diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index d0bb73a725..d648aef7e7 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -7672,7 +7672,7 @@ zfs_do_diff(int argc, char **argv)
 	int c;
 	struct sigaction sa;
 
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "FHt")) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "FHth")) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'F':
 			flags |= ZFS_DIFF_CLASSIFY;
@@ -7683,6 +7683,9 @@ zfs_do_diff(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 't':
 			flags |= ZFS_DIFF_TIMESTAMP;
 			break;
+		case 'h':
+			flags |= ZFS_DIFF_NO_MANGLE;
+			break;
 		default:
 			(void) fprintf(stderr,
 			    gettext("invalid option '%c'\n"), optopt);
diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index eeb4daae72..d55e3f2e73 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -795,9 +795,10 @@ extern int zfs_receive(libzfs_handle_t *, const char *, nvlist_t *,
     recvflags_t *, int, avl_tree_t *);
 
 typedef enum diff_flags {
-	ZFS_DIFF_PARSEABLE = 0x1,
-	ZFS_DIFF_TIMESTAMP = 0x2,
-	ZFS_DIFF_CLASSIFY = 0x4
+	ZFS_DIFF_PARSEABLE = 1 << 0,
+	ZFS_DIFF_TIMESTAMP = 1 << 1,
+	ZFS_DIFF_CLASSIFY = 1 << 2,
+	ZFS_DIFF_NO_MANGLE = 1 << 3
 } diff_flags_t;
 
 extern int zfs_show_diffs(zfs_handle_t *, int, const char *, const char *,
diff --git a/include/libzfs_impl.h b/include/libzfs_impl.h
index 96b11dad13..043ff9cd77 100644
--- a/include/libzfs_impl.h
+++ b/include/libzfs_impl.h
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ typedef struct differ_info {
 	boolean_t scripted;
 	boolean_t classify;
 	boolean_t timestamped;
+	boolean_t no_mangle;
 	uint64_t shares;
 	int zerr;
 	int cleanupfd;
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c
index d46e23a2fc..b721a9fd9e 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_diff.c
@@ -176,8 +176,13 @@ print_what(FILE *fp, mode_t what)
 static void
 print_cmn(FILE *fp, differ_info_t *di, const char *file)
 {
-	stream_bytes(fp, di->dsmnt);
-	stream_bytes(fp, file);
+	if (!di->no_mangle) {
+		stream_bytes(fp, di->dsmnt);
+		stream_bytes(fp, file);
+	} else {
+		(void) fputs(di->dsmnt, fp);
+		(void) fputs(file, fp);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
@@ -752,6 +757,7 @@ zfs_show_diffs(zfs_handle_t *zhp, int outfd, const char *fromsnap,
 	di.scripted = (flags & ZFS_DIFF_PARSEABLE);
 	di.classify = (flags & ZFS_DIFF_CLASSIFY);
 	di.timestamped = (flags & ZFS_DIFF_TIMESTAMP);
+	di.no_mangle = (flags & ZFS_DIFF_NO_MANGLE);
 
 	di.outputfd = outfd;
 	di.datafd = pipefd[0];
diff --git a/man/man8/zfs-diff.8 b/man/man8/zfs-diff.8
index 49443bf47d..a347f32520 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs-diff.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs-diff.8
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm zfs
 .Cm diff
-.Op Fl FHt
+.Op Fl FHth
 .Ar snapshot Ar snapshot Ns | Ns Ar filesystem
 .
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ Give more parsable tab-separated output, without header lines and without
 arrows.
 .It Fl t
 Display the path's inode change time as the first column of output.
+.It Fl h
+Do not
+.Sy \e0 Ns Ar ooo Ns -escape
+non-ASCII paths.
 .El
 .
 .Sh SEE ALSO
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/common.run b/tests/runfiles/common.run
index aefcd98436..19919a00af 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/common.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/common.run
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ tags = ['functional', 'cli_root', 'zfs_destroy']
 
 [tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff]
 tests = ['zfs_diff_changes', 'zfs_diff_cliargs', 'zfs_diff_timestamp',
-    'zfs_diff_types', 'zfs_diff_encrypted']
+    'zfs_diff_types', 'zfs_diff_encrypted', 'zfs_diff_mangle']
 tags = ['functional', 'cli_root', 'zfs_diff']
 
 [tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_get]
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/Makefile.am
index db90e05855..bfb01dcb8f 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dist_pkgdata_SCRIPTS = \
 	zfs_diff_changes.ksh \
 	zfs_diff_cliargs.ksh \
 	zfs_diff_encrypted.ksh \
+	zfs_diff_mangle.ksh \
 	zfs_diff_timestamp.ksh \
 	zfs_diff_types.ksh
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/zfs_diff_cliargs.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/zfs_diff_cliargs.ksh
index 7063bbe9ce..67eb18fa4a 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/zfs_diff_cliargs.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/zfs_diff_cliargs.ksh
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ function cleanup
 log_assert "'zfs diff' should only work with supported options."
 log_onexit cleanup
 
-typeset goodopts=("" "-F" "-H" "-t" "-FH" "-Ft" "-Ht" "-FHt")
-typeset badopts=("-f" "-h" "-h" "-T" "-Fx" "-Ho" "-tT" "-")
+typeset goodopts=("" "-h" "-t" "-th" "-H" "-Hh" "-Ht" "-Hth" "-F" "-Fh" "-Ft" "-Fth" "-FH" "-FHh" "-FHt" "-FHth")
+typeset badopts=("-f" "-T" "-Fx" "-Ho" "-tT" "-")
 
 DATASET="$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS"
 TESTSNAP1="$DATASET@snap1"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/zfs_diff_mangle.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/zfs_diff_mangle.ksh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ffce9f0684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_diff/zfs_diff_mangle.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/ksh -p
+#
+# This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+# You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+# 1.0 of the CDDL.
+#
+# A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+# source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+# http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+#
+
+. $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
+
+#
+# DESCRIPTION:
+# 'zfs diff' escapes filenames as expected, 'zfs diff -h' doesn't
+#
+# STRATEGY:
+# 1. Prepare a dataset
+# 2. Create some files
+# 3. verify 'zfs diff' mangles them and 'zfs diff -h' doesn't
+#
+
+verify_runnable "both"
+
+function cleanup
+{
+	log_must zfs destroy -r "$DATASET"
+}
+
+log_assert "'zfs diff' mangles filenames, 'zfs diff -h' doesn't"
+log_onexit cleanup
+
+DATASET="$TESTPOOL/$TESTFS/fs"
+TESTSNAP1="$DATASET@snap1"
+
+# 1. Prepare a dataset
+log_must zfs create "$DATASET"
+MNTPOINT="$(get_prop mountpoint "$DATASET")"
+log_must zfs snapshot "$TESTSNAP1"
+
+printf '%c\t'"$MNTPOINT/"'%s\n' M '' + 'śmieszny żupan'                       + 'достопримечательности'                                                                                                                                                                                              | sort > "$MNTPOINT/śmieszny żupan"
+printf '%c\t'"$MNTPOINT/"'%s\n' M '' + '\0305\0233mieszny\0040\0305\0274upan' + '\0320\0264\0320\0276\0321\0201\0321\0202\0320\0276\0320\0277\0321\0200\0320\0270\0320\0274\0320\0265\0321\0207\0320\0260\0321\0202\0320\0265\0320\0273\0321\0214\0320\0275\0320\0276\0321\0201\0321\0202\0320\0270' | sort > "$MNTPOINT/достопримечательности"
+log_must diff -u <(zfs diff -h "$TESTSNAP1" | grep -vF '<xattrdir>' | sort) "$MNTPOINT/śmieszny żupan"
+log_must diff -u <(zfs diff    "$TESTSNAP1" | grep -vF '<xattrdir>' | sort) "$MNTPOINT/достопримечательности"
+
+log_pass "'zfs diff' mangles filenames, 'zfs diff -h' doesn't"