diff --git a/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py b/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py
index 7605f951c..1b66b8a9a 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe import RecipePagination, RecipeSummary, create_
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_ingredient import IngredientFood
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_suggestion import RecipeSuggestionQuery, RecipeSuggestionResponseItem
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_tool import RecipeToolOut
-from mealie.schema.response.pagination import PaginationQuery
+from mealie.schema.response.pagination import OrderByNullPosition, OrderDirection, PaginationQuery
 from mealie.services.query_filter.builder import QueryFilterBuilder
 
 from ..db.models._model_base import SqlAlchemyBase
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@ class RepositoryRecipes(HouseholdRepositoryGeneric[Recipe, RecipeModel]):
         )
         return sa.cast(effective_rating, sa.Float)
 
+    def add_order_attr_to_query(
+        self,
+        query: sa.Select,
+        order_attr: orm.InstrumentedAttribute,
+        order_dir: OrderDirection,
+        order_by_null: OrderByNullPosition | None,
+    ) -> sa.Select:
+        # Sort recipe names by their normalized (accent-folded, lowercased) form so that
+        # accented and umlaut characters sort next to their base letter (e.g. "Über" near
+        # "U") instead of after "Z" by raw code point. See GH #6853.
+        if order_attr is RecipeModel.name:
+            order_attr = RecipeModel.name_normalized
+        return super().add_order_attr_to_query(query, order_attr, order_dir, order_by_null)
+
     def create(self, document: Recipe) -> Recipe:  # type: ignore
         max_retries = 10
         original_name: str = document.name  # type: ignore
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/repository_tests/test_recipe_repository.py b/tests/unit_tests/repository_tests/test_recipe_repository.py
index 5502b05f7..733480710 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/repository_tests/test_recipe_repository.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/repository_tests/test_recipe_repository.py
@@ -647,6 +647,40 @@ def test_order_by_last_made(unique_user: TestUser, h2_user: TestUser):
     assert [item.id for item in h2_query.items] == [recipe_2.id, recipe_1.id]
 
 
+def test_order_by_name_is_accent_folded(unique_user: TestUser):
+    # Names chosen so that raw code-point sorting (the previous behavior) would place the
+    # umlaut/accented entries after "Zebra". Accent-folded sorting must instead place them
+    # next to their base letter: "ärtsoppa" near "a", "Über" near "u". See GH #6853.
+    names = ["Zebra", "ärtsoppa", "Apple", "Über"]
+    recipes = [
+        unique_user.repos.recipes.create(Recipe(user_id=unique_user.user_id, group_id=unique_user.group_id, name=name))
+        for name in names
+    ]
+    recipe_ids = ", ".join(str(recipe.id) for recipe in recipes)
+
+    ascending = unique_user.repos.recipes.page_all(
+        PaginationQuery(
+            page=1,
+            per_page=-1,
+            order_by="name",
+            order_direction=OrderDirection.asc,
+            query_filter=f"id IN [{recipe_ids}]",
+        )
+    )
+    assert [item.name for item in ascending.items] == ["Apple", "ärtsoppa", "Über", "Zebra"]
+
+    descending = unique_user.repos.recipes.page_all(
+        PaginationQuery(
+            page=1,
+            per_page=-1,
+            order_by="name",
+            order_direction=OrderDirection.desc,
+            query_filter=f"id IN [{recipe_ids}]",
+        )
+    )
+    assert [item.name for item in descending.items] == ["Zebra", "Über", "ärtsoppa", "Apple"]
+
+
 def test_coalesce_last_made(unique_user: TestUser):
     dt = datetime.now(UTC)