diff --git a/src/uu/df/src/df.rs b/src/uu/df/src/df.rs
index 24dccdae7..bf1964db3 100644
--- a/src/uu/df/src/df.rs
+++ b/src/uu/df/src/df.rs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
 
     let opt = Options::from(&matches).map_err(DfError::OptionsError)?;
     // Get the list of filesystems to display in the output table.
-    let filesystems: Vec<Filesystem> = match matches.get_many::<String>(OPT_PATHS) {
+    let filesystems: Vec<Filesystem> = match matches.get_many::<OsString>(OPT_PATHS) {
         None => {
             let filesystems = get_all_filesystems(&opt).map_err(|e| {
                 let context = get_message("df-error-cannot-read-table-of-mounted-filesystems");
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
         .arg(
             Arg::new(OPT_PATHS)
                 .action(ArgAction::Append)
+                .value_parser(ValueParser::os_string())
                 .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::AnyPath),
         )
 }
diff --git a/src/uu/df/src/filesystem.rs b/src/uu/df/src/filesystem.rs
index 53589ae8c..00905ab61 100644
--- a/src/uu/df/src/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/uu/df/src/filesystem.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 //! filesystem mounted at a particular directory. It also includes
 //! information on amount of space available and amount of space used.
 // spell-checker:ignore canonicalized
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{ffi::OsString, path::Path};
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use uucore::fsext::statfs;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Filesystem {
     /// When invoking `df` with a positional argument, it displays
     /// usage information for the filesystem that contains the given
     /// file. If given, this field contains that filename.
-    pub file: Option<String>,
+    pub file: Option<OsString>,
 
     /// Information about the mounted device, mount directory, and related options.
     pub mount_info: MountInfo,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ where
 
 impl Filesystem {
     // TODO: resolve uuid in `mount_info.dev_name` if exists
-    pub(crate) fn new(mount_info: MountInfo, file: Option<String>) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(mount_info: MountInfo, file: Option<OsString>) -> Option<Self> {
         let _stat_path = if mount_info.mount_dir.is_empty() {
             #[cfg(unix)]
             {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl Filesystem {
     pub(crate) fn from_mount(
         mounts: &[MountInfo],
         mount: &MountInfo,
-        file: Option<String>,
+        file: Option<OsString>,
     ) -> Result<Self, FsError> {
         if is_over_mounted(mounts, mount) {
             Err(FsError::OverMounted)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl Filesystem {
     where
         P: AsRef<Path>,
     {
-        let file = path.as_ref().display().to_string();
+        let file = path.as_ref().as_os_str().to_owned();
         let canonicalize = true;
 
         let result = mount_info_from_path(mounts, path, canonicalize);
diff --git a/src/uu/df/src/table.rs b/src/uu/df/src/table.rs
index e3814df2b..e3725c07b 100644
--- a/src/uu/df/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/uu/df/src/table.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use crate::{BlockSize, Options};
 use uucore::fsext::{FsUsage, MountInfo};
 use uucore::locale::get_message;
 
+use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::ops::AddAssign;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ use std::ops::AddAssign;
 /// filesystem device, the mountpoint, the number of bytes used, etc.
 pub(crate) struct Row {
     /// The filename given on the command-line, if given.
-    file: Option<String>,
+    file: Option<OsString>,
 
     /// Name of the device on which the filesystem lives.
     fs_device: String,
@@ -283,7 +284,12 @@ impl<'a> RowFormatter<'a> {
                 Column::Iused => self.scaled_inodes(self.row.inodes_used),
                 Column::Iavail => self.scaled_inodes(self.row.inodes_free),
                 Column::Ipcent => Self::percentage(self.row.inodes_usage),
-                Column::File => self.row.file.as_ref().unwrap_or(&"-".into()).to_string(),
+                Column::File => self
+                    .row
+                    .file
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|s| s.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+                    .unwrap_or("-".into()),
 
                 Column::Fstype => self.row.fs_type.to_string(),
                 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -516,7 +522,7 @@ mod tests {
     impl Default for Row {
         fn default() -> Self {
             Self {
-                file: Some("/path/to/file".to_string()),
+                file: Some("/path/to/file".into()),
                 fs_device: "my_device".to_string(),
                 fs_type: "my_type".to_string(),
                 fs_mount: "my_mount".to_string(),