diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -1905,30 +1905,8 @@
         if (firstChar != newFirstChar) {
             QString newGroupValue;
             if (newFirstChar.isLetter()) {
-                // Try to find a matching group in the range 'A' to 'Z'.
-                static std::vector<QChar> lettersAtoZ;
-                lettersAtoZ.reserve('Z' - 'A' + 1);
-                if (lettersAtoZ.empty()) {
-                    for (char c = 'A'; c <= 'Z'; ++c) {
-                        lettersAtoZ.push_back(QLatin1Char(c));
-                    }
-                }
-
-                auto localeAwareLessThan = [this](QChar c1, QChar c2) -> bool {
-                    return m_collator.compare(c1, c2) < 0;
-                };
-
-                std::vector<QChar>::iterator it = std::lower_bound(lettersAtoZ.begin(), lettersAtoZ.end(), newFirstChar, localeAwareLessThan);
-                if (it != lettersAtoZ.end()) {
-                    if (localeAwareLessThan(newFirstChar, *it) && it != lettersAtoZ.begin()) {
-                        // newFirstChar belongs to the group preceding *it.
-                        // Example: for an umlaut 'A' in the German locale, *it would be 'B' now.
-                        --it;
-                    }
-                    newGroupValue = *it;
-                } else {
-                    newGroupValue = newFirstChar;
-                }
+                // Put together compatibility equivalent letters like latin 'A' and umlaut 'A' from the German locale
+                newGroupValue = QString(newFirstChar).normalized(QString::NormalizationForm_KD).at(0);
             } else if (newFirstChar >= QLatin1Char('0') && newFirstChar <= QLatin1Char('9')) {
                 // Apply group '0 - 9' for any name that starts with a digit
                 newGroupValue = i18nc("@title:group Groups that start with a digit", "0 - 9");