diff --git a/src/CONST.ts b/src/CONST.ts
index 29bb0b83aaee..9e7c1f007335 100755
--- a/src/CONST.ts
+++ b/src/CONST.ts
@@ -1312,6 +1312,7 @@ const CONST = {
 
         TAX_ID: /^\d{9}$/,
         NON_NUMERIC: /\D/g,
+        ANY_SPACE: /\s/g,
 
         // Extract attachment's source from the data's html string
         ATTACHMENT_DATA: /(data-expensify-source|data-name)="([^"]+)"/g,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js b/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js
index c7b5885865df..20344a08a2c8 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js
@@ -126,8 +126,12 @@ function IOUCurrencySelection(props) {
             };
         });
 
-        const searchRegex = new RegExp(Str.escapeForRegExp(searchValue.trim()), 'i');
-        const filteredCurrencies = _.filter(currencyOptions, (currencyOption) => searchRegex.test(currencyOption.text) || searchRegex.test(currencyOption.currencyName));
+        const searchRegex = new RegExp(Str.escapeForRegExp(searchValue.trim().replace(CONST.REGEX.ANY_SPACE, ' ')), 'i');
+        const filteredCurrencies = _.filter(
+            currencyOptions,
+            (currencyOption) =>
+                searchRegex.test(currencyOption.text.replace(CONST.REGEX.ANY_SPACE, ' ')) || searchRegex.test(currencyOption.currencyName.replace(CONST.REGEX.ANY_SPACE, ' ')),
+        );
         const isEmpty = searchValue.trim() && !filteredCurrencies.length;
 
         return {