diff --git a/beets/dbcore/query.py b/beets/dbcore/query.py
index c020deacb..b0c769790 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/query.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/query.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class StringQuery(StringFieldQuery):
 
     @classmethod
     def string_match(cls, pattern, value):
-        return pattern == value
+        return pattern.lower() == value.lower()
 
 
 class SubstringQuery(StringFieldQuery):
diff --git a/test/test_query.py b/test/test_query.py
index 0b857ef7c..0be4b7d7f 100644
--- a/test/test_query.py
+++ b/test/test_query.py
@@ -395,12 +395,12 @@ class MatchTest(_common.TestCase):
     def test_exact_match_nocase_positive(self):
         q = dbcore.query.StringQuery('genre', 'the genre')
         self.assertTrue(q.match(self.item))
+        q = dbcore.query.StringQuery('genre', 'THE GENRE')
+        self.assertTrue(q.match(self.item))
 
     def test_exact_match_nocase_negative(self):
         q = dbcore.query.StringQuery('genre', 'genre')
         self.assertFalse(q.match(self.item))
-        q = dbcore.query.StringQuery('genre', 'THE GENRE')
-        self.assertFalse(q.match(self.item))
 
     def test_year_match_positive(self):
         q = dbcore.query.NumericQuery('year', '1')