diff --git a/lib/searchkick/query.rb b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
index 30f2959..1226f83 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/query.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ module Searchkick
                   regex.gsub!(v, "\\" + v)
                 end
                 regex = regex.gsub(/(?<!\\)%/, ".*").gsub(/(?<!\\)_/, ".").gsub("\\%", "%").gsub("\\_", "_")
-                filters << {regexp: {field => {value: regex}}}
+                filters << {regexp: {field => {value: regex, flags: "NONE"}}}
               when :prefix
                 filters << {prefix: {field => {value: op_value}}}
               when :regexp # support for regexp queries without using a regexp ruby object
diff --git a/test/where_test.rb b/test/where_test.rb
index a432be8..8294a89 100644
--- a/test/where_test.rb
+++ b/test/where_test.rb
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ class WhereTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_search "product", ["Product ABC\""], where: {name: {like: "%ABC\""}}
   end
 
+  def test_like_optional_operators
+    store_names ["Product A&B", "Product B", "Product <3", "Product @Home"]
+    assert_search "product", ["Product A&B"], where: {name: {like: "%A&B"}}
+    assert_search "product", ["Product <3"], where: {name: {like: "%<%"}}
+    assert_search "product", ["Product @Home"], where: {name: {like: "%@Home%"}}
+  end
+
   # def test_script
   #   store [
   #     {name: "Product A", store_id: 1},
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