diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e5d9600916..9851c89b91 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Changes with Apache 2.3.0
 
 Changes with Apache 2.1.9
 
+  *) mod_proxy: Do not lowercase the entire worker name of a BalancerMember
+     since this breaks case sensitive URI's. PR36906.  [Ruediger Pluem]
+
   *) core: AddOutputFilterByType is ignored for proxied requests. PR31226.
      [Joe Orton, Ruediger Pluem]
 
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
index 568c9be777..1ee15ba13e 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
@@ -1435,7 +1435,6 @@ static const char *add_member(cmd_parms *cmd, void *dummy, const char *arg)
         return "BalancerMember must define remote proxy server";
     
     ap_str_tolower(path);   /* lowercase scheme://hostname */
-    ap_str_tolower(name);   /* lowercase scheme://hostname */
 
     /* Try to find existing worker */
     worker = ap_proxy_get_worker(cmd->temp_pool, conf, name);
diff --git a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
index 9470b59fdc..b78d019708 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(const char *) ap_proxy_add_worker(proxy_worker **worker,
     }
 
     ap_str_tolower(uri.hostname);
+    ap_str_tolower(uri.scheme);
     *worker = apr_array_push(conf->workers);
     memset(*worker, 0, sizeof(proxy_worker));
     (*worker)->name = apr_uri_unparse(p, &uri, APR_URI_UNP_REVEALPASSWORD);