diff --git a/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/scanner-test-files/key-accented-chars-tests.yaml b/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/scanner-test-files/key-accented-chars-tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2509d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/scanner-test-files/key-accented-chars-tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+name: Parsing keys with accented characters
+contentFile: key-accented-chars.yaml
+rangeLength: -1
+startOffset: 0
+expectedTokens:
+
+  - type: DOCUMENT_START
+  
+  # Poèmes
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: KEY
+  
+  # Poème1
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: KEY
+ 
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: KEY
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: SCALAR
+  
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: KEY
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: SCALAR
+
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: KEY
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: SCALAR
+
+  # Prop2
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: KEY
+ 
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: KEY
+  - type: WHITESPACE
+  - type: SCALAR
+
diff --git a/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/scanner-test-files/key-accented-chars.yaml b/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/scanner-test-files/key-accented-chars.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bfe47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/scanner-test-files/key-accented-chars.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+Poèmes:
+  Poème1:
+    MaîtreCorbeau: value
+    SurUnArbrePerché: value
+    î: value
+  Prop2:
+    grünen: value
+
diff --git a/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/test/scanner/YAMLScannerTest.java b/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/test/scanner/YAMLScannerTest.java
index 2786587..d546076 100644
--- a/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/test/scanner/YAMLScannerTest.java
+++ b/org.dadacoalition.yedit.test/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/test/scanner/YAMLScannerTest.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public static Collection<Object[]> readTests() {
 				"comment-tests.yaml",
 				"tag-tests.yaml",
 				"scalar-test.yaml",
-				"key-tests.yaml"
+				"key-tests.yaml",
+				"key-accented-chars-tests.yaml"
 		};
 
 		Collection<Object[]> testCases = new ArrayList<Object[]>();
diff --git a/org.dadacoalition.yedit/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/editor/scanner/KeyRule.java b/org.dadacoalition.yedit/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/editor/scanner/KeyRule.java
index 34fa330..7acd961 100644
--- a/org.dadacoalition.yedit/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/editor/scanner/KeyRule.java
+++ b/org.dadacoalition.yedit/src/org/dadacoalition/yedit/editor/scanner/KeyRule.java
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
  */
 public class KeyRule implements IRule {
 
-    private IToken token;
+    private IToken token; 
     private Pattern keyPattern;
     
     public KeyRule( IToken token ){
         this.token = token;
-        keyPattern = Pattern.compile( getKeyRegex(), Pattern.DOTALL | Pattern.COMMENTS );
+        keyPattern = Pattern.compile( getKeyRegex(), Pattern.DOTALL | Pattern.COMMENTS | Pattern.UNICODE_CHARACTER_CLASS);
     }
         
     public IToken evaluate(ICharacterScanner scanner) {