diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/components/search_bar.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/components/search_bar.tsx
index efc564089fb43..de9bb85f7a8a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/components/search_bar.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/components/search_bar.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export const SearchBar: FC<SearchBarProps> = (opts) => {
         let tagIds: string[] | undefined;
         if (taggingApi && rawParams.filters.tags) {
           tagIds = rawParams.filters.tags.map(
-            (tagName) => taggingApi.ui.getTagIdFromName(tagName.toLowerCase()) ?? UNKNOWN_TAG_ID
+            (tagName) => taggingApi.ui.getTagIdFromName(tagName) ?? UNKNOWN_TAG_ID
           );
         } else {
           tagIds = undefined;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/public/utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/public/utils.ts
index 38ae79f3ca033..fc8ec8ebd3029 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/public/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/public/utils.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const getTagsFromReferences = (references: SavedObjectReference[], allTag
 };
 
 export const convertTagNameToId = (tagName: string, allTags: Tag[]): string | undefined => {
-  const found = allTags.find((tag) => tag.name === tagName);
+  const found = allTags.find((tag) => tag.name.toLowerCase() === tagName.toLowerCase());
   return found?.id;
 };