diff --git a/stix2/datastore/filters.py b/stix2/datastore/filters.py
index 6d9273e1..3036fab9 100644
--- a/stix2/datastore/filters.py
+++ b/stix2/datastore/filters.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import stix2.utils
 
 """Supported filter operations"""
-FILTER_OPS = ['=', '!=', 'in', '>', '<', '>=', '<=', 'contains']
+FILTER_OPS = ['=', '!=', 'in', '>', '<', '>=', '<=', 'contains', 'iequals', 'icontains']
 
 """Supported filter value types"""
 FILTER_VALUE_TYPES = (
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ def _check_property(self, stix_obj_property):
 
         if self.op == "=":
             return stix_obj_property == filter_value
+        elif self.op == "iequals":
+            return _casefold(filter_value) == _casefold(stix_obj_property)
         elif self.op == "!=":
             return stix_obj_property != filter_value
         elif self.op == "in":
@@ -97,6 +99,11 @@ def _check_property(self, stix_obj_property):
                 return filter_value in stix_obj_property.values()
             else:
                 return filter_value in stix_obj_property
+        elif self.op == "icontains":
+            if isinstance(filter_value, dict):
+                return _casefold(filter_value) in _casefold(stix_obj_property).values()
+            else:
+                return _casefold(filter_value) in _casefold(stix_obj_property)
         elif self.op == ">":
             return stix_obj_property > filter_value
         elif self.op == "<":
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ class FilterSet(object):
     """Internal STIX2 class to facilitate the grouping of Filters
     into sets. The primary motivation for this class came from the problem
     that Filters that had a dict as a value could not be added to a Python
-    set as dicts are not hashable. Thus this class provides set functionality
+    set as dicts are not hashable. Thus, this class provides set functionality
     but internally stores filters in a list.
     """
 
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ def add(self, filters=None):
         Operates like set, only adding unique stix2.Filters to the FilterSet
 
         Note:
-            method designed to be very accomodating (i.e. even accepting filters=None)
+            method designed to be very accommodating (i.e. even accepting filters=None)
             as it allows for blind calls (very useful in DataStore)
 
         Args:
@@ -242,7 +249,7 @@ def remove(self, filters=None):
         """Remove a Filter, list of Filters, or FilterSet from the FilterSet.
 
         Note:
-            method designed to be very accomodating (i.e. even accepting filters=None)
+            method designed to be very accommodating (i.e. even accepting filters=None)
             as it allows for blind calls (very useful in DataStore)
 
         Args:
@@ -259,3 +266,17 @@ def remove(self, filters=None):
 
         for f in filters:
             self._filters.remove(f)
+
+
+def _casefold(input_value):
+    if not isinstance(input_value, FILTER_VALUE_TYPES):
+        input_value = stix2.utils._get_dict(input_value)
+    if hasattr(input_value, 'casefold'):
+        return input_value.casefold()
+    if isinstance(input_value, dict):
+        return {k: _casefold(v) for k, v in input_value.items()}
+    if isinstance(input_value, list):
+        return [_casefold(v) for v in input_value]
+    if isinstance(input_value, tuple):
+        return tuple(_casefold(v) for v in input_value)
+    return input_value
diff --git a/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py b/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py
index 0e531fdb..31bb2aaa 100644
--- a/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py
+++ b/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@
         {"type": "file", "id": "file--42a7175a-42cc-508f-8fa7-23b330aff876", "name": "HAL 9000.exe", "spec_version": "2.1", "defanged": False},
     ),
     Filter("labels", "contains", "heartbleed"),
+    Filter(
+        "objects", "iequals",
+        {"0": {"type": "FILE", "id": "FILE--42A7175A-42CC-508F-8FA7-23B330AFF876", "name": "HAL 9000.EXE", "spec_version": "2.1", "defanged": False}},
+    ),
+    Filter(
+        "objects", "icontains",
+        {"type": "FILE", "id": "FILE--42A7175A-42CC-508F-8FA7-23B330AFF876", "name": "HAL 9000.EXE", "spec_version": "2.1", "defanged": False},
+    ),
+    Filter("labels", "icontains", "HEARTBLEED"),
 ]
 
 # same as above objects but converted to real Python STIX2 objects
@@ -343,6 +352,42 @@ def test_apply_common_filters15():
     assert len(resp) == 1
 
 
+def test_apply_common_filters16():
+    # Return any object that matches file object in "objects"
+    resp = list(apply_common_filters(stix_objs, [filters[17]]))
+    assert resp[0]["id"] == stix_objs[4]["id"]
+    assert len(resp) == 1
+    # important additional check to make sure original File dict was
+    # not converted to File object. (this was a deep bug found)
+    assert isinstance(resp[0]["objects"]["0"], dict)
+
+    resp = list(apply_common_filters(real_stix_objs, [filters[17]]))
+    assert resp[0].id == real_stix_objs[4].id
+    assert len(resp) == 1
+
+
+def test_apply_common_filters17():
+    # Return any object that contains a case insensitive specific File Cyber Observable Object
+    resp = list(apply_common_filters(stix_objs, [filters[18]]))
+    assert resp[0]['id'] == stix_objs[4]['id']
+    assert len(resp) == 1
+
+    resp = list(apply_common_filters(real_stix_objs, [filters[18]]))
+    assert resp[0].id == real_stix_objs[4].id
+    assert len(resp) == 1
+
+
+def test_apply_common_filters18():
+    # Return any object that contains case insensitive 'heartbleed' in "labels"
+    resp = list(apply_common_filters(stix_objs, [filters[19]]))
+    assert resp[0]['id'] == stix_objs[3]['id']
+    assert len(resp) == 1
+
+    resp = list(apply_common_filters(real_stix_objs, [filters[19]]))
+    assert resp[0].id == real_stix_objs[3].id
+    assert len(resp) == 1
+
+
 def test_datetime_filter_behavior():
     """if a filter is initialized with its value being a datetime object
     OR the STIX object property being filtered on is a datetime object, all