diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d76a142..a8399e9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,6 +187,16 @@ Disable "extglob" style patterns like `+(a|b)`.
 
 Perform a case-insensitive match.
 
+### nocaseMagicOnly
+
+When used with `{nocase: true}`, create regular expressions that
+are case-insensitive, but leave string match portions untouched.
+Has no effect when used without `{nocase: true}`
+
+Useful when some other form of case-insensitive matching is used,
+or if the original string representation is useful in some other
+way.
+
 ### nonull
 
 When a match is not found by `minimatch.match`, return a list containing
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cceedcf6..ee0f7738 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "minimatch",
-  "version": "6.1.10",
+  "version": "6.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "minimatch",
-      "version": "6.1.10",
+      "version": "6.2.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d90d6ebd..58f289ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Isaac Z. Schlueter <i@izs.me> (http://blog.izs.me)",
   "name": "minimatch",
   "description": "a glob matcher in javascript",
-  "version": "6.1.10",
+  "version": "6.2.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/isaacs/minimatch.git"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 8f4084c8..d62c897d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface MinimatchOptions {
   partial?: boolean
   dot?: boolean
   nocase?: boolean
+  nocaseMagicOnly?: boolean
   matchBase?: boolean
   flipNegate?: boolean
   preserveMultipleSlashes?: boolean
@@ -1087,7 +1088,7 @@ export class Minimatch {
     }
 
     // if it's nocase, and the lcase/uppercase don't match, it's magic
-    if (options.nocase && !hasMagic) {
+    if (options.nocase && !hasMagic && !options.nocaseMagicOnly) {
       hasMagic = pattern.toUpperCase() !== pattern.toLowerCase()
     }
 
diff --git a/test/basic.js b/test/basic.js
index 5b3e9940..ff44d71a 100644
--- a/test/basic.js
+++ b/test/basic.js
@@ -222,8 +222,25 @@ t.test('globstar re matches zero or more path portions', t => {
   t.end()
 })
 
-t.test('do not create empty pattern via ..', t =>{
+t.test('do not create empty pattern via ..', t => {
   const m = new mm.Minimatch('*/..')
   t.same(m.globParts, [['']])
   t.end()
 })
+
+t.test('option to only nocase regexps, not strings', t => {
+  t.match(
+    new mm.Minimatch('test/*.js', {
+      nocase: true,
+      nocaseMagicOnly: true,
+    }).set,
+    [['test', /^(?!\.)(?=.)[^/]*?\.js$/i]]
+  )
+  t.match(
+    new mm.Minimatch('test/*.js', {
+      nocase: true,
+    }).set,
+    [[/^test$/i, /^(?!\.)(?=.)[^/]*?\.js$/i]]
+  )
+  t.end()
+})