diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm.v b/vlib/orm/orm.v
index 6f11f42349a90f..60ea5eb5dee982 100644
--- a/vlib/orm/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm.v
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub enum OperationKind {
 	ge // >=
 	le // <=
 	orm_like // LIKE
+	orm_ilike // ILIKE
 	is_null // IS NULL
 	is_not_null // IS NOT NULL
 }
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ fn (kind OperationKind) to_str() string {
 		.ge { '>=' }
 		.le { '<=' }
 		.orm_like { 'LIKE' }
+		.orm_ilike { 'ILIKE' }
 		.is_null { 'IS NULL' }
 		.is_not_null { 'IS NOT NULL' }
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/infix.v b/vlib/v/checker/infix.v
index 0a2c7635b2a53e..d34428e2bfab11 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/infix.v
@@ -522,6 +522,11 @@ fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 
 			return c.check_like_operator(node)
 		}
+		.key_ilike {
+			node.promoted_type = ast.bool_type
+
+			return c.check_like_operator(node)
+		}
 		.left_shift {
 			if left_final_sym.kind == .array
 				|| c.table.sym(c.unwrap_generic(left_type)).kind == .array {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
index facc66975cf5fc..7b09dc14f2c431 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_where_expr(expr ast.Expr, mut fields []string, mut pare
 				.key_like {
 					'orm__OperationKind__orm_like'
 				}
+				.key_ilike {
+					'orm__OperationKind__orm_ilike'
+				}
 				.key_is {
 					'orm__OperationKind__is_null'
 				}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
index 7a76e343e140f5..85bf1d2981309d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
@@ -842,12 +842,18 @@ fn (mut p Parser) process_custom_orm_operators() {
 	}
 
 	is_like_operator := p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'like'
+	is_ilike_operator := p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit == 'ilike'
 
 	if is_like_operator {
 		p.tok = token.Token{
 			...p.tok
 			kind: .key_like
 		}
+	} else if is_ilike_operator {
+		p.tok = token.Token{
+			...p.tok
+			kind: .key_ilike
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/token/token.v b/vlib/v/token/token.v
index c7e97f883f6049..f8230f07cf9245 100644
--- a/vlib/v/token/token.v
+++ b/vlib/v/token/token.v
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 module token
 
-const orm_custom_operators = ['like']
+const orm_custom_operators = ['like', 'ilike']
 
 @[minify]
 pub struct Token {
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ pub enum Kind {
 	key_return
 	key_select
 	key_like
+	key_ilike
 	key_sizeof
 	key_isreftype
 	key_likely
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ fn build_token_str() []string {
 	s[Kind.key_match] = 'match'
 	s[Kind.key_select] = 'select'
 	s[Kind.key_like] = 'like'
+	s[Kind.key_ilike] = 'ilike'
 	s[Kind.key_none] = 'none'
 	s[Kind.key_nil] = 'nil'
 	s[Kind.key_offsetof] = '__offsetof'
@@ -451,6 +453,7 @@ pub fn build_precedences() []Precedence {
 	p[Kind.gt] = .eq
 	p[Kind.ge] = .eq
 	p[Kind.key_like] = .eq
+	p[Kind.key_ilike] = .eq
 	// `=` | `+=` | ...
 	p[Kind.assign] = .assign
 	p[Kind.plus_assign] = .assign
@@ -522,7 +525,7 @@ pub fn (kind Kind) is_prefix() bool {
 pub fn (kind Kind) is_infix() bool {
 	return kind in [.plus, .minus, .mod, .mul, .div, .eq, .ne, .gt, .lt, .key_in, .key_as, .ge,
 		.le, .logical_or, .xor, .not_in, .key_is, .not_is, .and, .dot, .pipe, .amp, .left_shift,
-		.right_shift, .unsigned_right_shift, .arrow, .key_like]
+		.right_shift, .unsigned_right_shift, .arrow, .key_like, .key_ilike]
 }
 
 @[inline]
@@ -630,6 +633,7 @@ pub fn kind_to_string(k Kind) string {
 		.key_return { 'key_return' }
 		.key_select { 'key_select' }
 		.key_like { 'key_like' }
+		.key_ilike { 'key_ilike' }
 		.key_sizeof { 'key_sizeof' }
 		.key_isreftype { 'key_isreftype' }
 		.key_likely { 'key_likely' }