diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapter.java
index 66735c8a5e1..e3ece219abf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapter.java
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.datetime.timezone.BaseTimeZonePicker.OnListItemClickListener;
 
+import java.text.Normalizer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 /**
  * Used with {@class BaseTimeZonePicker}. It renders text in each item into list view. A list of
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ public class BaseTimeZoneAdapter<T extends BaseTimeZoneAdapter.AdapterItem>
     @VisibleForTesting
     static final int TYPE_ITEM = 1;
 
+    private static final Pattern PATTERN_REMOVE_DIACRITICS = Pattern.compile(
+            "\\p{InCombiningDiacriticalMarks}+");
+
     private final List<T> mOriginalItems;
     private final OnListItemClickListener<T> mOnListItemClickListener;
     private final Locale mLocale;
@@ -183,6 +188,19 @@ public class BaseTimeZoneAdapter<T extends BaseTimeZoneAdapter.AdapterItem>
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes diacritics (e.g. accents) from a string
+     */
+    private static String removeDiacritics(final String str) {
+        if (str == null || str.isEmpty()) {
+            return str;
+        }
+        // decomposes the original characters into a base character and a diacritic sign
+        final String decomposed = Normalizer.normalize(str, Normalizer.Form.NFKD);
+        // replaces the diacritic signs with empty strings
+        return PATTERN_REMOVE_DIACRITICS.matcher(decomposed).replaceAll("");
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     public static class ItemViewHolder<T extends BaseTimeZoneAdapter.AdapterItem>
             extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder implements View.OnClickListener {
@@ -241,13 +259,14 @@ public class BaseTimeZoneAdapter<T extends BaseTimeZoneAdapter.AdapterItem>
             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(prefix)) {
                 newItems = mOriginalItems;
             } else {
-                final String prefixString = prefix.toString().toLowerCase(mLocale);
+                final String prefixString = removeDiacritics(
+                        prefix.toString().toLowerCase(mLocale));
                 newItems = new ArrayList<>();
 
                 for (T item : mOriginalItems) {
                     outer:
                     for (String searchKey : item.getSearchKeys()) {
-                        searchKey = searchKey.toLowerCase(mLocale);
+                        searchKey = removeDiacritics(searchKey.toLowerCase(mLocale));
                         // First match against the whole, non-splitted value
                         if (searchKey.startsWith(prefixString)) {
                             newItems.add(item);
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/RegionZonePicker.java b/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/RegionZonePicker.java
index 1bc68a10d4c..06c0db59ac4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/RegionZonePicker.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/RegionZonePicker.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class RegionZonePicker extends BaseTimeZoneInfoPicker {
 
     /**
      * Returns a list of {@link TimeZoneInfo} objects. The returned list will be sorted properly for
-     * display in the locale.It may be smaller than the input collection, if equivalent IDs are
+     * display in the locale. It may be smaller than the input collection, if equivalent IDs are
      * passed in.
      *
      * @param timeZoneIds a list of Olson IDs.
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapterTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapterTest.java
index 4f23b60c38d..77fafdecec6 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapterTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/datetime/timezone/BaseTimeZoneAdapterTest.java
@@ -22,39 +22,43 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.AdapterDataObserver;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
 public class BaseTimeZoneAdapterTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testFilter() throws InterruptedException {
-        TestItem US = new TestItem("United States");
-        TestItem HK = new TestItem("Hong Kong");
-        TestItem UK = new TestItem("United Kingdom", new String[] { "United Kingdom",
+        TestItem unitedStates = new TestItem("United States");
+        TestItem hongKong = new TestItem("Hong Kong");
+        TestItem unitedKingdom = new TestItem("United Kingdom", new String[]{"United Kingdom",
                 "Great Britain"});
-        TestItem secretCountry = new TestItem("no name", new String[] { "Secret"});
+        TestItem reunion = new TestItem("Réunion");
+        TestItem secretCountry = new TestItem("no name", new String[]{"Secret"});
         List<TestItem> items = new ArrayList<>();
-        items.add(US);
-        items.add(HK);
-        items.add(UK);
+        items.add(unitedStates);
+        items.add(hongKong);
+        items.add(unitedKingdom);
+        items.add(reunion);
         items.add(secretCountry);
 
         TestTimeZoneAdapter adapter = new TestTimeZoneAdapter(items);
         assertSearch(adapter, "", items.toArray(new TestItem[0]));
-        assertSearch(adapter, "Unit", US, UK);
-        assertSearch(adapter, "kon", HK);
-        assertSearch(adapter, "brit", UK);
+        assertSearch(adapter, "Unit", unitedStates, unitedKingdom);
+        assertSearch(adapter, "kon", hongKong);
+        assertSearch(adapter, "brit", unitedKingdom);
         assertSearch(adapter, "sec", secretCountry);
+        assertSearch(adapter, "reun", reunion); // no accent in search, accent in result
+        assertSearch(adapter, "Réunion", reunion); // accents in search and result
     }
 
-    private void assertSearch(TestTimeZoneAdapter adapter , String searchText, TestItem... items)
+    private void assertSearch(TestTimeZoneAdapter adapter, String searchText, TestItem... items)
             throws InterruptedException {
         Observer observer = new Observer(adapter);
         adapter.getFilter().filter(searchText);
@@ -89,7 +93,10 @@ public class BaseTimeZoneAdapterTest {
     private static class TestTimeZoneAdapter extends BaseTimeZoneAdapter<TestItem> {
 
         private TestTimeZoneAdapter(List<TestItem> items) {
-            super(items, position -> {}, Locale.US, false /* showItemSummary */,
+            super(items,
+                    position -> {},
+                    Locale.US,
+                    false /* showItemSummary */,
                     null /* headerText */);
         }
     }
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ public class BaseTimeZoneAdapterTest {
         private final String[] mSearchKeys;
 
         TestItem(String title) {
-            this(title, new String[] { title });
+            this(title, new String[]{title});
         }
 
         TestItem(String title, String[] searchKeys) {