diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/FeedTaskProcessor.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/FeedTaskProcessor.java
index ba20a7e97b..c0f34f4fa0 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/FeedTaskProcessor.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/FeedTaskProcessor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Alfresco Software Limited.
  *
  * This file is part of Alfresco
  *
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public abstract class FeedTaskProcessor
         {
             try
             {
-                followerUsers = getFollowers(postUserId, tenantDomain);
+                followerUsers = getFollowers(ctx, postUserId, tenantDomain);
             }
             catch(Exception e)
             {
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ public abstract class FeedTaskProcessor
         return members;
     }
     
-    protected abstract Set<String> getFollowers(String userId, String tenantDomain) throws Exception;
+    protected abstract Set<String> getFollowers(RepoCtx ctx, String userId, String tenantDomain) throws Exception;
     protected abstract boolean canReadSite(final RepoCtx ctx, String siteIdIn, String connectedUser, final String tenantDomain) throws Exception;
     protected abstract boolean canRead(RepoCtx ctx, final String connectedUser, Map<String, Object> model) throws Exception;
     
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedTaskProcessor.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedTaskProcessor.java
index c8d2594f16..2c5d329f06 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedTaskProcessor.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/activities/feed/local/LocalFeedTaskProcessor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Alfresco Software Limited.
  *
  * This file is part of Alfresco
  *
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ public class LocalFeedTaskProcessor extends FeedTaskProcessor implements Applica
         return documentPaths;
     }
     
-    protected Set<String> getFollowers(final String userId, String tenantDomain) throws Exception
+    protected Set<String> getFollowers(final RepoCtx ctx, final String userId, String tenantDomain) throws Exception
     {
         if (useRemoteCallbacks)
         {
@@ -620,7 +620,14 @@ public class LocalFeedTaskProcessor extends FeedTaskProcessor implements Applica
                     
                     if (fr.getPage() != null)
                     {
-                        result.addAll(fr.getPage());
+                        for (String followerUserName : fr.getPage())
+                        {
+                            if (!ctx.isUserNamesAreCaseSensitive())
+                            {
+                                followerUserName = followerUserName.toLowerCase();
+                            }
+                            result.add(followerUserName);
+                        }
                     }
                     
                     return null;