diff --git a/lib/isc/ht.c b/lib/isc/ht.c
index f602e7195a..dd49b007da 100644
--- a/lib/isc/ht.c
+++ b/lib/isc/ht.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <isc/ascii.h>
 #include <isc/hash.h>
 #include <isc/ht.h>
 #include <isc/magic.h>
@@ -95,9 +96,11 @@ isc__ht_iter_next(isc_ht_iter_t *it);
 
 static bool
 isc__ht_node_match(isc_ht_node_t *node, const uint32_t hashval,
-		   const uint8_t *key, uint32_t keysize) {
+		   const uint8_t *key, uint32_t keysize, bool case_sensitive) {
 	return (node->hashval == hashval && node->keysize == keysize &&
-		memcmp(node->key, key, keysize) == 0);
+		(case_sensitive
+			 ? (memcmp(node->key, key, keysize) == 0)
+			 : (isc_ascii_lowerequal(node->key, key, keysize))));
 }
 
 static uint32_t
@@ -338,7 +341,9 @@ nexttable:
 	for (isc_ht_node_t *node = ht->table[findex][hash]; node != NULL;
 	     node = node->next)
 	{
-		if (isc__ht_node_match(node, hashval, key, keysize)) {
+		if (isc__ht_node_match(node, hashval, key, keysize,
+				       ht->case_sensitive))
+		{
 			return (node);
 		}
 	}
@@ -385,7 +390,9 @@ isc__ht_delete(isc_ht_t *ht, const unsigned char *key, const uint32_t keysize,
 	for (isc_ht_node_t *node = ht->table[idx][hash]; node != NULL;
 	     prev = node, node = node->next)
 	{
-		if (isc__ht_node_match(node, hashval, key, keysize)) {
+		if (isc__ht_node_match(node, hashval, key, keysize,
+				       ht->case_sensitive))
+		{
 			if (prev == NULL) {
 				ht->table[idx][hash] = node->next;
 			} else {
diff --git a/tests/isc/ht_test.c b/tests/isc/ht_test.c
index 0b90cbaa19..2303def008 100644
--- a/tests/isc/ht_test.c
+++ b/tests/isc/ht_test.c
@@ -330,7 +330,57 @@ ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(isc_ht_iterator) {
 	test_ht_iterator();
 }
 
+ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(isc_ht_case) {
+	isc_ht_t *ht = NULL;
+	void *f = NULL;
+	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_UNSET;
+
+	unsigned char lower[16] = { "test case" };
+	unsigned char same[16] = { "test case" };
+	unsigned char upper[16] = { "TEST CASE" };
+	unsigned char mixed[16] = { "tEsT CaSe" };
+
+	isc_ht_init(&ht, mctx, 8, ISC_HT_CASE_SENSITIVE);
+	assert_non_null(ht);
+
+	result = isc_ht_add(ht, lower, 16, (void *)lower);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+
+	result = isc_ht_add(ht, same, 16, (void *)same);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_EXISTS);
+
+	result = isc_ht_add(ht, upper, 16, (void *)upper);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+
+	result = isc_ht_find(ht, mixed, 16, &f);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_NOTFOUND);
+	assert_null(f);
+
+	isc_ht_destroy(&ht);
+	assert_null(ht);
+
+	isc_ht_init(&ht, mctx, 8, ISC_HT_CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+	assert_non_null(ht);
+
+	result = isc_ht_add(ht, lower, 16, (void *)lower);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+
+	result = isc_ht_add(ht, same, 16, (void *)same);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_EXISTS);
+
+	result = isc_ht_add(ht, upper, 16, (void *)upper);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_EXISTS);
+
+	result = isc_ht_find(ht, mixed, 16, &f);
+	assert_int_equal(result, ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	assert_ptr_equal(f, &lower);
+
+	isc_ht_destroy(&ht);
+	assert_null(ht);
+}
+
 ISC_TEST_LIST_START
+ISC_TEST_ENTRY(isc_ht_case)
 ISC_TEST_ENTRY(isc_ht_1_120)
 ISC_TEST_ENTRY(isc_ht_6_1000)
 ISC_TEST_ENTRY(isc_ht_24_200000)