diff --git a/corehq/apps/case_search/tests/test_case_search_endpoint.py b/corehq/apps/case_search/tests/test_case_search_endpoint.py
index e4ce2974950c..56d918427c58 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/case_search/tests/test_case_search_endpoint.py
+++ b/corehq/apps/case_search/tests/test_case_search_endpoint.py
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         super().setUpClass()
         cls.user = create_user("admin", "123")
         CaseSearchConfig.objects.create(domain=cls.domain, enabled=True)
-        household_1 = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        cls.household_1 = str(uuid.uuid4())
         case_blocks = [CaseBlock(
-            case_id=household_1,
+            case_id=cls.household_1,
             case_type='household',
             case_name="Villanueva",
             create=True,
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
             update=properties,
             index={'parent': IndexAttrs('household', household_id, 'child')} if household_id else None,
         ) for name, properties, household_id in [
-            ("Jane", {"family": "Villanueva"}, household_1),
-            ("Xiomara", {"family": "Villanueva"}, household_1),
-            ("Alba", {"family": "Villanueva"}, household_1),
-            ("Rogelio", {"family": "de la Vega"}, household_1),
+            ("Jane", {"family": "Villanueva"}, cls.household_1),
+            ("Xiomara", {"family": "Villanueva"}, cls.household_1),
+            ("Alba", {"family": "Villanueva"}, cls.household_1),
+            ("Rogelio", {"family": "de la Vega"}, cls.household_1),
             ("Jane", {"family": "Ramos"}, None),
         ]])
         case_search_es_setup(cls.domain, case_blocks)
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ def test_basic(self):
             case.name for case in res
         ])
 
+    def test_case_id_criteia(self):
+        res = get_case_search_results(self.domain, ['household'], [SearchCriteria('case_id', self.household_1)])
+        self.assertItemsEqual(["Villanueva"], [case.name for case in res])
+
     def test_dynamic_property(self):
         res = get_case_search_results(self.domain, ['person'], [SearchCriteria('family', 'Ramos')])
         self.assertItemsEqual(["Jane"], [case.name for case in res])
diff --git a/corehq/apps/case_search/utils.py b/corehq/apps/case_search/utils.py
index 35bcb71b0402..8d65fe223c91 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/case_search/utils.py
+++ b/corehq/apps/case_search/utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from corehq import toggles
 from corehq.apps.app_manager.dbaccessors import get_app_cached
 from corehq.apps.app_manager.util import module_offers_search
+from corehq.apps.es import cases as case_es
 from corehq.apps.case_search.const import (
     CASE_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS,
     COMMCARE_PROJECT,
@@ -269,6 +270,8 @@ def _apply_filter(self, search_es, criteria):
                 for xpath in xpaths:
                     search_es = search_es.filter(self._build_filter_from_xpath(xpath))
                 return search_es
+        elif criteria.key == 'case_id':
+            return search_es.filter(case_es.case_ids(criteria.value))
         elif criteria.key == 'owner_id':
             if not criteria.is_empty:
                 return search_es.filter(case_search.owner(criteria.value))