diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
index 6195ee79c7..38931e52da 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/keystone.py
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ def get_default_role(request):
     to request. Supports lookup by name or id.
     """
     global DEFAULT_ROLE
-    default = settings.OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_DEFAULT_ROLE
+    default = settings.OPENSTACK_KEYSTONE_DEFAULT_ROLE.lower()
     if default and DEFAULT_ROLE is None:
         try:
             roles = keystoneclient(request, admin=True).roles.list()
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def get_default_role(request):
             roles = []
             exceptions.handle(request)
         for role in roles:
-            if default in (role.id, role.name):
+            if default in (role.id.lower(), role.name.lower()):
                 DEFAULT_ROLE = role
                 break
     return DEFAULT_ROLE
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_keystone.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_keystone.py
index 82221b7570..4598c2d504 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_keystone.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/test_keystone.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
+from random import choice
 from unittest import mock
 
 
@@ -68,6 +69,27 @@ class RoleAPITests(test.APIMockTestCase):
         role = api.keystone.get_default_role(self.request)
         keystoneclient.roles.list.assert_called_once_with()
 
+    @mock.patch.object(api.keystone, 'keystoneclient')
+    @mock.patch.object(api.keystone, 'DEFAULT_ROLE', new=None)
+    def test_get_case_insensitive_default_role(self, mock_keystoneclient):
+        def convert_to_random_case(role_):
+            new_name = list()
+            for char in list(role_.name):
+                new_name.append(getattr(char, choice(["lower", "upper"]))())
+            role_.name = role_._info["name"] = "".join(new_name)
+            return role_
+        keystoneclient = mock_keystoneclient.return_value
+        keystoneclient.roles.list.return_value = list()
+        for role in self.roles:
+            role = convert_to_random_case(role)
+            keystoneclient.roles.list.return_value.append(role)
+        role = api.keystone.get_default_role(self.request)
+        self.assertEqual(self.role.name.lower(), role.name.lower())
+        # Verify that a second call doesn't hit the API again,
+        # so we use assert_called_once_with() here.
+        api.keystone.get_default_role(self.request)
+        keystoneclient.roles.list.assert_called_once_with()
+
 
 class ServiceAPITests(test.APIMockTestCase):
     @override_settings(OPENSTACK_ENDPOINT_TYPE='internalURL')