diff --git a/app/lib/FireflyIII/Form/Form.php b/app/lib/FireflyIII/Form/Form.php
index 0435415cd0..13bf163944 100644
--- a/app/lib/FireflyIII/Form/Form.php
+++ b/app/lib/FireflyIII/Form/Form.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Form
                 $html .= \Form::input('text', $name, $value, $options);
                 break;
             case 'amount':
-                $html .= '<div class="input-group"><div class="input-group-addon">&euro;</div>';
+                $html .= '<div class="input-group"><div class="input-group-addon">'.getCurrencySymbol().'</div>';
                 $html .= \Form::input('number', $name, $value, $options);
                 $html .= '</div>';
                 break;
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/index.blade.php b/app/views/budgets/index.blade.php
index 06edd95808..60aa1d4d03 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/index.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/budgets/index.blade.php
@@ -100,15 +100,15 @@
                 <!-- budget-info-X holds the input and the euro-sign: -->
                 <span id="budget-info-{{$budget->id}}">
                 @if($budget->currentRep->amount > $budget->spent)
-                    <span class="text-success">&euro;</span> <input type="number" min="0" max="{{$budgetMaximum}}" data-id="{{$budget->id}}" step="1" value="{{$budget->currentRep->amount}}" style="width:90px;color:#3c763d;" />
+                    <span class="text-success">{{getCurrencySymbol()}}</span> <input type="number" min="0" max="{{$budgetMaximum}}" data-id="{{$budget->id}}" step="1" value="{{$budget->currentRep->amount}}" style="width:90px;color:#3c763d;" />
                 @else
-                    <span class="text-danger">&euro;</span> <input type="number" min="0" max="{{$budgetMaximum}}"  data-id="{{$budget->id}}" step="1" value="{{$budget->currentRep->amount}}" style="width:90px;color:#a94442;" />
+                    <span class="text-danger">{{getCurrencySymbol()}}</span> <input type="number" min="0" max="{{$budgetMaximum}}"  data-id="{{$budget->id}}" step="1" value="{{$budget->currentRep->amount}}" style="width:90px;color:#a94442;" />
                 @endif
                 </span>
             @else
                 <span id="budget-description-{{$budget->id}}"><em>No budget</em></span>
                 <span id="budget-info-{{$budget->id}}">
-                    <span class="text-success" style="display:none;">&euro;</span> <input data-id="{{$budget->id}}" type="number" min="0" max="{{$budgetMaximum}}" step="1" value="0" style="width:50px;color:#3c763d;display:none;" />
+                    <span class="text-success" style="display:none;">{{getCurrencySymbol()}}</span> <input data-id="{{$budget->id}}" type="number" min="0" max="{{$budgetMaximum}}" step="1" value="0" style="width:50px;color:#3c763d;display:none;" />
                 </span>
             @endif
             </span>
diff --git a/bootstrap/start.php b/bootstrap/start.php
index 35cc8fa52e..259599da65 100644
--- a/bootstrap/start.php
+++ b/bootstrap/start.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if (!function_exists('mf')) {
      */
     function mf($amount, $coloured = true)
     {
+        $currencySymbol = getCurrencySymbol();
 
         $amount = floatval($amount);
         $amount = round($amount, 2);
@@ -16,18 +17,51 @@ if (!function_exists('mf')) {
 
         if ($coloured === true) {
             if ($amount === 0.0) {
-                return '<span style="color:#999">&#8364; ' . $string . '</span>';
+                return '<span style="color:#999">'.$currencySymbol.' ' . $string . '</span>';
             }
             if ($amount > 0) {
-                return '<span class="text-success">&#8364; ' . $string . '</span>';
+                return '<span class="text-success">'.$currencySymbol.' ' . $string . '</span>';
             }
 
-            return '<span class="text-danger">&#8364; ' . $string . '</span>';
+            return '<span class="text-danger">'.$currencySymbol.' ' . $string . '</span>';
         }
-
-        return '&#8364; ' . $string;
+        // &#8364;
+        return $currencySymbol.' ' . $string;
     }
 }
+
+if (!function_exists('getCurrencySymbol')) {
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    function getCurrencySymbol()
+    {
+        if (defined('FFCURRENCYSYMBOL')) {
+            return FFCURRENCYSYMBOL;
+        }
+        if (Cache::has('FFCURRENCYSYMBOL')) {
+            define('FFCURRENCYSYMBOL', Cache::get('FFCURRENCYSYMBOL'));
+
+            return FFCURRENCYSYMBOL;
+        }
+
+        /** @var \FireflyIII\Database\TransactionCurrency\TransactionCurrency $currencies */
+        $currencies = App::make('FireflyIII\Database\TransactionCurrency\TransactionCurrency');
+
+        /** @var \FireflyIII\Shared\Preferences\Preferences $preferences */
+        $preferences = App::make('FireflyIII\Shared\Preferences\Preferences');
+
+        $currencyPreference = $preferences->get('currencyPreference', 'EUR');
+        $currency           = $currencies->findByCode($currencyPreference->data);
+
+        Cache::forever('FFCURRENCYSYMBOL', $currency->symbol);
+
+        define('FFCURRENCYSYMBOL', $currency->symbol);
+
+        return $currency->symbol;
+    }
+}
+
 if (!function_exists('boolstr')) {
     /**
      * @param $boolean