diff --git a/source/filesystem.go b/source/filesystem.go
index 9d723685e..7bdcd702f 100644
--- a/source/filesystem.go
+++ b/source/filesystem.go
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/hugo/hugofs"
+	"golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
@@ -66,6 +68,11 @@ func (f *Filesystem) Files() []*File {
 func (f *Filesystem) add(name string, reader io.Reader) (err error) {
 	var file *File
 
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		// When a file system is HFS+, its filepath is in NFD form.
+		name = norm.NFC.String(name)
+	}
+
 	file, err = NewFileFromAbs(f.Base, name, reader)
 
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/source/filesystem_test.go b/source/filesystem_test.go
index 9a6b9fa88..d2101991b 100644
--- a/source/filesystem_test.go
+++ b/source/filesystem_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package source
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -82,3 +84,28 @@ func TestAddFile(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestUnicodeNorm(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" {
+		// Normalization code is only for Mac OS, since it is not necessary for other OSes.
+		return
+	}
+
+	paths := []struct {
+		NFC string
+		NFD string
+	}{
+		{NFC: "å", NFD: "\x61\xcc\x8a"},
+		{NFC: "é", NFD: "\x65\xcc\x81"},
+	}
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		src := new(Filesystem)
+		_ = src.add(path.NFD, strings.NewReader(""))
+		f := src.Files()[0]
+		if f.BaseFileName() != path.NFC {
+			t.Fatalf("file name in NFD form should be normalized (%s)", path.NFC)
+		}
+	}
+
+}