diff --git a/changelog/81_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md b/changelog/81_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md
index fd3d86bd..bb4f7b7a 100644
--- a/changelog/81_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md
+++ b/changelog/81_UNRELEASED_xxxx-xx-xx.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 ### Stock
 
+- Fixed that German Umlauts were removed from product names when looking up a barcode via the built-in Open Food Facts external barcode lookup plugin
 - Fixed that when using/scanning a barcode on the purchase page with a note attached (which prefills the note field) and when manually selecting another product afterwards, the note of the previously used barcode was incorrectly prefilled again
 
 ### Shopping list
diff --git a/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php b/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php
index 8730740a..6225d3e7 100644
--- a/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class OpenFoodFactsBarcodeLookupPlugin extends BaseBarcodeLookupPlugin
 			}
 
 			// Remove non-ASCII characters in product name (whyever a product name should have them at all)
-			$name = preg_replace('/[^\x20-\x7E]/', '', $name);
+			$name = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9äöüÄÖÜß ]/', '', $name);
 
 			return [
 				'name' => $name,