diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURI.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURI.java
index 7b403dea..8d9508fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURI.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURI.java
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ public class BitcoinURI {
         String blockchainInfoScheme = scheme + "://";
         String correctScheme = scheme + ":";
         String schemeSpecificPart;
-        if (input.startsWith(blockchainInfoScheme)) {
+        final String inputLc = input.toLowerCase(Locale.US);
+        if (inputLc.startsWith(blockchainInfoScheme)) {
             schemeSpecificPart = input.substring(blockchainInfoScheme.length());
-        } else if (input.startsWith(correctScheme)) {
+        } else if (inputLc.startsWith(correctScheme)) {
             schemeSpecificPart = input.substring(correctScheme.length());
         } else {
             throw new BitcoinURIParseException("Unsupported URI scheme: " + uri.getScheme());
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURITest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURITest.java
index c0b4ad3f..7de1bea4 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURITest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/uri/BitcoinURITest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import org.bitcoinj.core.SegwitAddress;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 public class BitcoinURITest {
     private BitcoinURI testObject = null;
 
@@ -101,6 +103,15 @@ public class BitcoinURITest {
         assertEquals("Unexpected label", 20, testObject.getAddress().getHash().length);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGood_uppercaseScheme() throws BitcoinURIParseException {
+        testObject = new BitcoinURI(MAINNET, BITCOIN_SCHEME.toUpperCase(Locale.US) + ":" + MAINNET_GOOD_ADDRESS);
+        assertEquals(MAINNET_GOOD_ADDRESS, testObject.getAddress().toString());
+        assertNull("Unexpected amount", testObject.getAmount());
+        assertNull("Unexpected label", testObject.getLabel());
+        assertEquals("Unexpected label", 20, testObject.getAddress().getHash().length);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGood_segwit() throws BitcoinURIParseException {
         testObject = new BitcoinURI(MAINNET, BITCOIN_SCHEME + ":" + MAINNET_GOOD_SEGWIT_ADDRESS);