diff --git a/src/attributes.js b/src/attributes.js
index 6da68ef11b..4193bbffb2 100644
--- a/src/attributes.js
+++ b/src/attributes.js
@@ -600,8 +600,9 @@ if ( !jQuery.support.style ) {
 	jQuery.attrHooks.style = {
 		get: function( elem ) {
 			// Return undefined in the case of empty string
-			// Normalize to lowercase since IE uppercases css property names
-			return elem.style.cssText.toLowerCase() || undefined;
+			// Note: IE uppercases css property names, but if we were to .toLowerCase()
+			// .cssText, that would destroy case senstitivity in URL's, like in "background"
+			return elem.style.cssText || undefined;
 		},
 		set: function( elem, value ) {
 			return ( elem.style.cssText = value + "" );
diff --git a/test/unit/attributes.js b/test/unit/attributes.js
index 84f406d1f1..072240049c 100644
--- a/test/unit/attributes.js
+++ b/test/unit/attributes.js
@@ -130,8 +130,11 @@ test( "attr(String)", function() {
 	equal( $img.attr("height"), "53", "Retrieve height attribute an an element with display:none." );
 
 	// Check for style support
-	ok( !!~jQuery("#dl").attr("style").indexOf("position"), "Check style attribute getter, also normalize css props to lowercase" );
-	ok( !!~jQuery("#foo").attr("style", "position:absolute;").attr("style").indexOf("position"), "Check style setter" );
+	var styleElem = jQuery("<div/>").appendTo("#qunit-fixture").css({
+		background: "url(UPPERlower.gif)"
+	});
+	ok( !!~styleElem.attr("style").indexOf("UPPERlower.gif"), "Check style attribute getter" );
+	ok( !!~styleElem.attr("style", "position:absolute;").attr("style").indexOf("absolute"), "Check style setter" );
 
 	// Check value on button element (#1954)
 	var $button = jQuery("<button>text</button>").insertAfter("#button");