diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index a2633b0..08019ef 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -526,7 +526,10 @@ func (v *Viper) Sub(key string) *Viper {
 	subv := New()
 	data := v.Get(key)
 	if reflect.TypeOf(data).Kind() == reflect.Map {
-		subv.config = cast.ToStringMap(data)
+		m := cast.ToStringMap(data)
+		for k, v := range m {
+			subv.config[strings.ToLower(k)] = v
+		}
 		return subv
 	} else {
 		return nil
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index 858caff..4b023f4 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ var yamlExampleWithExtras = []byte(`Existing: true
 Bogus: true
 `)
 
+var yamlExampleWithSubtreeCaps = []byte(`Hacker: true
+name: steve
+clothing:
+  JACKET: leather
+  TROUSERS: denim
+  pants:
+    size: large
+`)
+
 type testUnmarshalExtra struct {
 	Existing bool
 }
@@ -760,6 +769,18 @@ func TestSub(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, subv, (*Viper)(nil))
 }
 
+func TestSubWithCaps(t *testing.T) {
+	v := New()
+	v.SetConfigType("yaml")
+	v.ReadConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(yamlExampleWithSubtreeCaps))
+
+	subv := v.Sub("clothing")
+	assert.Equal(t, v.Get("clothing.JACKET"), subv.Get("jacket"))
+
+	subv = v.Sub("clothing.pants.size")
+	assert.Equal(t, subv, (*Viper)(nil))
+}
+
 var yamlMergeExampleTgt = []byte(`
 hello:
     pop: 37890