diff --git a/ftl/core/preferences.ftl b/ftl/core/preferences.ftl
index facd16271..e51c5ac38 100644
--- a/ftl/core/preferences.ftl
+++ b/ftl/core/preferences.ftl
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ preferences-theme-follow-system = Follow System
 preferences-theme-light = Light
 preferences-theme-dark = Dark
 preferences-v3-scheduler = V3 scheduler
+preferences-ignore-accents-in-search = Ignore accents in search (slower)
diff --git a/proto/anki/config.proto b/proto/anki/config.proto
index 40f632664..75a7f98de 100644
--- a/proto/anki/config.proto
+++ b/proto/anki/config.proto
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ message ConfigKey {
     PASTE_IMAGES_AS_PNG = 15;
     PASTE_STRIPS_FORMATTING = 16;
     NORMALIZE_NOTE_TEXT = 17;
+    IGNORE_ACCENTS_IN_SEARCH = 18;
   }
   enum String {
     SET_DUE_BROWSER = 0;
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ message Preferences {
     bool paste_images_as_png = 2;
     bool paste_strips_formatting = 3;
     string default_search_text = 4;
+    bool ignore_accents_in_search = 5;
   }
 
   Scheduling scheduling = 1;
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
index 9bff83670..0fa21315d 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="ignore_accents_in_search">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>preferences_ignore_accents_in_search</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="useCurrent">
          <item>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/preferences.py b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
index 75f8ff34d..952d026d8 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
             0 if editing.adding_defaults_to_current_deck else 1
         )
         form.paste_strips_formatting.setChecked(editing.paste_strips_formatting)
+        form.ignore_accents_in_search.setChecked(editing.ignore_accents_in_search)
         form.pastePNG.setChecked(editing.paste_images_as_png)
         form.default_search_text.setText(editing.default_search_text)
 
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         editing.paste_images_as_png = self.form.pastePNG.isChecked()
         editing.paste_strips_formatting = self.form.paste_strips_formatting.isChecked()
         editing.default_search_text = self.form.default_search_text.text()
+        editing.ignore_accents_in_search = (
+            self.form.ignore_accents_in_search.isChecked()
+        )
 
         def after_prefs_update(changes: OpChanges) -> None:
             self.mw.apply_collection_options()
diff --git a/rslib/src/backend/config.rs b/rslib/src/backend/config.rs
index a992de29d..b4eb8fe4a 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend/config.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend/config.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ impl From<BoolKeyProto> for BoolKey {
             BoolKeyProto::PasteImagesAsPng => BoolKey::PasteImagesAsPng,
             BoolKeyProto::PasteStripsFormatting => BoolKey::PasteStripsFormatting,
             BoolKeyProto::NormalizeNoteText => BoolKey::NormalizeNoteText,
+            BoolKeyProto::IgnoreAccentsInSearch => BoolKey::IgnoreAccentsInSearch,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rslib/src/config/bool.rs b/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
index 26c69734d..0d5aafc9a 100644
--- a/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/config/bool.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub enum BoolKey {
     PasteStripsFormatting,
     PreviewBothSides,
     Sched2021,
+    IgnoreAccentsInSearch,
 
     #[strum(to_string = "normalize_note_text")]
     NormalizeNoteText,
diff --git a/rslib/src/preferences.rs b/rslib/src/preferences.rs
index 20d4a6b9f..6ac5dd5b4 100644
--- a/rslib/src/preferences.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/preferences.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ impl Collection {
             paste_images_as_png: self.get_config_bool(BoolKey::PasteImagesAsPng),
             paste_strips_formatting: self.get_config_bool(BoolKey::PasteStripsFormatting),
             default_search_text: self.get_config_string(StringKey::DefaultSearchText),
+            ignore_accents_in_search: self.get_config_bool(BoolKey::IgnoreAccentsInSearch),
         })
     }
 
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ impl Collection {
         self.set_config_bool_inner(BoolKey::PasteImagesAsPng, s.paste_images_as_png)?;
         self.set_config_bool_inner(BoolKey::PasteStripsFormatting, s.paste_strips_formatting)?;
         self.set_config_string_inner(StringKey::DefaultSearchText, &s.default_search_text)?;
+        self.set_config_bool_inner(BoolKey::IgnoreAccentsInSearch, s.ignore_accents_in_search)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
index 7f3d1821a..c919538c2 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,14 @@ impl SqlWriter<'_> {
         use normalize_to_nfc as norm;
         match node {
             // note fields related
-            SearchNode::UnqualifiedText(text) => self.write_unqualified(&self.norm_note(text)),
+            SearchNode::UnqualifiedText(text) => {
+                let text = &self.norm_note(text);
+                if self.col.get_config_bool(BoolKey::IgnoreAccentsInSearch) {
+                    self.write_no_combining(text)
+                } else {
+                    self.write_unqualified(text)
+                }
+            }
             SearchNode::SingleField { field, text, is_re } => {
                 self.write_field(&norm(field), &self.norm_note(text), *is_re)?
             }
@@ -580,8 +587,20 @@ impl SqlWriter<'_> {
         self.args.push(format!(r"(?i){}", word));
     }
 
+    fn write_regex_nc(&mut self, word: &str) {
+        let word = &without_combining(word);
+        self.sql
+            .push_str("coalesce(without_combining(n.flds), n.flds) regexp ?");
+        self.args.push(format!(r"(?i){}", word));
+    }
+
     fn write_word_boundary(&mut self, word: &str) {
-        self.write_regex(&format!(r"\b{}\b", to_re(word)));
+        let re = format!(r"\b{}\b", to_re(word));
+        if self.col.get_config_bool(BoolKey::IgnoreAccentsInSearch) {
+            self.write_regex_nc(&re);
+        } else {
+            self.write_regex(&re);
+        }
     }
 }