diff --git a/src/Stringy.php b/src/Stringy.php
index 9c379f6..6a80463 100644
--- a/src/Stringy.php
+++ b/src/Stringy.php
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ class Stringy implements \Countable, \IteratorAggregate, \ArrayAccess
             $str = str_replace($value, $key, $str);
         }
 
+        $str = preg_replace('/[^\x20-\x7E]/u', '', $str);
+
         return self::create($str, $this->encoding);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/CommonTest.php b/tests/CommonTest.php
index e30b293..7607bf0 100644
--- a/tests/CommonTest.php
+++ b/tests/CommonTest.php
@@ -174,10 +174,11 @@ abstract class CommonTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         return array(
             array('foo bar', 'fòô bàř'),
             array(' TEST ', ' ŤÉŚŢ '),
-            array('φ = z = 3', 'φ = ź = 3'),
+            array(' = z = 3', 'φ = ź = 3'),
             array('perevirka', 'перевірка'),
             array('lysaya gora', 'лысая гора'),
-            array('shchuka', 'щука')
+            array('shchuka', 'щука'),
+            array('', '漢字')
         );
     }