diff --git a/nameserver/dns.go b/nameserver/dns.go
index eb35584b..f2cd8fe7 100644
--- a/nameserver/dns.go
+++ b/nameserver/dns.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (h *handler) handleReverse(w dns.ResponseWriter, req *dns.Msg) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ipStr := strings.TrimSuffix(req.Question[0].Name, "."+reverseDNSdomain)
+	ipStr := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.ToLower(req.Question[0].Name), "."+reverseDNSdomain)
 	ip, err := address.ParseIP(ipStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.nameError(w, req)
diff --git a/test/245_dns_case_insensitive_test.sh b/test/245_dns_case_insensitive_test.sh
index 47208833..0e55268b 100755
--- a/test/245_dns_case_insensitive_test.sh
+++ b/test/245_dns_case_insensitive_test.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ C1=10.2.0.78
 C2=10.2.0.79
 C3=10.2.0.80
 
+REVERSE_C1_LOWER=78.0.2.10.in-addr.arpa
+REVERSE_C1_UPPER=78.0.2.10.IN-ADDR.ARPA
+
 start_suite "DNS lookup case (in)sensitivity"
 
 weave_on $HOST1 launch
@@ -17,6 +20,10 @@ assert_dns_record $HOST1 test seeone.weave.local $C1
 assert_dns_record $HOST1 test SeeOne.weave.local $C1
 assert_dns_record $HOST1 test SEEONE.weave.local $C1
 
+# Test reverse DNS using explicit in-addr.arpa format, lower and upper case
+assert "exec_on $HOST1 test dig +short -t PTR $REVERSE_C1_LOWER" seeone.weave.local.
+assert "exec_on $HOST1 test dig +short -t PTR $REVERSE_C1_UPPER" seeone.weave.local.
+
 start_container $HOST1 $C2/24 --name=SeEtWo
 assert_dns_record $HOST1 test seetwo.weave.local $C2
 assert_dns_record $HOST1 test SeeTwo.weave.local $C2