diff --git a/docs/rules/no-restricted-imports.md b/docs/rules/no-restricted-imports.md
index d8e06101b41..dfef65faa5a 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-restricted-imports.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-restricted-imports.md
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ or like this if you want to apply a custom message to pattern matches:
 
 The custom message will be appended to the default error message.
 
+Pattern matches can also be configured to be case-sensitive:
+
+```json
+"no-restricted-imports": ["error", {
+    "patterns": [{
+      "group": ["import1/private/prefix[A-Z]*"],
+      "caseSensitive": true
+    }]
+}]
+```
+
 To restrict the use of all Node.js core imports (via <https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/master/lib>):
 
 ```json
@@ -172,6 +183,15 @@ import * as Foo from "foo";
 import pick from 'lodash/pick';
 ```
 
+```js
+/*eslint no-restricted-imports: ["error", { patterns: [{
+    group: ["foo[A-Z]*"],
+    caseSensitive: true
+}]}]*/
+
+import pick from 'fooBar';
+```
+
 Examples of **correct** code for this rule:
 
 ```js
@@ -214,6 +234,15 @@ import { AllowedObject as DisallowedObject } from "foo";
 import lodash from 'lodash';
 ```
 
+```js
+/*eslint no-restricted-imports: ["error", { patterns: [{
+    group: ["foo[A-Z]*"],
+    caseSensitive: true
+}]}]*/
+
+import pick from 'food';
+```
+
 ## When Not To Use It
 
 Don't use this rule or don't include a module in the list for this rule if you want to be able to import a module in your project without an ESLint error or warning.
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
index 6813037f13a..f4f3d219a1b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ const arrayOfStringsOrObjectPatterns = {
                     message: {
                         type: "string",
                         minLength: 1
+                    },
+                    caseSensitive: {
+                        type: "boolean"
                     }
                 },
                 additionalProperties: false,
@@ -142,10 +145,18 @@ module.exports = {
         }, {});
 
         // Handle patterns too, either as strings or groups
-        const restrictedPatterns = (isPathAndPatternsObject ? options[0].patterns : []) || [];
-        const restrictedPatternGroups = restrictedPatterns.length > 0 && typeof restrictedPatterns[0] === "string"
-            ? [{ matcher: ignore().add(restrictedPatterns) }]
-            : restrictedPatterns.map(({ group, message }) => ({ matcher: ignore().add(group), customMessage: message }));
+        let restrictedPatterns = (isPathAndPatternsObject ? options[0].patterns : []) || [];
+
+        // standardize to array of objects if we have an array of strings
+        if (restrictedPatterns.length > 0 && typeof restrictedPatterns[0] === "string") {
+            restrictedPatterns = [{ group: restrictedPatterns }];
+        }
+
+        // relative paths are supported for this rule
+        const restrictedPatternGroups = restrictedPatterns.map(({ group, message, caseSensitive }) => ({
+            matcher: ignore({ allowRelativePaths: true, ignorecase: !caseSensitive }).add(group),
+            customMessage: message
+        }));
 
         // if no imports are restricted we don't need to check
         if (Object.keys(restrictedPaths).length === 0 && restrictedPatternGroups.length === 0) {
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js
index 26e75ef81a2..d92aa7a86bc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ module.exports = {
             return {};
         }
 
-        const ig = ignore().add(restrictedPatterns);
+        // relative paths are supported for this rule
+        const ig = ignore({ allowRelativePaths: true }).add(restrictedPatterns);
 
 
         /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 948d8d959ec..2eafe5ea983 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "functional-red-black-tree": "^1.0.1",
     "glob-parent": "^6.0.1",
     "globals": "^13.6.0",
-    "ignore": "^4.0.6",
+    "ignore": "^5.2.0",
     "import-fresh": "^3.0.0",
     "imurmurhash": "^0.1.4",
     "is-glob": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
index c86e67ecf65..67db38151b5 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ ruleTester.run("no-restricted-imports", rule, {
             code: "import withPatterns from \"foo/bar\";",
             options: [{ patterns: [{ group: ["foo/*", "!foo/bar"], message: "foo is forbidden, use bar instead" }] }]
         },
+        {
+            code: "import withPatternsCaseSensitive from 'foo';",
+            options: [{
+                patterns: [{
+                    group: ["FOO"],
+                    message: "foo is forbidden, use bar instead",
+                    caseSensitive: true
+                }]
+            }]
+        },
         {
             code: "import AllowedObject from \"foo\";",
             options: [{
@@ -288,6 +298,16 @@ ruleTester.run("no-restricted-imports", rule, {
             column: 1,
             endColumn: 36
         }]
+    }, {
+        code: "import withPatternsCaseInsensitive from 'foo';",
+        options: [{ patterns: [{ group: ["FOO"] }] }],
+        errors: [{
+            message: "'foo' import is restricted from being used by a pattern.",
+            type: "ImportDeclaration",
+            line: 1,
+            column: 1,
+            endColumn: 47
+        }]
     }, {
         code: "import withGitignores from \"foo/bar\";",
         options: [{ patterns: ["foo/*", "!foo/baz"] }],