diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8c80948a2..e9281cd96 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ where the x represents a major version number, or architecture.  The y
 represents a feature release, and the z represents a patch.
 
 1.2.0 (?)
-  + Bug: "dateformat" configuration variable used to display dates, but not parse them.
+  + Bug: "dateformat" configuration variable used to display dates, but not parse them
+  + "task list x" now performs a caseless comparison between "x" and the description
 
 ------ reality -----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/task.cpp b/src/task.cpp
index ddc73e660..bada9ba38 100644
--- a/src/task.cpp
+++ b/src/task.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void handleList (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Split any description specified into words.
   std::vector <std::string> descWords;
-  split (descWords, task.getDescription (), ' ');
+  split (descWords, lowerCase (task.getDescription ()), ' ');
 
   // Get all the tags to match against.
   std::vector <std::string> tagList;
@@ -464,9 +464,10 @@ void handleList (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     T refTask (tasks[i]);
 
     // Apply description filter.
+    std::string desc = lowerCase (refTask.getDescription ());
     unsigned int matches = 0;
     for (unsigned int w = 0; w < descWords.size (); ++w)
-      if (refTask.getDescription ().find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
+      if (desc.find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
         ++matches;
 
     if (matches == descWords.size ())
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ void handleSmallList (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Split any description specified into words.
   std::vector <std::string> descWords;
-  split (descWords, task.getDescription (), ' ');
+  split (descWords, lowerCase (task.getDescription ()), ' ');
 
   // Get all the tags to match against.
   std::vector <std::string> tagList;
@@ -625,9 +626,10 @@ void handleSmallList (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     T refTask (tasks[i]);
 
     // Apply description filter.
+    std::string desc = lowerCase (refTask.getDescription ());
     unsigned int matches = 0;
     for (unsigned int w = 0; w < descWords.size (); ++w)
-      if (refTask.getDescription ().find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
+      if (desc.find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
         ++matches;
 
     if (matches == descWords.size ())
@@ -763,7 +765,7 @@ void handleCompleted (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Split any description specified into words.
   std::vector <std::string> descWords;
-  split (descWords, task.getDescription (), ' ');
+  split (descWords, lowerCase (task.getDescription ()), ' ');
 
   // Get all the tags to match against.
   std::vector <std::string> tagList;
@@ -779,9 +781,10 @@ void handleCompleted (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     T refTask (tasks[i]);
 
     // Apply description filter.
+    std::string desc = lowerCase (refTask.getDescription ());
     unsigned int matches = 0;
     for (unsigned int w = 0; w < descWords.size (); ++w)
-      if (refTask.getDescription ().find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
+      if (desc.find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
         ++matches;
 
     if (matches == descWords.size ())
@@ -1074,7 +1077,7 @@ void handleLongList (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Split any description specified into words.
   std::vector <std::string> descWords;
-  split (descWords, task.getDescription (), ' ');
+  split (descWords, lowerCase (task.getDescription ()), ' ');
 
   // Get all the tags to match against.
   std::vector <std::string> tagList;
@@ -1090,9 +1093,10 @@ void handleLongList (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     T refTask (tasks[i]);
 
     // Apply description filter.
+    std::string desc = lowerCase (refTask.getDescription ());
     unsigned int matches = 0;
     for (unsigned int w = 0; w < descWords.size (); ++w)
-      if (refTask.getDescription ().find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
+      if (desc.find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
         ++matches;
 
     if (matches == descWords.size ())
@@ -1434,7 +1438,7 @@ void handleReportNext (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Split any description specified into words.
   std::vector <std::string> descWords;
-  split (descWords, task.getDescription (), ' ');
+  split (descWords, lowerCase (task.getDescription ()), ' ');
 
   // Get all the tags to match against.
   std::vector <std::string> tagList;
@@ -1450,9 +1454,10 @@ void handleReportNext (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     T refTask (pending[*i]);
 
     // Apply description filter.
+    std::string desc = lowerCase (refTask.getDescription ());
     unsigned int matches = 0;
     for (unsigned int w = 0; w < descWords.size (); ++w)
-      if (refTask.getDescription ().find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
+      if (desc.find (descWords[w]) != std::string::npos)
         ++matches;
 
     if (matches == descWords.size ())
@@ -1973,10 +1978,6 @@ void handleReportActive (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   table.sortOn (2, Table::descendingPriority);
   table.sortOn (1, Table::ascendingCharacter);
 
-  // Split any description specified into words.
-  std::vector <std::string> descWords;
-  split (descWords, task.getDescription (), ' ');
-
   // Get all the tags to match against.
   std::vector <std::string> tagList;
   task.getTags (tagList);
@@ -2092,10 +2093,6 @@ void handleReportOverdue (const TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   table.sortOn (2, Table::descendingPriority);
   table.sortOn (1, Table::ascendingCharacter);
 
-  // Split any description specified into words.
-  std::vector <std::string> descWords;
-  split (descWords, task.getDescription (), ' ');
-
   // Get all the tags to match against.
   std::vector <std::string> tagList;
   task.getTags (tagList);