diff --git a/internal/query/idp_user_link.go b/internal/query/idp_user_link.go
index 23305dfd6e1..bc626d66aea 100644
--- a/internal/query/idp_user_link.go
+++ b/internal/query/idp_user_link.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func NewIDPUserLinksResourceOwnerSearchQuery(value string) (SearchQuery, error)
 }
 
 func NewIDPUserLinksExternalIDSearchQuery(value string) (SearchQuery, error) {
-	return NewTextQuery(IDPUserLinkExternalUserIDCol, value, TextEquals)
+	return NewTextQuery(IDPUserLinkExternalUserIDCol, value, TextEqualsIgnoreCase)
 }
 
 func prepareIDPUserLinksQuery() (sq.SelectBuilder, func(*sql.Rows) (*IDPUserLinks, error)) {