diff --git a/googletest/src/matchers/is_encoded_string_matcher.rs b/googletest/src/matchers/is_encoded_string_matcher.rs
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/googletest/src/matchers/is_encoded_string_matcher.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use crate::matcher::{Matcher, MatcherResult};
+use std::{fmt::Debug, marker::PhantomData};
+
+/// Matches a byte sequence which is a UTF-8 encoded string matched by `inner`.
+///
+/// The matcher reports no match if either the string is not UTF-8 encoded or if `inner` does not
+/// match on the decoded string.
+///
+/// The input may be a slice `&[u8]` or a `Vec` of bytes.
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use googletest::prelude::*;
+/// # fn should_pass() -> Result<()> {
+/// let bytes: &[u8] = "A string".as_bytes();
+/// verify_that!(bytes, is_utf8_string(eq("A string")))?; // Passes
+/// let bytes: Vec<u8> = "A string".as_bytes().to_vec();
+/// verify_that!(bytes, is_utf8_string(eq("A string")))?; // Passes
+/// #     Ok(())
+/// # }
+/// # fn should_fail_1() -> Result<()> {
+/// # let bytes: &[u8] = "A string".as_bytes();
+/// verify_that!(bytes, is_utf8_string(eq("Another string")))?; // Fails (inner matcher does not match)
+/// #     Ok(())
+/// # }
+/// # fn should_fail_2() -> Result<()> {
+/// let bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![192, 64, 128, 32];
+/// verify_that!(bytes, is_utf8_string(anything()))?; // Fails (not UTF-8 encoded)
+/// #     Ok(())
+/// # }
+/// # should_pass().unwrap();
+/// # should_fail_1().unwrap_err();
+/// # should_fail_2().unwrap_err();
+/// ```
+pub fn is_utf8_string<'a, ActualT: AsRef<[u8]> + Debug + 'a, InnerMatcherT>(
+    inner: InnerMatcherT,
+) -> impl Matcher<ActualT = ActualT>
+where
+    InnerMatcherT: Matcher<ActualT = String>,
+{
+    IsEncodedStringMatcher { inner, phantom: Default::default() }
+}
+
+struct IsEncodedStringMatcher<ActualT, InnerMatcherT> {
+    inner: InnerMatcherT,
+    phantom: PhantomData<ActualT>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, ActualT: AsRef<[u8]> + Debug + 'a, InnerMatcherT> Matcher
+    for IsEncodedStringMatcher<ActualT, InnerMatcherT>
+where
+    InnerMatcherT: Matcher<ActualT = String>,
+{
+    type ActualT = ActualT;
+
+    fn matches(&self, actual: &Self::ActualT) -> MatcherResult {
+        String::from_utf8(actual.as_ref().to_vec())
+            .map(|s| self.inner.matches(&s))
+            .unwrap_or(MatcherResult::NoMatch)
+    }
+
+    fn describe(&self, matcher_result: MatcherResult) -> String {
+        match matcher_result {
+            MatcherResult::Match => format!(
+                "is a UTF-8 encoded string which {}",
+                self.inner.describe(MatcherResult::Match)
+            ),
+            MatcherResult::NoMatch => format!(
+                "is not a UTF-8 encoded string which {}",
+                self.inner.describe(MatcherResult::Match)
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn explain_match(&self, actual: &Self::ActualT) -> String {
+        match String::from_utf8(actual.as_ref().to_vec()) {
+            Ok(s) => format!("which is a UTF-8 encoded string {}", self.inner.explain_match(&s)),
+            Err(e) => format!("which is not a UTF-8 encoded string: {e}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::matcher::MatcherResult;
+    use crate::prelude::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn matches_string_as_byte_slice() -> Result<()> {
+        verify_that!("A string".as_bytes(), is_utf8_string(eq("A string")))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn matches_string_as_byte_vec() -> Result<()> {
+        verify_that!("A string".as_bytes().to_vec(), is_utf8_string(eq("A string")))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn matches_string_with_utf_8_encoded_sequences() -> Result<()> {
+        verify_that!("äöüÄÖÜ".as_bytes().to_vec(), is_utf8_string(eq("äöüÄÖÜ")))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn does_not_match_non_equal_string() -> Result<()> {
+        verify_that!("äöüÄÖÜ".as_bytes().to_vec(), not(is_utf8_string(eq("A string"))))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn does_not_match_non_utf_8_encoded_byte_sequence() -> Result<()> {
+        verify_that!(&[192, 64, 255, 32], not(is_utf8_string(eq("A string"))))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn has_correct_description_in_matched_case() -> Result<()> {
+        let matcher = is_utf8_string::<&[u8], _>(eq("A string"));
+
+        verify_that!(
+            matcher.describe(MatcherResult::Match),
+            eq("is a UTF-8 encoded string which is equal to \"A string\"")
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn has_correct_description_in_not_matched_case() -> Result<()> {
+        let matcher = is_utf8_string::<&[u8], _>(eq("A string"));
+
+        verify_that!(
+            matcher.describe(MatcherResult::NoMatch),
+            eq("is not a UTF-8 encoded string which is equal to \"A string\"")
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn has_correct_explanation_in_matched_case() -> Result<()> {
+        let explanation = is_utf8_string(eq("A string")).explain_match(&"A string".as_bytes());
+
+        verify_that!(
+            explanation,
+            eq("which is a UTF-8 encoded string which is equal to \"A string\"")
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn has_correct_explanation_when_byte_array_is_not_utf8_encoded() -> Result<()> {
+        let explanation = is_utf8_string(eq("A string")).explain_match(&&[192, 128, 0, 64]);
+
+        verify_that!(explanation, starts_with("which is not a UTF-8 encoded string: "))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn has_correct_explanation_when_inner_matcher_does_not_match() -> Result<()> {
+        let explanation =
+            is_utf8_string(eq("A string")).explain_match(&"Another string".as_bytes());
+
+        verify_that!(
+            explanation,
+            eq("which is a UTF-8 encoded string which isn't equal to \"A string\"")
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/googletest/src/matchers/mod.rs b/googletest/src/matchers/mod.rs
index 97276e83..1e028b97 100644
--- a/googletest/src/matchers/mod.rs
+++ b/googletest/src/matchers/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ mod field_matcher;
 mod ge_matcher;
 mod gt_matcher;
 mod has_entry_matcher;
+mod is_encoded_string_matcher;
 mod is_matcher;
 mod is_nan_matcher;
 mod le_matcher;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ pub use err_matcher::err;
 pub use ge_matcher::ge;
 pub use gt_matcher::gt;
 pub use has_entry_matcher::has_entry;
+pub use is_encoded_string_matcher::is_utf8_string;
 pub use is_nan_matcher::is_nan;
 pub use le_matcher::le;
 pub use len_matcher::len;