diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe081224ce..ccccc92f66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
     Bug #7679: Scene luminance value flashes when toggling shaders
     Bug #7685: Corky sometimes doesn't follow Llovyn Andus
     Bug #7712: Casting doesn't support spells and enchantments with no effects
+    Bug #7721: CS: Special Chars Not Allowed in IDs
     Bug #7723: Assaulting vampires and werewolves shouldn't be a crime
     Bug #7724: Guards don't help vs werewolves
     Bug #7733: Launcher shows incorrect data paths when there's two plugins with the same name
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.cpp
index 6f790d20cb..078bd6bce5 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.cpp
@@ -2,17 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <components/misc/strings/lower.hpp>
 
-bool CSVWorld::IdValidator::isValid(const QChar& c, bool first) const
-{
-    if (c.isLetter() || c == '_')
-        return true;
-
-    if (!first && (c.isDigit() || c.isSpace()))
-        return true;
-
-    return false;
-}
-
 CSVWorld::IdValidator::IdValidator(bool relaxed, QObject* parent)
     : QValidator(parent)
     , mRelaxed(relaxed)
@@ -92,7 +81,7 @@ QValidator::State CSVWorld::IdValidator::validate(QString& input, int& pos) cons
             {
                 prevScope = false;
 
-                if (!isValid(*iter, first))
+                if (!iter->isPrint())
                     return QValidator::Invalid;
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.hpp
index e831542961..6b98d35672 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/idvalidator.hpp
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ namespace CSVWorld
         std::string mNamespace;
         mutable std::string mError;
 
-    private:
-        bool isValid(const QChar& c, bool first) const;
-
     public:
         IdValidator(bool relaxed = false, QObject* parent = nullptr);
         ///< \param relaxed Relaxed rules for IDs that also functino as user visible text