diff --git a/tests-clar/clar_libgit2.h b/tests-clar/clar_libgit2.h
index 3fcf45a3721..55c0764a3ac 100644
--- a/tests-clar/clar_libgit2.h
+++ b/tests-clar/clar_libgit2.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include <git2.h>
 #include "common.h"
 
+#if (defined(GIT_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__))
+#define CASE_INSENSITIVE_FILESYSTEM 1
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Replace for `clar_must_pass` that passes the last library error as the
  * test failure message.
diff --git a/tests-clar/repo/init.c b/tests-clar/repo/init.c
index 8cf73795f22..e0a0f67d5f2 100644
--- a/tests-clar/repo/init.c
+++ b/tests-clar/repo/init.c
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ void test_repo_init__detect_filemode(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-#define CASE_INSENSITIVE_FILESYSTEM (defined GIT_WIN32 || defined __APPLE__)
-
 void test_repo_init__detect_ignorecase(void)
 {
 #if CASE_INSENSITIVE_FILESYSTEM
diff --git a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
index 920671e13bf..c8fb1c173d4 100644
--- a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
@@ -675,30 +675,59 @@ void test_status_worktree__file_status_honors_core_ignorecase_false(void)
 
 void test_status_worktree__file_status_honors_case_ignorecase_regarding_untracked_files(void)
 {
-    git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
-    unsigned int status;
-    git_index *index;
+	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
+	unsigned int status;
+	git_index *index;
 
-    cl_repo_set_bool(repo, "core.ignorecase", false);
+	cl_repo_set_bool(repo, "core.ignorecase", false);
 
 	repo = cl_git_sandbox_reopen();
 
-    /* Actually returns GIT_STATUS_IGNORED on Windows */
-    cl_git_fail_with(git_status_file(&status, repo, "NEW_FILE"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_status_file(&status, repo, "NEW_FILE"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
 
-    cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, repo));
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, repo));
 
-    cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(index, "new_file"));
-    cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
-    git_index_free(index);
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(index, "new_file"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
+	git_index_free(index);
 
-    /* Actually returns GIT_STATUS_IGNORED on Windows */
-    cl_git_fail_with(git_status_file(&status, repo, "NEW_FILE"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_status_file(&status, repo, "NEW_FILE"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+}
+
+void test_status_worktree__file_status_honors_case_ignorecase_on_case_insensitive_platforms(void)
+{
+#ifdef CASE_INSENSITIVE_FILESYSTEM
+	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
+	unsigned int status;
+	git_index *index;
+
+	cl_repo_set_bool(repo, "core.ignorecase", true);
+
+	repo = cl_git_sandbox_reopen();
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_file(&status, repo, "NEW_FILE"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_WT_NEW, status);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_file(&status, repo, "new_file"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_WT_NEW, status);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, repo));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(index, "new_file"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
+	git_index_free(index);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_file(&status, repo, "new_file"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_INDEX_NEW, status);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_file(&status, repo, "NEW_FILE"));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_INDEX_NEW, status);
+#endif
 }
 
 void test_status_worktree__simple_delete(void)
 {
-    git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("renames");
+	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("renames");
 	git_status_options opts = GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	int count;