diff --git a/mystic/mutil.ini b/mystic/mutil.ini
index 7b66c52..2de952c 100644
--- a/mystic/mutil.ini
+++ b/mystic/mutil.ini
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@
 
 	auto_create = true
 
+        ; Convert filenames to lowercased 1=true
+
+	lowercase_filename = 1
+
 	; base format 0=jam 1=squish
 
 	base_format    = 0
diff --git a/mystic/mutil_echoimport.pas b/mystic/mutil_echoimport.pas
index f6488ee..9cadf65 100644
--- a/mystic/mutil_echoimport.pas
+++ b/mystic/mutil_echoimport.pas
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ Var
                   Break;
                 End;
 
+              If INI.ReadString(Header_ECHOIMPORT, 'lowercase_filename', '1') = '1' Then
+                MBase.FileName := strLower(MBase.FileName);
+
               If INI.ReadString(Header_ECHOIMPORT, 'use_autosig', '1') = '1' Then
                 MBase.Flags := MBase.Flags OR MBAutoSigs;
 
diff --git a/mystic/whatsnew.txt b/mystic/whatsnew.txt
index c62f309..fdccd76 100644
--- a/mystic/whatsnew.txt
+++ b/mystic/whatsnew.txt
@@ -3834,4 +3834,9 @@
  + Added the ability to turn off showing the user's QWK packet in FTP
    directory listings (Internet Servers > FTP)
 
+ + The autocreating message base while Importing Echomail can now have a
+   lowercase_filename = 1 value to convert all msg base filenames to lower
+   cased.  This was previously only available in FIDOBONE/FIDONET.NA
+   importing but it works under [ImportEchoMail] now too
+
    <ALPHA 38 RELEASED>