diff --git a/docs/api/props.md b/docs/api/props.md
index cfe3aca..b205d14 100644
--- a/docs/api/props.md
+++ b/docs/api/props.md
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ disabled: {
 
 ## dropdownShouldOpen <Badge text="v3.12.0+" />
 
-Determines whether the dropdown should open. Used 
+Determines whether the dropdown should open. Used
 for overriding the default dropdown behaviour. Receives
 the vue-select instance as the single argument to the function.
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ if the option should be displayed.
 filterBy: {
   type: Function,
   default(option, label, search) {
-    return (label || '').toLowerCase().indexOf(search.toLowerCase()) > -1
+    return (label || '').toLocaleLowerCase().indexOf(search.toLocaleLowerCase()) > -1
   }
 },
 ```
diff --git a/src/components/Select.vue b/src/components/Select.vue
index 4f852ba..06c0417 100644
--- a/src/components/Select.vue
+++ b/src/components/Select.vue
@@ -440,7 +440,11 @@ export default {
     filterBy: {
       type: Function,
       default(option, label, search) {
-        return (label || '').toLowerCase().indexOf(search.toLowerCase()) > -1
+        return (
+          (label || '')
+            .toLocaleLowerCase()
+            .indexOf(search.toLocaleLowerCase()) > -1
+        )
       },
     },