diff --git a/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Services/XamlConverterService.cs b/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Services/XamlConverterService.cs
index 3dbc30b..3676a9b 100644
--- a/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Services/XamlConverterService.cs
+++ b/Maui.ServerDrivenUI/Services/XamlConverterService.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ internal static class XamlConverterService
     public static string ConvertToXml(ServerUIElement element)
     {
         var strBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        strBuilder.AppendLine("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>");
         strBuilder.Append($"<{element.Type}");
         strBuilder.AppendLine();