diff --git a/src/components/ControlPanel.vue b/src/components/ControlPanel.vue
index 12e4b5502f3..a9b7d3c3203 100644
--- a/src/components/ControlPanel.vue
+++ b/src/components/ControlPanel.vue
@@ -677,13 +677,17 @@ export default {
       val || this.closeDialog()
     },
     newName (val) {
-      var match = val ? val.match(/[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+/g) : [val]
+      var match = val
+        ? val.match(/[a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u024F\u1E00-\u1EFF0-9_-]+/g)
+        : [val]
 
       this.nameError =
         match[0] !== val ? 'Only a-zA-Z0-9_- chars are allowed' : null
     },
     newLoc (val) {
-      var match = val ? val.match(/[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+/g) : [val]
+      var match = val
+        ? val.match(/[a-zA-Z\u00C0-\u024F\u1E00-\u1EFF0-9_-]+/g)
+        : [val]
 
       this.locError =
         match[0] !== val ? 'Only a-zA-Z0-9_- chars are allowed' : null