diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 09b86e7b7..84a50079e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  - fixed #11542: Date macro can pass in epoch values that do not pass regex checks
  - fixed #11537: Wiki, sorting by most popular
  - added: Rewrite of the Shop and Cart.
+ - fixed: Urls in English WebGUI sites can now support valid utf-8 characters that do not otherwise interfere with the url.
 
 7.9.3
  - added #11477: No synopsis in asset now means no synopsis in search index
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English.pm
index c17d4277c..b8abc2f78 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English.pm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sub makeUrlCompliant {
         $value =~ s/^\s+//;                     #removes leading whitespace
         $value =~ s/ /-/g;                      #replaces whitespace with hyphens
         $value =~ s/\.$//;                      #removes trailing period
-        $value =~ s/[^A-Za-z0-9\-\.\_\/]//g;    #removes all funky characters
+        $value =~ s/[^\w\-\.\_\/]//g;           #removes characters that would interfere with the url
         $value =~ s/^\///;                      #removes a leading /
         $value =~ s/\/$//;                      #removes a trailing /
         $value =~ s/\/\//\//g;                  #removes double /