diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 56803d0d44..9394fcfe77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Empty page on repository namespace filter ([#1476](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1476))
 - Usage of namespace filter and search action together on repository overview ([#1476](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1476))
 - Fix tooltip arrow height in firefox ([#1479](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1479))
+- Accidentally blocked requests with non ascii characters ([#1480](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/issues/1480) and [#1469](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/issues/1469))
 
 ## [2.11.1] - 2020-12-07
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmSecurityModule.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmSecurityModule.java
index 291bb7c047..e683460246 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmSecurityModule.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/lifecycle/modules/ScmSecurityModule.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ package sonia.scm.lifecycle.modules;
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
 import com.google.inject.name.Names;
-
 import org.apache.shiro.authc.Authenticator;
 import org.apache.shiro.authc.credential.DefaultPasswordService;
 import org.apache.shiro.authc.credential.PasswordService;
@@ -119,6 +118,10 @@ public class ScmSecurityModule extends ShiroWebModule
     // bind constant
     bindConstant().annotatedWith(Names.named("shiro.loginUrl")).to("/index.html");
 
+    // do not block non ascii character,
+    // because this would exclude languages which are non ascii based
+    bindConstant().annotatedWith(Names.named("shiro.blockNonAscii")).to(false);
+
     // disable access to mustache resources
     addFilterChain("/**.mustache", filterConfig(ROLES, "nobody"));