diff --git a/d2ir/pattern.go b/d2ir/pattern.go
index 8118fb113..067f629e0 100644
--- a/d2ir/pattern.go
+++ b/d2ir/pattern.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func matchPattern(s string, pattern []string) bool {
 		if pattern[i] == "*" {
 			// * so match next.
 			if i != len(pattern)-1 {
-				j := strings.Index(s, pattern[i+1])
+				j := strings.Index(strings.ToLower(s), strings.ToLower(pattern[i+1]))
 				if j == -1 {
 					return false
 				}
diff --git a/d2ir/pattern_test.go b/d2ir/pattern_test.go
index cfecbb7e1..fdcd53af9 100644
--- a/d2ir/pattern_test.go
+++ b/d2ir/pattern_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ a*: globbed`)
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "case",
+			name: "case/1",
 			run: func(t testing.TB) {
 				m, err := compile(t, `animal: meow
 action: yes
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ A*: globbed`)
 				assertQuery(t, m, 0, 0, "globbed", "action")
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "case/2",
+			run: func(t testing.TB) {
+				m, err := compile(t, `diddy kong
+Donkey Kong
+*kong: yes`)
+				assert.Success(t, err)
+				assertQuery(t, m, 2, 0, nil, "")
+				assertQuery(t, m, 0, 0, "yes", "diddy kong")
+				assertQuery(t, m, 0, 0, "yes", "Donkey Kong")
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "suffix",
 			run: func(t testing.TB) {
diff --git a/testdata/d2ir/TestCompile/patterns/case/1.exp.json b/testdata/d2ir/TestCompile/patterns/case/1.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..292d5d24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2ir/TestCompile/patterns/case/1.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+{
+  "fields": [
+    {
+      "name": "animal",
+      "primary": {
+        "value": {
+          "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,2:4:29-2:11:36",
+          "value": [
+            {
+              "string": "globbed",
+              "raw_string": "globbed"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "references": [
+        {
+          "string": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+            "value": [
+              {
+                "string": "animal",
+                "raw_string": "animal"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "key_path": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+            "path": [
+              {
+                "unquoted_string": {
+                  "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "string": "animal",
+                      "raw_string": "animal"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "context": {
+            "edge": null,
+            "key": {
+              "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,0:0:0-0:12:12",
+              "key": {
+                "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+                "path": [
+                  {
+                    "unquoted_string": {
+                      "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,0:0:0-0:6:6",
+                      "value": [
+                        {
+                          "string": "animal",
+                          "raw_string": "animal"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "primary": {},
+              "value": {
+                "unquoted_string": {
+                  "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,0:8:8-0:12:12",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "string": "meow",
+                      "raw_string": "meow"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "action",
+      "primary": {
+        "value": {
+          "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,2:4:29-2:11:36",
+          "value": [
+            {
+              "string": "globbed",
+              "raw_string": "globbed"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "references": [
+        {
+          "string": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,1:0:13-1:6:19",
+            "value": [
+              {
+                "string": "action",
+                "raw_string": "action"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "key_path": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,1:0:13-1:6:19",
+            "path": [
+              {
+                "unquoted_string": {
+                  "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,1:0:13-1:6:19",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "string": "action",
+                      "raw_string": "action"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "context": {
+            "edge": null,
+            "key": {
+              "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,1:0:13-1:11:24",
+              "key": {
+                "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,1:0:13-1:6:19",
+                "path": [
+                  {
+                    "unquoted_string": {
+                      "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,1:0:13-1:6:19",
+                      "value": [
+                        {
+                          "string": "action",
+                          "raw_string": "action"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "primary": {},
+              "value": {
+                "unquoted_string": {
+                  "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/1.d2,1:8:21-1:11:24",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "string": "yes",
+                      "raw_string": "yes"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "edges": null
+}
diff --git a/testdata/d2ir/TestCompile/patterns/case/2.exp.json b/testdata/d2ir/TestCompile/patterns/case/2.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..283008b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2ir/TestCompile/patterns/case/2.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+{
+  "fields": [
+    {
+      "name": "diddy kong",
+      "primary": {
+        "value": {
+          "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,2:7:30-2:10:33",
+          "value": [
+            {
+              "string": "yes",
+              "raw_string": "yes"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "references": [
+        {
+          "string": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,0:0:0-0:10:10",
+            "value": [
+              {
+                "string": "diddy kong",
+                "raw_string": "diddy kong"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "key_path": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,0:0:0-0:10:10",
+            "path": [
+              {
+                "unquoted_string": {
+                  "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,0:0:0-0:10:10",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "string": "diddy kong",
+                      "raw_string": "diddy kong"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "context": {
+            "edge": null,
+            "key": {
+              "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,0:0:0-0:10:10",
+              "key": {
+                "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,0:0:0-0:10:10",
+                "path": [
+                  {
+                    "unquoted_string": {
+                      "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,0:0:0-0:10:10",
+                      "value": [
+                        {
+                          "string": "diddy kong",
+                          "raw_string": "diddy kong"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "primary": {},
+              "value": {}
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Donkey Kong",
+      "primary": {
+        "value": {
+          "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,2:7:30-2:10:33",
+          "value": [
+            {
+              "string": "yes",
+              "raw_string": "yes"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "references": [
+        {
+          "string": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,1:0:11-1:11:22",
+            "value": [
+              {
+                "string": "Donkey Kong",
+                "raw_string": "Donkey Kong"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "key_path": {
+            "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,1:0:11-1:11:22",
+            "path": [
+              {
+                "unquoted_string": {
+                  "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,1:0:11-1:11:22",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "string": "Donkey Kong",
+                      "raw_string": "Donkey Kong"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "context": {
+            "edge": null,
+            "key": {
+              "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,1:0:11-1:11:22",
+              "key": {
+                "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,1:0:11-1:11:22",
+                "path": [
+                  {
+                    "unquoted_string": {
+                      "range": "TestCompile/patterns/case/2.d2,1:0:11-1:11:22",
+                      "value": [
+                        {
+                          "string": "Donkey Kong",
+                          "raw_string": "Donkey Kong"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              },
+              "primary": {},
+              "value": {}
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "edges": null
+}