diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/roles.py b/common/djangoapps/student/roles.py
index e61fafe89aa..f96cc5f3537 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/roles.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/roles.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def has_role(self, role, course_id, org):
         return any(
             access_role.role in self.get_roles(role) and
             access_role.course_id == course_id and
-            access_role.org == org
+            access_role.org.lower() == org.lower()
             for access_role in self._roles
         )
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_roles.py b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_roles.py
index 6c344352a14..ff8023003cf 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_roles.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/tests/test_roles.py
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ class RoleCacheTestCase(TestCase):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=missing-clas
 
     ROLES = (
         (CourseStaffRole(IN_KEY), ('staff', IN_KEY, 'edX')),
+        (CourseStaffRole(IN_KEY), ('staff', IN_KEY, 'EDX')),
         (CourseInstructorRole(IN_KEY), ('instructor', IN_KEY, 'edX')),
         (OrgStaffRole(IN_KEY.org), ('staff', None, 'edX')),
+        (OrgStaffRole(IN_KEY.org), ('staff', None, 'EDX')),
         (OrgInstructorRole(IN_KEY.org), ('instructor', None, 'edX')),
         (CourseBetaTesterRole(IN_KEY), ('beta_testers', IN_KEY, 'edX')),
     )
@@ -180,10 +182,13 @@ def test_only_in_role(self, role, target):
         assert cache.has_role(*target)
 
         for other_role, other_target in self.ROLES:
-            if other_role == role:
-                continue
+            expected_has_role = (
+                other_role.ROLE == role.ROLE and
+                other_role.org.lower() == role.org.lower() and
+                other_role.course_key == role.course_key
+            )
 
-            assert not cache.has_role(*other_target)
+            assert cache.has_role(*other_target) == expected_has_role
 
     @ddt.data(*ROLES)
     @ddt.unpack