diff --git a/src/MEGASync/MEGASync.pro b/src/MEGASync/MEGASync.pro
index 8809f5ff0b..0897a89aa3 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/MEGASync.pro
+++ b/src/MEGASync/MEGASync.pro
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ TRANSLATIONS = \
 
 CODECFORTR = UTF8
 
+msvc {
+    QMAKE_CFLAGS += /utf-8
+    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += /utf-8
+}
+
 win32 {
     greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4) {
         greaterThan(QT_MINOR_VERSION, 1) {
diff --git a/src/MEGASync/gui/NodeSelector.cpp b/src/MEGASync/gui/NodeSelector.cpp
index 61436ee447..8643126e48 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/gui/NodeSelector.cpp
+++ b/src/MEGASync/gui/NodeSelector.cpp
@@ -360,6 +360,13 @@ void NodeSelector::onSelectionChanged(QItemSelection, QItemSelection)
         if (node)
         {
             selectedFolder =  node->getHandle();
+            if (node->getType() == MegaNode::TYPE_FILE) {
+                QString fileSizeText = QString::fromUtf8("File size: %L1 byte.").arg(node->getSize());
+                ui->label->setText(fileSizeText);
+            }
+            else {
+                ui->label->setText(QString());
+            }
         }
         else
         {