diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.test.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.test.tsx
index 564a8098a5..c6f017e92d 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import React from 'react';
-import { TechDocsSearch } from './TechDocsSearch';
+import { buildInitialFilters, TechDocsSearch } from './TechDocsSearch';
 import {
   act,
   fireEvent,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('<TechDocsPage />', () => {
       await singleResult;
       expect(querySpy).toBeCalledWith({
         filters: {
-          kind: 'Testable',
+          kind: 'testable',
           name: 'test',
           namespace: 'testspace',
         },
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('<TechDocsPage />', () => {
       await waitFor(() =>
         expect(querySpy).toBeCalledWith({
           filters: {
-            kind: 'Testable',
+            kind: 'testable',
             name: 'test',
             namespace: 'testspace',
           },
@@ -120,3 +120,23 @@ describe('<TechDocsPage />', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('buildInitialFilters', () => {
+  const filterEnt = {
+    name: 'Test',
+    kind: 'TestKind',
+    namespace: 'TeStNaMeSpAcE',
+  };
+  it('should use filters as is when legacy path', () => {
+    const filters = buildInitialFilters(true, filterEnt);
+    expect(filters).toStrictEqual(filterEnt);
+  });
+  it('should lowercase all filters for new approach', () => {
+    const filters = buildInitialFilters(false, filterEnt);
+    expect(filters).toStrictEqual({
+      name: 'test',
+      kind: 'testkind',
+      namespace: 'testnamespace',
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.tsx
index 6f2df2cc55..2ec5559bb9 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsSearch.tsx
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 import React, { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import {
+  CircularProgress,
   Grid,
   IconButton,
   InputAdornment,
   TextField,
-  CircularProgress,
 } from '@material-ui/core';
 import Autocomplete from '@material-ui/lab/Autocomplete';
 import { SearchContextProvider, useSearch } from '@backstage/plugin-search';
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ import { DocsResultListItem } from '../../components/DocsResultListItem';
 import SearchIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Search';
 import { useDebounce } from 'react-use';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
+import { configApiRef, useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
+type EntityId = {
+  name: string;
+  namespace: string;
+  kind: string;
+};
 type TechDocsSearchProps = {
-  entityId: {
-    name: string;
-    namespace: string;
-    kind: string;
-  };
+  entityId: EntityId;
   debounceTime?: number;
 };
 
@@ -52,6 +54,17 @@ type TechDocsSearchResult = {
   document: TechDocsDoc;
 };
 
+export const buildInitialFilters = (
+  legacyPaths: boolean,
+  entityId: EntityId,
+) => {
+  return legacyPaths
+    ? entityId
+    : Object.entries(entityId).reduce((acc, [key, value]) => {
+        return { ...acc, [key]: value.toLowerCase() };
+      }, {});
+};
+
 const TechDocsSearchBar = ({
   entityId,
   debounceTime = 150,
@@ -161,12 +174,17 @@ const TechDocsSearchBar = ({
     </Grid>
   );
 };
+
 const TechDocsSearch = (props: TechDocsSearchProps) => {
+  const configApi = useApi(configApiRef);
+  const legacyPaths = configApi.getOptionalBoolean(
+    'techdocs.legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths',
+  );
   const initialState = {
     term: '',
     types: ['techdocs'],
     pageCursor: '',
-    filters: props.entityId,
+    filters: buildInitialFilters(legacyPaths || false, props.entityId),
   };
   return (
     <SearchContextProvider initialState={initialState}>