diff --git a/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py b/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py
index c9aff656b..5d48f78ec 100644
--- a/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py
+++ b/src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ class ShowResults(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
         elif self.namespace == 'Note':
             note = self.db.get_note_from_handle(handle)
             name = note.get().replace('\n', ' ')
+            #String must be unicode for truncation to work for non ascii characters
+            name = unicode(name)
             if len(name) > 80:
                 name = name[:80]+"..."
             gid = note.get_gramps_id()