diff --git a/beets/dbcore/query.py b/beets/dbcore/query.py
index ddc2c907b..58af61ceb 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/query.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/query.py
@@ -756,8 +756,11 @@ class FixedFieldSort(FieldSort):
     """
     def order_clause(self):
         order = "ASC" if self.ascending else "DESC"
-        collate = 'COLLATE NOCASE' if self.case_insensitive else ''
-        return "{0} {1} {2}".format(self.field, collate, order)
+        if self.case_insensitive:
+            field = 'LOWER({})'.format(self.field)
+        else:
+            field = self.field
+        return "{0} {1}".format(field, order)
 
 
 class SlowFieldSort(FieldSort):
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 1598f867a..72e60b091 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Fixes:
   :doc:`/plugins/embedart`, :doc:`/plugins/fetchart`,
   and :doc:`/plugins/thumbnails`). :bug:`1448`
 * :doc:`/plugins/permissions`: Fix an error with non-ASCII paths. :bug:`1449`
+* Fix sorting by paths when case-insensitive. :bug:`1451`
 
 
 1.3.13 (April 24, 2015)
diff --git a/test/test_sort.py b/test/test_sort.py
index c926a30d0..519d19c6e 100644
--- a/test/test_sort.py
+++ b/test/test_sort.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class DummyDataTestCase(_common.TestCase):
         items[0].flex2 = "Flex2-A"
         items[0].album_id = albums[0].id
         items[0].artist_sort = None
+        items[0].path = "/path0.mp3"
         items[1].title = 'Baz qux'
         items[1].artist = 'Two'
         items[1].album = 'Baz'
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ class DummyDataTestCase(_common.TestCase):
         items[1].flex2 = "Flex2-A"
         items[1].album_id = albums[0].id
         items[1].artist_sort = None
+        items[1].path = "/patH1.mp3"
         items[2].title = 'Beets 4 eva'
         items[2].artist = 'Three'
         items[2].album = 'Foo'
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ class DummyDataTestCase(_common.TestCase):
         items[2].flex2 = "Flex1-B"
         items[2].album_id = albums[1].id
         items[2].artist_sort = None
+        items[2].path = "/paTH2.mp3"
         items[3].title = 'Beets 4 eva'
         items[3].artist = 'Three'
         items[3].album = 'Foo2'
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ class DummyDataTestCase(_common.TestCase):
         items[3].flex2 = "Flex1-C"
         items[3].album_id = albums[2].id
         items[3].artist_sort = None
+        items[3].path = "/PATH3.mp3"
         for item in items:
             self.lib.add(item)
 
@@ -141,6 +145,15 @@ class SortFixedFieldTest(DummyDataTestCase):
         for r1, r2 in zip(results, results2):
             self.assertEqual(r1.id, r2.id)
 
+    def test_sort_path_field(self):
+        q = ''
+        sort = dbcore.query.FixedFieldSort('path', True)
+        results = self.lib.items(q, sort)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['path'], '/path0.mp3')
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['path'], '/patH1.mp3')
+        self.assertEqual(results[2]['path'], '/paTH2.mp3')
+        self.assertEqual(results[3]['path'], '/PATH3.mp3')
+
 
 class SortFlexFieldTest(DummyDataTestCase):
     def test_sort_asc(self):