diff --git a/tools/winscope/src/TraceView.vue b/tools/winscope/src/TraceView.vue
index 594272e9c..a263ea248 100644
--- a/tools/winscope/src/TraceView.vue
+++ b/tools/winscope/src/TraceView.vue
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ function getFilter(filterString) {
   const negative = [];
   filterStrings.forEach((f) => {
     if (f.startsWith('!')) {
-      const str = f.substring(1);
-      negative.push((s) => s.indexOf(str) === -1);
+      const regex = new RegExp(f.substring(1), "i");
+      negative.push((s) => !regex.test(s));
     } else {
-      const str = f;
-      positive.push((s) => s.indexOf(str) !== -1);
+      const regex = new RegExp(f, "i");
+      positive.push((s) => regex.test(s));
     }
   });
   const filter = (item) => {
diff --git a/tools/winscope/src/TransactionsView.vue b/tools/winscope/src/TransactionsView.vue
index 47164d4fe..80b8827ac 100644
--- a/tools/winscope/src/TransactionsView.vue
+++ b/tools/winscope/src/TransactionsView.vue
@@ -236,10 +236,13 @@ export default {
         filteredData = filteredData.filter(
             this.filterTransactions((transaction) => {
               for (const filter of this.filters) {
-                if (isNaN(filter) && transaction.layerName?.includes(filter)) {
-                // If filter isn't a number then check if the transaction's
-                // target surface's name matches the filter — if so keep it.
-                  return true;
+                if (isNaN(filter)) {
+                  // If filter isn't a number then check if the transaction's
+                  // target surface's name matches the filter — if so keep it.
+                  const regexFilter = new RegExp(filter, "i");
+                  if (regexFilter.test(transaction.layerName)) {
+                    return true;
+                  }
                 }
                 if (filter == transaction.obj.id) {
                 // If filteter is a number then check if the filter matches