diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/NameAwareAttribute.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/NameAwareAttribute.java
index bb0003c19..ecaee73b8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/NameAwareAttribute.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/NameAwareAttribute.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object o) {
 
 		NameAwareAttribute that = (NameAwareAttribute) o;
 
-		if (id != null ? !id.equals(that.id) : that.id != null) return false;
+		if (id != null ? !id.equalsIgnoreCase(that.id) : that.id != null) return false;
 		if(this.values.size() != that.values.size()) {
 			return false;
 		}