diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/ChangeStatusPredicate.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/ChangeStatusPredicate.java
index 886fdf86e6..a0397b7e2d 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/ChangeStatusPredicate.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/ChangeStatusPredicate.java
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ public final class ChangeStatusPredicate extends IndexPredicate<ChangeData> {
   }
 
   public static Predicate<ChangeData> parse(String value) {
-    if ("open".equals(value) || "pending".equals(value)) {
+    if ("open".equalsIgnoreCase(value) || "pending".equalsIgnoreCase(value)) {
       return open();
-    } else if ("closed".equals(value)) {
+    } else if ("closed".equalsIgnoreCase(value)) {
       return closed();
     } else {
-      Change.Status status = VALUES.inverse().get(value);
+      Change.Status status = VALUES.inverse().get(value.toLowerCase());
       checkArgument(status != null, "invalid change status: %s", value);
       return new ChangeStatusPredicate(status);
     }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java b/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
index 3af5cb4898..e8b411a829 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/server/query/change/AbstractQueryChangesTest.java
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryChangesTest {
     ins2.insert();
 
     assertResultEquals(change1, queryOne("status:new"));
+    assertResultEquals(change1, queryOne("status:NEW"));
     assertResultEquals(change1, queryOne("is:new"));
     assertResultEquals(change2, queryOne("status:merged"));
     assertResultEquals(change2, queryOne("is:merged"));
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryChangesTest {
     assertEquals(2, results.size());
     assertResultEquals(change2, results.get(0));
     assertResultEquals(change1, results.get(1));
+    assertEquals(2, query("status:OPEN").size());
     results = query("is:open");
     assertEquals(2, results.size());
     assertResultEquals(change2, results.get(0));
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractQueryChangesTest {
     assertEquals(2, results.size());
     assertResultEquals(change2, results.get(0));
     assertResultEquals(change1, results.get(1));
+    assertEquals(2, query("status:CLOSED").size());
     results = query("is:closed");
     assertEquals(2, results.size());
     assertResultEquals(change2, results.get(0));