diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f0961d9..fa0fced2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@ expect(getByTestId('login-form')).toHaveFormValues({
 })
 ```
 
+<hr />
+
 ### `toHaveStyle`
 
 ```typescript
@@ -1291,6 +1293,8 @@ expect(document.querySelector('.cancel-button')).toBeTruthy()
 > replacing `toBeInTheDOM` to read through the documentation of the proposed
 > alternatives to see which use case works better for your needs.
 
+<hr />
+
 ### `toHaveDescription`
 
 > This custom matcher is deprecated. Prefer
diff --git a/src/__tests__/to-have-style.js b/src/__tests__/to-have-style.js
index 0d94efaa..5991a7e9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/to-have-style.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/to-have-style.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ describe('.toHaveStyle', () => {
       background-color: black;
       color: white;
       float: left;
+      --var-name: 0px;
       transition: opacity 0.2s ease-out, top 0.3s cubic-bezier(1.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275);
     }
   `
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ describe('.toHaveStyle', () => {
       ),
     ).toThrowError()
 
+    // Custom property names are case sensitive
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(container.querySelector('.label')).toHaveStyle('--VAR-NAME: 0px;'),
+    ).toThrowError()
+
     // Make sure the test fails if the css syntax is not valid
     expect(() =>
       expect(container.querySelector('.label')).not.toHaveStyle(
@@ -119,11 +125,11 @@ describe('.toHaveStyle', () => {
     )
   })
 
-  test('handles inline custom properties', () => {
+  test('handles inline custom properties (with uppercase letters)', () => {
     const {queryByTestId} = render(`
-      <span data-testid="color-example" style="--color: blue">Hello World</span>
+      <span data-testid="color-example" style="--accentColor: blue">Hello World</span>
     `)
-    expect(queryByTestId('color-example')).toHaveStyle('--color: blue')
+    expect(queryByTestId('color-example')).toHaveStyle('--accentColor: blue')
   })
 
   test('handles global custom properties', () => {
@@ -205,7 +211,7 @@ describe('.toHaveStyle', () => {
         <span data-testid="color-example" style="font-size: 12px">Hello World</span>
       `)
       expect(queryByTestId('color-example')).toHaveStyle({
-        fontSize: 12
+        fontSize: 12,
       })
     })
 
@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ describe('.toHaveStyle', () => {
         <span data-testid="color-example" style="font-size: 12rem">Hello World</span>
       `)
       expect(() => {
-        expect(queryByTestId('color-example')).toHaveStyle({ fontSize: '12px' })
+        expect(queryByTestId('color-example')).toHaveStyle({fontSize: '12px'})
       }).toThrowError()
     })
 
diff --git a/src/to-have-style.js b/src/to-have-style.js
index f125450c..010e2a5d 100644
--- a/src/to-have-style.js
+++ b/src/to-have-style.js
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ function getStyleDeclaration(document, css) {
 function isSubset(styles, computedStyle) {
   return (
     !!Object.keys(styles).length &&
-    Object.entries(styles).every(
-      ([prop, value]) =>
-        computedStyle[prop] === value ||
-        computedStyle.getPropertyValue(prop.toLowerCase()) === value,
-    )
+    Object.entries(styles).every(([prop, value]) => {
+      const isCustomProperty = prop.startsWith('--')
+      const spellingVariants = [prop]
+      if (!isCustomProperty) spellingVariants.push(prop.toLowerCase())
+
+      return spellingVariants.some(
+        name =>
+          computedStyle[name] === value ||
+          computedStyle.getPropertyValue(name) === value,
+      )
+    })
   )
 }