diff --git a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
index fd09f8f56..274721d94 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   registerUser,
   API,
   getPosts,
+  getCommunityByName,
 } from "./shared";
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -279,3 +280,20 @@ test("moderator view", async () => {
   expect(postIds).toContain(alphaPost.post.id);
   expect(postIds).toContain(otherAlphaPost.post.id);
 });
+
+test("Get community for different casing on domain", async () => {
+  let communityRes = await createCommunity(alpha);
+  expect(communityRes.community_view.community.name).toBeDefined();
+
+  // A dupe check
+  let prevName = communityRes.community_view.community.name;
+  await expect(createCommunity(alpha, prevName)).rejects.toBe(
+    "community_already_exists",
+  );
+
+  // Cache the community on beta, make sure it has the other fields
+  let communityName = `${communityRes.community_view.community.name}@LEMMY-ALPHA:8541`;
+  let betaCommunity = (await getCommunityByName(beta, communityName))
+    .community_view;
+  assertCommunityFederation(betaCommunity, communityRes.community_view);
+});
diff --git a/api_tests/src/shared.ts b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
index 9460d896a..6110f1e34 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@@ -557,6 +557,17 @@ export async function getCommunity(
   return api.client.getCommunity(form);
 }
 
+export async function getCommunityByName(
+  api: API,
+  name: string,
+): Promise<CommunityResponse> {
+  let form: GetCommunity = {
+    name,
+    auth: api.auth,
+  };
+  return api.client.getCommunity(form);
+}
+
 export async function deleteCommunity(
   api: API,
   deleted: boolean,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
index 701d10383..f56f1ccad 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/mod.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ where
       Ok(actor?.into())
     } else if local_user_view.is_some() {
       // Fetch the actor from its home instance using webfinger
-      let actor: ActorType = webfinger_resolve_actor(identifier, context).await?;
+      let actor: ActorType = webfinger_resolve_actor(&identifier.to_lowercase(), context).await?;
       Ok(actor)
     } else {
       Err(NotFound.into())
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
index d4e34f9e7..31febd7ff 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn check_apub_id_valid(apub_id: &Url, local_site_data: &LocalSiteData) -> Result
   if local_site_data
     .blocked_instances
     .iter()
-    .any(|i| domain.eq(&i.domain))
+    .any(|i| domain.to_lowercase().eq(&i.domain.to_lowercase()))
   {
     Err(LemmyErrorType::DomainBlocked(domain.clone()))?;
   }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn check_apub_id_valid(apub_id: &Url, local_site_data: &LocalSiteData) -> Result
     && !local_site_data
       .allowed_instances
       .iter()
-      .any(|i| domain.eq(&i.domain))
+      .any(|i| domain.to_lowercase().eq(&i.domain.to_lowercase()))
   {
     Err(LemmyErrorType::DomainNotInAllowList(domain))?;
   }
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/community.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/community.rs
index bedb9820e..82d2847f4 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/community.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/community.rs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ impl ApubActor for Community {
     community::table
       .inner_join(instance::table)
       .filter(lower(community::name).eq(community_name.to_lowercase()))
-      .filter(instance::domain.eq(for_domain))
+      .filter(lower(instance::domain).eq(for_domain.to_lowercase()))
       .select(community::all_columns)
       .first::<Self>(conn)
       .await
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/instance.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/instance.rs
index f92d261b5..9bf3c28f5 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/instance.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
   newtypes::InstanceId,
   schema::{federation_allowlist, federation_blocklist, instance, local_site, site},
   source::instance::{Instance, InstanceForm},
-  utils::{get_conn, naive_now, DbPool},
+  utils::{functions::lower, get_conn, naive_now, DbPool},
 };
 use diesel::{
   dsl::{insert_into, now},
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl Instance {
 
     // First try to read the instance row and return directly if found
     let instance = instance::table
-      .filter(domain.eq(&domain_))
+      .filter(lower(domain).eq(&domain_.to_lowercase()))
       .first::<Self>(conn)
       .await;
     match instance {
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/person.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/person.rs
index 43bdf5c3b..d8a80596f 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/person.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/person.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl ApubActor for Person {
     person::table
       .inner_join(instance::table)
       .filter(lower(person::name).eq(person_name.to_lowercase()))
-      .filter(instance::domain.eq(for_domain))
+      .filter(lower(instance::domain).eq(for_domain.to_lowercase()))
       .select(person::all_columns)
       .first::<Self>(conn)
       .await