diff --git a/include/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.hpp b/include/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.hpp
index bb18b05d8..81d64cbdf 100644
--- a/include/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.hpp
+++ b/include/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.hpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class EE_API FontTrueType : public Font {
 
 	const Uint32& getFontInternalId() const;
 
-	bool getEnableFallbackFont() const;
+	bool isFallbackFontEnabled() const;
 
 	void setEnableFallbackFont( bool enableFallbackFont );
 
diff --git a/include/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.hpp b/include/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.hpp
index 32125fefd..ba8fc71e4 100644
--- a/include/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.hpp
+++ b/include/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.hpp
@@ -555,6 +555,10 @@ class EE_API TextDocument {
 
 	String getWordInPosition();
 
+	bool mightBeBinary() const;
+
+	void setMightBeBinary( bool mightBeBinary );
+
   protected:
 	friend class UndoStack;
 
@@ -581,6 +585,7 @@ class EE_API TextDocument {
 	bool mDirtyOnFileSystem{ false };
 	bool mSaving{ false };
 	bool mDeleteOnClose{ false };
+	bool mMightBeBinary{ false };
 	std::vector<std::pair<String::StringBaseType, String::StringBaseType>> mAutoCloseBracketsPairs;
 	Uint32 mIndentWidth{ 4 };
 	IndentType mIndentType{ IndentType::IndentTabs };
diff --git a/src/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.cpp b/src/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.cpp
index 8318295dd..72ac1b636 100644
--- a/src/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/graphics/fonttruetype.cpp
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ void FontTrueType::setEnableDynamicMonospace( bool enableDynamicMonospace ) {
 	mEnableDynamicMonospace = enableDynamicMonospace;
 }
 
-bool FontTrueType::getEnableFallbackFont() const {
+bool FontTrueType::isFallbackFontEnabled() const {
 	return mEnableFallbackFont;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.cpp
index b15721e83..0d74c54ad 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/doc/textdocument.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ bool TextDocument::isUntitledEmpty() const {
 }
 
 void TextDocument::reset() {
+	mMightBeBinary = false;
+	mIsBOM = false;
+	mDirtyOnFileSystem = false;
+	mSaving = false;
 	mFilePath = mDefaultFileName;
 	mFileURI = URI( "file://" + mFilePath );
 	mFileRealPath = FileInfo();
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ TextDocument::LoadStatus TextDocument::loadFromStream( IOStream& file, std::stri
 						} else if ( lastChar == '\r' ) {
 							mLineEnding = LineEnding::CR;
 						}
+
+						mMightBeBinary = lineBuffer.find_first_of( '\0' ) != String::InvalidPos;
 					}
 
 					if ( mLineEnding == LineEnding::CRLF && lineBufferSize > 1 &&
@@ -1588,6 +1594,14 @@ String TextDocument::getWordInPosition() {
 	return getWordInPosition( getSelection().start() );
 }
 
+bool TextDocument::mightBeBinary() const {
+	return mMightBeBinary;
+}
+
+void TextDocument::setMightBeBinary( bool mightBeBinary ) {
+	mMightBeBinary = mightBeBinary;
+}
+
 void TextDocument::selectWord( bool withMulticursor ) {
 	if ( !hasSelection() ) {
 		setSelection( { nextWordBoundary( getSelection().start(), false ),
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp
index a69832dea..2ba8d12cd 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ void UICodeEditor::checkMatchingBrackets() {
 }
 
 Int64 UICodeEditor::getColFromXOffset( Int64 lineNumber, const Float& x ) const {
-	if ( x <= 0 || !mFont )
+	if ( x <= 0 || !mFont || mDoc->isLoading() )
 		return 0;
 
 	TextPosition pos = mDoc->sanitizePosition( TextPosition( lineNumber, 0 ) );
@@ -2696,8 +2696,17 @@ void UICodeEditor::drawLineText( const Int64& line, Vector2f position, const Flo
 	Int64 curChar = 0;
 	Int64 maxWidth = eeceil( mSize.getWidth() / getGlyphWidth() + 1 );
 	bool isMonospace = mFont->isMonospace();
+	bool isFallbackFont = false;
+	bool isEmojiFallbackFont = false;
 	Float lineOffset = getLineOffset();
 	size_t pos = 0;
+	if ( mDoc->mightBeBinary() && mFont->getType() == FontType::TTF ) {
+		FontTrueType* ttf = static_cast<FontTrueType*>( mFont );
+		isFallbackFont = ttf->isFallbackFontEnabled();
+		isEmojiFallbackFont = ttf->isEmojiFallbackEnabled();
+		ttf->setEnableFallbackFont( false );
+		ttf->setEnableEmojiFallback( false );
+	}
 	for ( const auto& token : tokens ) {
 		String text( pos < strLine.size() ? strLine.substr( pos, token.len ) : String() );
 		pos += token.len;
@@ -2831,6 +2840,12 @@ void UICodeEditor::drawLineText( const Int64& line, Vector2f position, const Flo
 		position.x += textWidth;
 		curChar += characterWidth( text );
 	}
+
+	if ( mDoc->mightBeBinary() && mFont->getType() == FontType::TTF ) {
+		FontTrueType* ttf = static_cast<FontTrueType*>( mFont );
+		ttf->setEnableFallbackFont( isFallbackFont );
+		ttf->setEnableEmojiFallback( isEmojiFallbackFont );
+	}
 }
 
 void UICodeEditor::drawTextRange( const TextRange& range, const std::pair<int, int>& lineRange,
@@ -3063,7 +3078,7 @@ static bool checkHexa( const std::string& hexStr ) {
 }
 
 void UICodeEditor::checkMouseOverColor( const Vector2i& position ) {
-	if ( !mColorPreview )
+	if ( !mColorPreview || mDoc->isLoading() )
 		return;
 	TextPosition pos( resolveScreenPosition( position.asFloat() ) );
 	const String& line = mDoc->line( pos.line() ).getText();