diff --git a/src/algo/algo.go b/src/algo/algo.go
index c0022475..d6a9a663 100644
--- a/src/algo/algo.go
+++ b/src/algo/algo.go
@@ -767,6 +767,9 @@ func FuzzyMatchV1(caseSensitive bool, normalize bool, forward bool, text *util.C
 					char = unicode.To(unicode.LowerCase, char)
 				}
 			}
+			if normalize {
+				char = normalizeRune(char)
+			}
 
 			pidx_ := indexAt(pidx, lenPattern, forward)
 			pchar := pattern[pidx_]
diff --git a/src/algo/algo_test.go b/src/algo/algo_test.go
index b5ed0e77..aab03b0a 100644
--- a/src/algo/algo_test.go
+++ b/src/algo/algo_test.go
@@ -200,3 +200,12 @@ func TestLongString(t *testing.T) {
 	bytes[math.MaxUint16] = 'z'
 	assertMatch(t, FuzzyMatchV2, true, true, string(bytes), "zx", math.MaxUint16, math.MaxUint16+2, scoreMatch*2+bonusConsecutive)
 }
+
+func TestLongStringWithNormalize(t *testing.T) {
+	bytes := make([]byte, 30000)
+	for i := range bytes {
+		bytes[i] = 'x'
+	}
+	unicodeString := string(bytes) + " Minímal example"
+	assertMatch2(t, FuzzyMatchV1, false, true, false, unicodeString, "minim", 30001, 30006, 140)
+}