diff --git a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
index d6ddd466b..be7a9c306 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ class RackViewSet(NetBoxModelViewSet):
             )
 
             # Enable filtering rack units by ID
-            q = data['q']
-            if q:
-                elevation = [u for u in elevation if q in str(u['id']) or q in str(u['name'])]
+            if q := data['q']:
+                q = q.lower()
+                elevation = [u for u in elevation if q in str(u['id']) or q in str(u['name']).lower()]
 
             page = self.paginate_queryset(elevation)
             if page is not None: