diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.test.tsx
index 321d330758e536..68a0d2834242e6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.test.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,32 @@ describe('Case Configuration API', () => {
         query: {
           ...DEFAULT_QUERY_PARAMS,
           reporters,
-          tags,
+          tags: ['"coke"', '"pepsi"'],
+          search: 'hello',
+        },
+        signal: abortCtrl.signal,
+      });
+    });
+    test('tags with weird chars get handled gracefully', async () => {
+      const weirdTags: string[] = ['(', '"double"'];
+
+      await getCases({
+        filterOptions: {
+          ...DEFAULT_FILTER_OPTIONS,
+          reporters: [...respReporters, { username: null, full_name: null, email: null }],
+          tags: weirdTags,
+          status: '',
+          search: 'hello',
+        },
+        queryParams: DEFAULT_QUERY_PARAMS,
+        signal: abortCtrl.signal,
+      });
+      expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${CASES_URL}/_find`, {
+        method: 'GET',
+        query: {
+          ...DEFAULT_QUERY_PARAMS,
+          reporters,
+          tags: ['"("', '"\\"double\\""'],
           search: 'hello',
         },
         signal: abortCtrl.signal,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.ts
index 35422fa3c5fef3..83ee10e9b45a82 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/cases/containers/api.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export const getCases = async ({
 }: FetchCasesProps): Promise<AllCases> => {
   const query = {
     reporters: filterOptions.reporters.map((r) => r.username ?? '').filter((r) => r !== ''),
-    tags: filterOptions.tags,
+    tags: filterOptions.tags.map((t) => `"${t.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`),
     ...(filterOptions.status !== '' ? { status: filterOptions.status } : {}),
     ...(filterOptions.search.length > 0 ? { search: filterOptions.search } : {}),
     ...queryParams,