diff --git a/controllers/front/SearchController.php b/controllers/front/SearchController.php
index af8ccea0c..3e1a543a2 100644
--- a/controllers/front/SearchController.php
+++ b/controllers/front/SearchController.php
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class SearchControllerCore extends FrontController
 			$this->productSort();
 			$this->n = abs((int)(Tools::getValue('n', Configuration::get('PS_PRODUCTS_PER_PAGE'))));
 			$this->p = abs((int)(Tools::getValue('p', 1)));
+			$query = Tools::replaceAccentedChars(urldecode($query));			
 			$search = Search::find($this->context->language->id, $query, $this->p, $this->n, $this->orderBy, $this->orderWay);
 			Hook::exec('actionSearch', array('expr' => $query, 'total' => $search['total']));
 			$nbProducts = $search['total'];