diff --git a/src/calibre/db/search.py b/src/calibre/db/search.py
index 50474507ae..4d82931d8b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/search.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/search.py
@@ -424,7 +424,11 @@ class SavedSearchQueries(object):  # {{{
             db._set_pref(self.opt_name, self.queries)
 
     def lookup(self, name):
-        return self.queries.get(self.force_unicode(name), None)
+        sn = self.force_unicode(name).lower()
+        for n,q in self.queries.items():
+            if sn == n.lower():
+                return q
+        return None
 
     def delete(self, name):
         db = self.db
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py b/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py
index d639424483..4aca17f8eb 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/search_query_parser.py
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ class SavedSearchQueries(object):
         self.save_queries()
 
     def lookup(self, name):
-        return self.queries.get(self.force_unicode(name), None)
+        sn = self.force_unicode(name).lower()
+        for n,q in self.queries.items():
+            if sn == n.lower():
+                return q
+        return None
 
     def delete(self, name):
         self.queries.pop(self.force_unicode(name), False)