diff --git a/lua/csv.lua b/lua/csv.lua
index ee22b49..972c431 100644
--- a/lua/csv.lua
+++ b/lua/csv.lua
@@ -263,12 +263,23 @@ local function separated_values_iterator(buffer, parameters)
 
 
   local function field_find(pattern, init)
+    init = init or 1
     local f, l, c = buffer:find(pattern, init + field_start - 1)
     if not f then return end
     return f - field_start + 1, l - field_start + 1, c
   end
 
 
+  -- Is there some kind of Unicode BOM here?
+  if field_find("^\239\187\191") then  -- UTF-8
+    advance(3)
+  elseif field_find("^\254\255") then      -- UTF-16 big-endian
+    advance(2)
+  elseif field_find("^\255\254") then      -- UTF-16 little-endian
+    advance(2)
+  end
+
+
   -- Start reading the file
   local sep = guess_separator(buffer, parameters)
   local line_start = 1