`/plugins/badfiles`: Fix a crash on non-ASCII filenames. :bug:`2299`
 
 
 1.4.1 (November 25, 2016)