diff --git a/autoload/ale/handlers/redpen.vim b/autoload/ale/handlers/redpen.vim
index 2fb0568..c136789 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/handlers/redpen.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/handlers/redpen.vim
@@ -25,6 +25,30 @@ function! ale#handlers#redpen#HandleRedpenOutput(buffer, lines) abort
             let l:item.lnum = l:err.lineNum
             let l:item.col = l:err.sentenceStartColumnNum + 1
         endif
+
+        " Adjust column number for multibyte string
+        let l:line = getline(l:item.lnum)
+        if l:line is# ''
+            let l:line = l:err.sentence
+        endif
+        let l:line = split(l:line, '\zs')
+
+        if l:item.col >= 2
+            let l:col = 0
+            for l:strlen in map(l:line[0:(l:item.col - 2)], 'strlen(v:val)')
+                let l:col = l:col + l:strlen
+            endfor
+            let l:item.col = l:col + 1
+        endif
+
+        if has_key(l:item, 'end_col')
+            let l:col = 0
+            for l:strlen in map(l:line[0:(l:item.end_col - 1)], 'strlen(v:val)')
+                let l:col = l:col + l:strlen
+            endfor
+            let l:item.end_col = l:col
+        endif
+
         call add(l:output, l:item)
     endfor
     return l:output
diff --git a/test/handler/test_redpen_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_redpen_handler.vader
index f28d692..4490bcb 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_redpen_handler.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_redpen_handler.vader
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ Execute(redpen handler should handle errors output):
   \     'type': 'W',
   \     'code': 'Spelling',
   \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 1,
+  \     'col': 35,
+  \     'end_lnum': 1,
+  \     'end_col': 55,
+  \     'text': 'Found possibly misspelled word "コードチェック".',
+  \     'type': 'W',
+  \     'code': 'Spelling',
+  \   },
   \ ],
   \ ale#handlers#redpen#HandleRedpenOutput(bufnr(''), [
   \   '[',
@@ -50,6 +59,21 @@ Execute(redpen handler should handle errors output):
   \   '        "lineNum": 1,',
   \   '        "sentenceStartColumnNum": 0,',
   \   '        "message": "Found possibly misspelled word \"NeoVim\"."',
+  \   '      },',
+  \   '      {',
+  \   '        "sentence": "ALEはNeoVimとVim8で非同期のコードチェックを実現するプラグインです。",',
+  \   '        "endPosition": {',
+  \   '          "offset": 27,',
+  \   '          "lineNum": 1',
+  \   '        },',
+  \   '        "validator": "Spelling",',
+  \   '        "lineNum": 1,',
+  \   '        "sentenceStartColumnNum": 0,',
+  \   '        "message": "Found possibly misspelled word \"コードチェック\".",',
+  \   '        "startPosition": {',
+  \   '          "offset": 20,',
+  \   '          "lineNum": 1',
+  \   '        }',
   \   '      }',
   \   '    ]',
   \   '  }',