diff --git a/gnome-pass-search-provider.py b/gnome-pass-search-provider.py
index b287dea..548f55c 100755
--- a/gnome-pass-search-provider.py
+++ b/gnome-pass-search-provider.py
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@ class SearchPassService(dbus.service.Object):
                 if filename[-4:] != '.gpg':
                     continue
                 path = path_join(dir_path, filename)[:-4]
-                for name in path.split('/'):
-                    matcher.set_seq1(name)
+                for part in path.split('/'):
+                    # smartcase: be case insensitive unless uppercase
+                    # characters are used in the search
+                    if name.islower():
+                        part = part.lower()
+                    matcher.set_seq1(part)
                     score = matcher.ratio()
                     if score >= 0.5 and \
                             (path not in matches or score > matches[path]):