diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49cd18dc..3ec1d80a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 4.0.1
+* String are now matched NOT case-sensitive
+* Search bar now uses lazy value change mode
+
 # 4.0.0
 * Added new component `GridFilterWithSearchBar`
     * Has a search bar for quick searching of strings
diff --git a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilter.java b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilter.java
index 0c62cc0b..4e20646c 100644
--- a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilter.java
+++ b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilter.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ protected void onFilterUpdate()
 		this.fireEvent(new FilterChangedEvent<>(this, false));
 	}
 	
-	protected void applyFilterToGrid()
+	public void applyFilterToGrid()
 	{
 		this.applyFilter.accept(this.grid, this.filterContainerComponent.getFilterComponents());
 	}
diff --git a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilterWithSearchBar.java b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilterWithSearchBar.java
index 0e73ff94..528c74c8 100644
--- a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilterWithSearchBar.java
+++ b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/GridFilterWithSearchBar.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.icon.VaadinIcon;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.orderedlayout.HorizontalLayout;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.textfield.TextField;
+import com.vaadin.flow.data.value.ValueChangeMode;
 
 
 public class GridFilterWithSearchBar<T> extends GridFilter<T>
@@ -56,11 +58,11 @@ protected GridFilterWithSearchBar(
 		
 		this.withApplyFilter((gr, components) -> {
 			
-			final String searchBarValue = this.txtSearchBar.getValue();
-			final boolean hasSearchBarValue = searchBarValue != null && !searchBarValue.isEmpty();
+			final Optional<String> optSearchBarValue = this.getSearchBarValue()
+				.map(s -> s.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
 			
 			gr.getListDataView().setFilter(item ->
-				(!hasSearchBarValue || this.doesItemMatchAnySearchBarExtracted(item, searchBarValue))
+				optSearchBarValue.map(v -> this.doesItemMatchAnySearchBarExtracted(item, v)).orElse(true)
 					&& components.stream().allMatch(c -> c.test(item)));
 		});
 		
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ protected void initUIWithSearchBar(final boolean hideDetailsFilterInitially)
 	protected void initSearchBar(final boolean hideDetailsFilterInitially)
 	{
 		this.txtSearchBar.setPlaceholder("Search...");
+		this.txtSearchBar.setValueChangeMode(ValueChangeMode.LAZY);
 		this.txtSearchBar.setWidthFull();
 		this.txtSearchBar.addValueChangeListener(ev -> this.onFilterUpdate());
 		
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ protected boolean doesItemMatchAnySearchBarExtracted(final T item, final String
 		return this.searchBarValueExtractors.stream()
 			.map(func -> func.apply(item))
 			.filter(Objects::nonNull)
+			.map(s -> s.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT))
 			.anyMatch(s -> s.contains(value));
 	}
 	
diff --git a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/business/operation/EqualsOp.java b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/business/operation/EqualsOp.java
index 3b1a2b65..2d3c989b 100644
--- a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/business/operation/EqualsOp.java
+++ b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/business/operation/EqualsOp.java
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ public boolean canHandle(final Class<?> clazz)
 	@Override
 	public boolean test(final Object input, final SingleValue<Object> filterValue)
 	{
+		if(input instanceof final String inputString
+			&& filterValue.getValue() instanceof final String filterValueString)
+		{
+			return inputString.equalsIgnoreCase(filterValueString);
+		}
+		
 		return Objects.equals(input, filterValue.getValue());
 	}
 	
diff --git a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/filtercomponents/condition/FieldFilterConditionComponent.java b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/filtercomponents/condition/FieldFilterConditionComponent.java
index 0fba7b4b..f5676ad3 100644
--- a/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/filtercomponents/condition/FieldFilterConditionComponent.java
+++ b/vaadin-grid-filter/src/main/java/software/xdev/vaadin/gridfilter/filtercomponents/condition/FieldFilterConditionComponent.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public FieldFilterConditionComponent(
 		this.operationDetailsContainer.addClassNames(FilterFieldConditionComponentStyles.DETAILS);
 		
 		this.getContent().add(this.cbField, this.cbOperation, this.operationDetailsContainer);
-		this.getContent().setAlignItems(FlexComponent.Alignment.BASELINE);
+		this.getContent().setAlignItems(FlexComponent.Alignment.CENTER);
 		this.getContent().addClassNames(
 			FilterComponentStyles.FILTER_COMPONENT,
 			FilterFieldConditionComponentStyles.FILTER_FIELD_CONDITION_COMPONENT);