diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/NexmoSmsChannel.php b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/NexmoSmsChannel.php
index f4f3be16dab4..41c1fc6b7224 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/NexmoSmsChannel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/NexmoSmsChannel.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public function send($notifiable, Notification $notification)
         }
 
         return $this->nexmo->message()->send([
+            'type' => 'unicode',
             'from' => $message->from ?: $this->from,
             'to' => $to,
             'text' => trim($message->content),