diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 656f4ee..2b34147 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [1.0.9] - Unreleased
 - Updated dependencies
+- Fixed issue with decoding lower case base32hex strings
 - Added support for MSCDI validation
 
 ## [1.0.8] - 2024-01-30
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 656f4ee..2b34147 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [1.0.9] - Unreleased
 - Updated dependencies
+- Fixed issue with decoding lower case base32hex strings
 - Added support for MSCDI validation
 
 ## [1.0.8] - 2024-01-30
diff --git a/iscc_core/codec.py b/iscc_core/codec.py
index 37b269d..2b373c7 100644
--- a/iscc_core/codec.py
+++ b/iscc_core/codec.py
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ def decode_base32hex(code):
 
     see: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4648#page-10
     """
-    b32 = code.translate(hex_to_b32)
+    # Make sure we use upper-case version for translation
+    b32 = code.upper().translate(hex_to_b32)
     return decode_base32(b32)
 
 
diff --git a/iscc_core/models.py b/iscc_core/models.py
index dcf226f..0fca050 100644
--- a/iscc_core/models.py
+++ b/iscc_core/models.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def rnd(cls, mt=None, st=None, bits=64, data=None):
         return cls((mt, st, vs, ln_code, data))
 
     @property
-    def mc_bytes(self):
+    def mc_bytes(self) -> bytes:
         """ISCC header + body with multicodec prefix."""
         return MC_PREFIX + self.bytes
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def mf_base32(self) -> str:
 
     @property
     def mf_base32hex(self) -> str:
-        """Multiformats base32 encoded."""
+        """Multiformats base32hex encoded."""
         return "v" + encode_base32hex(self.mc_bytes).lower()
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/test_codec.py b/tests/test_codec.py
index 89e0c4f..555fe28 100644
--- a/tests/test_codec.py
+++ b/tests/test_codec.py
@@ -560,6 +560,13 @@ def test_encode_base32hex():
     assert ic.encode_base32hex(b"hello world") == "D1IMOR3F41RMUSJCCG"
 
 
+def test_base32hex_roundtrip_lower():
+    data = bytes.fromhex("cc01cd9d2b7d247a8333f7b0b7d2cda8056c3d15eef738c1962e9148624feac1c14f")
+    expected_b32hex = "PG0SR79BFKI7L0PJUUOBFKMDL02MOF8LTRRJHGCM5Q8KGOIFTB0S2JO"
+    assert ic.encode_base32hex(data) == "PG0SR79BFKI7L0PJUUOBFKMDL02MOF8LTRRJHGCM5Q8KGOIFTB0S2JO"
+    assert ic.decode_base32hex(expected_b32hex.lower()) == data
+
+
 def test_decode_base32hex():
     assert ic.decode_base32hex("D1IMOR3F41RMUSJCCG") == b"hello world"