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diff --git a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
index b92a3b618..21deef544 100644
--- a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
+++ b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.rst
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ Commands
 
 Bug fixes
 ---------
+ * Fixed a UnicodeError with non-ascii message bodies in rules/approved.py
+   (LP: #949924)
  * Subscription disabled probe warning notification messages are now sent
    without a `Precedence:` header.  Given by Mark Sapiro. (LP: #808821)
  * Fixed KeyError in retry runner, contributed by Stephen A. Goss.
diff --git a/src/mailman/rules/docs/approve.rst b/src/mailman/rules/docs/approved.rst
index 3e1206563..3e1206563 100644
--- a/src/mailman/rules/docs/approve.rst
+++ b/src/mailman/rules/docs/approved.rst
diff --git a/src/mailman/rules/tests/__init__.py b/src/mailman/rules/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mailman/rules/tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/mailman/rules/tests/test_approved.py b/src/mailman/rules/tests/test_approved.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79e3c84e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mailman/rules/tests/test_approved.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of GNU Mailman.
+#
+# GNU Mailman is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# GNU Mailman is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# GNU Mailman.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Test the mime_delete handler."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+__all__ = [
+    'TestApproved',
+    ]
+
+
+import unittest
+
+from zope.component import getUtility
+
+from mailman.app.lifecycle import create_list
+from mailman.config import config
+from mailman.core import errors
+from mailman.interfaces.action import FilterAction
+from mailman.interfaces.member import MemberRole
+from mailman.interfaces.usermanager import IUserManager
+from mailman.rules import approved
+from mailman.testing.helpers import (
+    LogFileMark,
+    get_queue_messages,
+    specialized_message_from_string as mfs)
+from mailman.testing.layers import ConfigLayer
+
+
+
+class TestApproved(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test the approved handler."""
+
+    layer = ConfigLayer
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._mlist = create_list('test@example.com')
+        self._rule = approved.Approved()
+        self._msg = mfs("""\
+From: anne@example.com
+To: test@example.com
+Subject: A Message with non-ascii body
+Message-ID: <ant>
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
+
+This is a message body with a non-ascii character =E4
+
+""")
+
+    def test_approved_nonascii(self):
+        result = True
+        try:
+            result = self._rule.check(self._mlist, self._msg, {})
+        except (UnicodeError, UnicodeWarning):
+            raise AssertionError('Non-ascii message raised UnicodeError')
+        self.assertEqual(result, False)