diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index bd94142c4..e0c7bf807 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   scope :bots, -> { where(actor_type: %w(Application Service)) }
   scope :groups, -> { where(actor_type: 'Group') }
   scope :alphabetic, -> { order(domain: :asc, username: :asc) }
-  scope :matches_username, ->(value) { where(arel_table[:username].matches("#{value}%")) }
+  scope :matches_username, ->(value) { where('lower((username)::text) LIKE lower(?)', "#{value}%") }
   scope :matches_display_name, ->(value) { where(arel_table[:display_name].matches("#{value}%")) }
   scope :matches_domain, ->(value) { where(arel_table[:domain].matches("%#{value}%")) }
   scope :without_unapproved, -> { left_outer_joins(:user).remote.or(left_outer_joins(:user).merge(User.approved.confirmed)) }