diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index 737eb84..338a0db 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ class Article < Comatose::Page
     @profile ||= Profile.find_by_identifier(self.full_path.split(/\//).first)
   end
 
+  def title=(value)
+    super
+    # taken from comatose, added a call to transliterate right before downcase.
+    if (self[:slug].nil? or self[:slug].empty?) and !self[:title].nil?
+      self[:slug] = self[:title].transliterate.downcase.gsub( /[^-a-z0-9~\s\.:;+=_]/, '').gsub(/[\s\.:;=_+]+/, '-').gsub(/[\-]{2,}/, '-').to_s
+    end
+  end
+
 end
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