diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
index fa202edef6..a8e1442dfd 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@
                             [(#\☻) "$\\blacksmiley$"]
                             [(#\☹) "$\\frownie$"]
                             [(#\à) "\\`{a}"]
+                            [(#\á) "\\'{a}"]
                             [(#\è) "\\`{e}"]
                             [(#\é) "\\'{e}"]
                             [(#\ä) "\\\"a"]