diff --git a/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js b/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js
index 7854960f8b78..fa0cb3e9da36 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/IOUCurrencySelection.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function IOUCurrencySelection(props) {
         const currencyOptions = _.map(currencyList, (currencyInfo, currencyCode) => {
             const isSelectedCurrency = currencyCode === selectedCurrencyCode;
             return {
+                currencyName: currencyInfo.name,
                 text: `${currencyCode} - ${CurrencyUtils.getLocalizedCurrencySymbol(currencyCode)}`,
                 currencyCode,
                 keyForList: currencyCode,
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ function IOUCurrencySelection(props) {
         });
 
         const searchRegex = new RegExp(Str.escapeForRegExp(searchValue.trim()), 'i');
-        const filteredCurrencies = _.filter(currencyOptions, (currencyOption) => searchRegex.test(currencyOption.text));
+        const filteredCurrencies = _.filter(currencyOptions, (currencyOption) => searchRegex.test(currencyOption.text) || searchRegex.test(currencyOption.currencyName));
         const isEmpty = searchValue.trim() && !filteredCurrencies.length;
 
         return {