diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
index adf96ae1ae..291c595856 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ QVector<QUuid> EntityScriptingInterface::findEntitiesByType(const QString entity
     return result;
 }
 
-QVector<QUuid> EntityScriptingInterface::findEntitiesByName(const QString entityName, const glm::vec3& center, float radius) const {
+QVector<QUuid> EntityScriptingInterface::findEntitiesByName(const QString entityName, const glm::vec3& center, float radius, bool caseSensitiveSearch) const {
     
     QVector<QUuid> result;
     if (_entityTree) {
@@ -743,9 +743,21 @@ QVector<QUuid> EntityScriptingInterface::findEntitiesByName(const QString entity
             _entityTree->findEntities(center, radius, entities);
         });
 
-        foreach(EntityItemPointer entity, entities) {
-            if (entity->getName() == entityName) {
-                result << entity->getEntityItemID();
+        if (caseSensitiveSearch) {
+            foreach(EntityItemPointer entity, entities) {
+                if (entity->getName() == entityName) {
+                    result << entity->getEntityItemID();
+                }
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            QString entityNameLowerCase = entityName.toLower();
+
+            foreach(EntityItemPointer entity, entities) {
+                QString entityItemLowerCase = entity->getName().toLower();
+                if (entityItemLowerCase == entityNameLowerCase) {
+                    result << entity->getEntityItemID();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
index 118e7d19df..8a12bc04d1 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
@@ -393,13 +393,14 @@ public slots:
     * @param {Entities.EntityType} entityName - The name of the entity to search for.
     * @param {Vec3} center - The point about which to search.
     * @param {number} radius - The radius within which to search.
+    * @param {bool} caseSensitiveSearch - Choose whether to to return case sensitive results back.
     * @returns {Uuid[]} An array of entity IDs of the specified type that intersect the search sphere. The array is empty if
     *     no entities could be found.
     * @example <caption>Get back a list of entities</caption>
-    * var entityIDs = Entities.findEntitiesByName("Light-Target", MyAvatar.position, 10);
+    * var entityIDs = Entities.findEntitiesByName("Light-Target", MyAvatar.position, 10, false);
     * print("Number of Entities with the name Light-Target " + entityIDs.length);
     */
-    Q_INVOKABLE QVector<QUuid> findEntitiesByName(const QString entityName, const glm::vec3& center, float radius) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVector<QUuid> findEntitiesByName(const QString entityName, const glm::vec3& center, float radius, bool caseSensitiveSearch = false ) const;
 
     /**jsdoc
      * Find the first entity intersected by a {@link PickRay}. <code>Light</code> and <code>Zone</code> entities are not