diff --git a/intl/uconv/src/charsetalias.properties b/intl/uconv/src/charsetalias.properties
index adb51d9ff13b..783c37b50675 100644
--- a/intl/uconv/src/charsetalias.properties
+++ b/intl/uconv/src/charsetalias.properties
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ iso-ir-58=GB2312
 chinese=GB2312
 csiso58gb231280=GB2312
 csgb2312=GB2312
+gb_2312=GB2312
 ##
 ## Aliases for windows-125x 
 ##