diff --git a/src/View/Antlers/Language/Utilities/StringUtilities.php b/src/View/Antlers/Language/Utilities/StringUtilities.php
index 997b17182ac..f114e64344e 100644
--- a/src/View/Antlers/Language/Utilities/StringUtilities.php
+++ b/src/View/Antlers/Language/Utilities/StringUtilities.php
@@ -79,15 +79,10 @@ public static function containsSymbolicCharacters($text)
      */
     public static function sanitizePhp($text)
     {
-        $text = str_replace('<?php', '&lt;?php', $text);
-
-        // Also replace short tags if they're enabled.
-        if (ini_get('short_open_tag')) {
-            $xmlPlaceholder = '__XML_PLACEHOLDER'.Str::uuid();
-            $text = str_replace('<?xml', $xmlPlaceholder, $text);
-            $text = str_replace('<?', '&lt;?', $text);
-            $text = str_replace($xmlPlaceholder, '<?xml', $text);
-        }
+        $xmlPlaceholder = '__XML_PLACEHOLDER'.Str::uuid();
+        $text = str_replace('<?xml', $xmlPlaceholder, $text);
+        $text = str_replace('<?', '&lt;?', $text);
+        $text = str_replace($xmlPlaceholder, '<?xml', $text);
 
         return $text;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Antlers/Runtime/PhpEnabledTest.php b/tests/Antlers/Runtime/PhpEnabledTest.php
index 63f02d46296..5f31dda431c 100644
--- a/tests/Antlers/Runtime/PhpEnabledTest.php
+++ b/tests/Antlers/Runtime/PhpEnabledTest.php
@@ -608,4 +608,19 @@ public function test_disabled_php_node_inside_user_values()
 
         GlobalRuntimeState::$allowPhpInContent = false;
     }
+
+    public function test_sanitize_php_is_case_insensitive()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('&lt;?php echo "test"; ?>', StringUtilities::sanitizePhp('<?php echo "test"; ?>'));
+        $this->assertSame('&lt;?PHP echo "test"; ?>', StringUtilities::sanitizePhp('<?PHP echo "test"; ?>'));
+        $this->assertSame('&lt;?Php echo "test"; ?>', StringUtilities::sanitizePhp('<?Php echo "test"; ?>'));
+        $this->assertSame('&lt;?pHp echo "test"; ?>', StringUtilities::sanitizePhp('<?pHp echo "test"; ?>'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_sanitize_php_handles_short_tags()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('&lt;?= $var ?>', StringUtilities::sanitizePhp('<?= $var ?>'));
+        $this->assertSame('&lt;?="test"?>', StringUtilities::sanitizePhp('<?="test"?>'));
+        $this->assertSame("&lt;? echo 'test' ?>", StringUtilities::sanitizePhp("<? echo 'test' ?>"));
+    }
 }