diff --git a/room/runtime/src/androidTest/java/android/arch/persistence/room/migration/TableInfoTest.java b/room/runtime/src/androidTest/java/android/arch/persistence/room/migration/TableInfoTest.java
index d59d9a2..76effde 100644
--- a/room/runtime/src/androidTest/java/android/arch/persistence/room/migration/TableInfoTest.java
+++ b/room/runtime/src/androidTest/java/android/arch/persistence/room/migration/TableInfoTest.java
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 
-import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
-import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
-import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
-
 import android.arch.persistence.db.SupportSQLiteDatabase;
 import android.arch.persistence.db.SupportSQLiteOpenHelper;
 import android.arch.persistence.db.framework.FrameworkSQLiteOpenHelperFactory;
 import android.arch.persistence.room.util.TableInfo;
+import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -169,6 +168,17 @@
         assertThat(info.foreignKeys.iterator().next(), is(expected));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void caseInsensitiveTypeName() {
+        mDb = createDatabase(
+                "CREATE TABLE foo (n integer)");
+        TableInfo info = TableInfo.read(mDb, "foo");
+        assertThat(info, is(new TableInfo(
+                "foo",
+                toMap(new TableInfo.Column("n", "INTEGER", 0)),
+                Collections.<TableInfo.ForeignKey>emptySet())));
+    }
+
     private static Map<String, TableInfo.Column> toMap(TableInfo.Column... columns) {
         Map<String, TableInfo.Column> result = new HashMap<>();
         for (TableInfo.Column column : columns) {
diff --git a/room/runtime/src/main/java/android/arch/persistence/room/util/TableInfo.java b/room/runtime/src/main/java/android/arch/persistence/room/util/TableInfo.java
index a1f6df2..c9d2021 100644
--- a/room/runtime/src/main/java/android/arch/persistence/room/util/TableInfo.java
+++ b/room/runtime/src/main/java/android/arch/persistence/room/util/TableInfo.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
             //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
             if (!name.equals(column.name)) return false;
-            return type != null ? type.equals(column.type) : column.type == null;
+            return type != null ? type.equalsIgnoreCase(column.type) : column.type == null;
         }
 
         /**