diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/marlinui_DOGM.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/marlinui_DOGM.cpp
index 480721e56a..4e265a8ee4 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/marlinui_DOGM.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/dogm/marlinui_DOGM.cpp
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ void MarlinUI::clear_lcd() { } // Automatically cleared by Picture Loop
 
     void MenuItem_sdbase::draw(const bool sel, const uint8_t row, PGM_P const, CardReader &theCard, const bool isDir) {
       if (mark_as_selected(row, sel)) {
+        const uint8_t maxlen = LCD_WIDTH - isDir;
         if (isDir) lcd_put_wchar(LCD_STR_FOLDER[0]);
-        constexpr uint8_t maxlen = LCD_WIDTH - 1;
         const pixel_len_t pixw = maxlen * (MENU_FONT_WIDTH);
         pixel_len_t n = pixw - lcd_put_u8str_max(ui.scrolled_filename(theCard, maxlen, row, sel), pixw);
         while (n > MENU_FONT_WIDTH) n -= lcd_put_wchar(' ');
diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.cpp
index 4aaf621844..65c8c06409 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ int pf_bsearch_r(void *userdata, size_t num_data, pf_bsearch_cb_comp_t cb_comp,
   return -1;
 }
 
+/* Returns true if passed byte is first byte of UTF-8 char sequence */
+static inline bool utf8_is_start_byte_of_char(const uint8_t b) {
+  return 0x80 != (b & 0xC0);
+}
+
 /* This function gets the character at the pstart position, interpreting UTF8 multibyte sequences
    and returns the pointer to the next character */
 uint8_t* get_utf8_value_cb(uint8_t *pstart, read_byte_cb_t cb_read_byte, wchar_t *pval) {
@@ -131,8 +136,8 @@ uint8_t* get_utf8_value_cb(uint8_t *pstart, read_byte_cb_t cb_read_byte, wchar_t
       p++;
     }
   #endif
-  else if (0x80 == (0xC0 & valcur))
-    for (; 0x80 == (0xC0 & valcur); ) { p++; valcur = cb_read_byte(p); }
+  else if (!utf8_is_start_byte_of_char(valcur))
+    for (; !utf8_is_start_byte_of_char(valcur); ) { p++; valcur = cb_read_byte(p); }
   else
     for (; 0xFC < (0xFE & valcur); ) { p++; valcur = cb_read_byte(p); }
 
@@ -143,12 +148,12 @@ uint8_t* get_utf8_value_cb(uint8_t *pstart, read_byte_cb_t cb_read_byte, wchar_t
 
 static inline uint8_t utf8_strlen_cb(const char *pstart, read_byte_cb_t cb_read_byte) {
   uint8_t cnt = 0;
-  uint8_t *pnext = (uint8_t *)pstart;
+  uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)pstart;
   for (;;) {
-    wchar_t ch;
-    pnext = get_utf8_value_cb(pnext, cb_read_byte, &ch);
-    if (!ch) break;
-    cnt++;
+    const uint8_t b = cb_read_byte(p);
+    if (!b) break;
+    if (utf8_is_start_byte_of_char(b)) cnt++;
+    p++;
   }
   return cnt;
 }
@@ -160,3 +165,26 @@ uint8_t utf8_strlen(const char *pstart) {
 uint8_t utf8_strlen_P(PGM_P pstart) {
   return utf8_strlen_cb(pstart, read_byte_rom);
 }
+
+static inline uint8_t utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num_cb(const char *pstart, read_byte_cb_t cb_read_byte, const uint8_t charnum) {
+  uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *)pstart;
+  uint8_t char_idx = 0;
+  uint8_t byte_idx = 0;
+  for (;;) {
+    const uint8_t b = cb_read_byte(p + byte_idx);
+    if (!b) return byte_idx; // Termination byte of string
+    if (utf8_is_start_byte_of_char(b)) {
+      char_idx++;
+      if (char_idx == charnum + 1) return byte_idx;
+    }
+    byte_idx++;
+  }
+}
+
+uint8_t utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num(const char *pstart, const uint8_t charnum) {
+  return utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num_cb(pstart, read_byte_ram, charnum);
+}
+
+uint8_t utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num_P(PGM_P pstart, const uint8_t charnum) {
+  return utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num_cb(pstart, read_byte_rom, charnum);
+}
diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.h b/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.h
index 74c4a87fb9..04ff81148f 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.h
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/fontutils.h
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ uint8_t* get_utf8_value_cb(uint8_t *pstart, read_byte_cb_t cb_read_byte, wchar_t
 /* Returns length of string in CHARACTERS, NOT BYTES */
 uint8_t utf8_strlen(const char *pstart);
 uint8_t utf8_strlen_P(PGM_P pstart);
+
+/* Returns start byte position of desired char number */
+uint8_t utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num(const char *pstart, const uint8_t charnum);
+uint8_t utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num_P(PGM_P pstart, const uint8_t charnum);
diff --git a/Marlin/src/lcd/marlinui.cpp b/Marlin/src/lcd/marlinui.cpp
index 17c3c3edfe..457d3cefd7 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/lcd/marlinui.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/lcd/marlinui.cpp
@@ -208,10 +208,13 @@ millis_t MarlinUI::next_button_update_ms; // = 0
             filename_scroll_pos = 0;                                       // Reset scroll to the start
             lcd_status_update_delay = 8;                                   // Don't scroll right away
           }
-          outstr += filename_scroll_pos;
+          // Advance byte position corresponding to filename_scroll_pos char position
+          outstr += TERN(UTF_FILENAME_SUPPORT, utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num(outstr, filename_scroll_pos), filename_scroll_pos);
         }
       #else
-        theCard.longFilename[maxlen] = '\0'; // cutoff at screen edge
+        theCard.longFilename[
+          TERN(UTF_FILENAME_SUPPORT, utf8_byte_pos_by_char_num(theCard.longFilename, maxlen), maxlen)
+        ] = '\0'; // cutoff at screen edge
       #endif
     }
     return outstr;
@@ -1006,11 +1009,8 @@ void MarlinUI::update() {
       // If scrolling of long file names is enabled and we are in the sd card menu,
       // cause a refresh to occur until all the text has scrolled into view.
       if (currentScreen == menu_media && !lcd_status_update_delay--) {
-        lcd_status_update_delay = 4;
-        if (++filename_scroll_pos > filename_scroll_max) {
-          filename_scroll_pos = 0;
-          lcd_status_update_delay = 12;
-        }
+        lcd_status_update_delay = ++filename_scroll_pos >= filename_scroll_max ? 12 : 4; // Long delay at end and start
+        if (filename_scroll_pos > filename_scroll_max) filename_scroll_pos = 0;
         refresh(LCDVIEW_REDRAW_NOW);
         RESET_STATUS_TIMEOUT();
       }