diff --git a/src/client/util/util-avatar.vala b/src/client/util/util-avatar.vala
index 01075160..7405a9e1 100644
--- a/src/client/util/util-avatar.vala
+++ b/src/client/util/util-avatar.vala
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Util.Avatar {
     }
 
     public string? extract_initials_from_name(string name) {
-        string normalized = name.strip().up().normalize();
+        string normalized = name.strip().up().normalize(-1, DEFAULT_COMPOSE);
         string? initials = null;
         if (normalized != "") {
             GLib.StringBuilder buf = new GLib.StringBuilder();
diff --git a/test/client/util/util-avatar-test.vala b/test/client/util/util-avatar-test.vala
index 6fe612c3..87f2e5b5 100644
--- a/test/client/util/util-avatar-test.vala
+++ b/test/client/util/util-avatar-test.vala
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public class Util.Avatar.Test : TestCase {
         assert_string("AB", extract_initials_from_name("aardvark !baardvark"));
         assert_string("AC", extract_initials_from_name("aardvark baardvark !caardvark"));
 
+        assert_string("Ó", extract_initials_from_name("óvári"));
+
         assert_true(extract_initials_from_name("") == null);
         assert_true(extract_initials_from_name(" ") == null);
         assert_true(extract_initials_from_name("  ") == null);