diff --git a/src/paradox.c b/src/paradox.c
index 0000000..0000000 100644
--- a/src/paradox.c
+++ b/src/paradox.c
@@ -2037,6 +2037,38 @@
 						ret = PX_get_data_blob(pxdoc, &data[offset], pxf->px_flen, &mod_nr, &size, &blobdata);
 					if(ret > 0) {
 						if(blobdata) {
+#if PX_USE_ICONV
+							/* Memo BLObs are text in the DB's source codepage;
+							 * convert to targetencoding here, mirroring
+							 * PX_get_data_alpha. Other blob types
+							 * (pxfBLOb, pxfGraphic, pxfOLE) stay binary. */
+							if((pxf->px_ftype == pxfMemoBLOb || pxf->px_ftype == pxfFmtMemoBLOb)
+							   && pxdoc->targetencoding != NULL
+							   && pxdoc->out_iconvcd != (iconv_t)-1 && size > 0) {
+								char *obuf, *iptr = blobdata, *optr;
+								size_t olen = 2*(size_t)size + 1, ilen = (size_t)size;
+								int res;
+								optr = obuf = (char *) malloc(olen);
+								if(obuf != NULL) {
+									res = (int)iconv(pxdoc->out_iconvcd, &iptr, &ilen, &optr, &olen);
+									if(0 <= res) {
+										char *nb;
+										*optr = '\0';
+										olen = optr - obuf;
+										nb = (char *) pxdoc->malloc(pxdoc, olen+1,
+											_("Allocate memory for re-encoded memo data."));
+										if(nb) {
+											memcpy(nb, obuf, olen);
+											nb[olen] = '\0';
+											pxdoc->free(pxdoc, blobdata);
+											blobdata = nb;
+											size = (int)olen;
+										}
+									}
+									free(obuf);
+								}
+							}
+#endif
 							dataptr[i]->value.str.val = blobdata;
 							dataptr[i]->value.str.len = size;
 						} else {