diff --git a/lib/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.js b/lib/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.js
index fa4798f..06fc78f 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.js
+++ b/lib/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.js
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@ function generateBytecode(ast) {
         expectedIndex = addConst([
           '{',
           'type: "literal",',
-          'value: "' + js.stringEscape(node.value) + '",',
+          'text: "' + js.stringEscape(node.value) + '",',
+          'ignoreCase: ' + node.ignoreCase + ',',
           'description: "'
              + js.stringEscape('"' + literalDescriptionEscape(node.value) + '"')
              + '"',
diff --git a/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js b/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js
index 8e04eda..cb2955c 100644
--- a/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js
+++ b/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
             var parser = peg.generate('start = "a"');
 
             expect(parser).toFailToParse("b", {
-              expected: [{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' }]
+              expected: [{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' }]
             });
           });
         });
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
           var parser = peg.generate('start = "a"', options);
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("b", {
-            expected: [{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' }]
+            expected: [{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' }]
           });
         });
       });
@@ -932,8 +932,8 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("d", {
             expected: [
-              { type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' },
-              { type: "literal", value: "c", description: '"c"' }
+              { type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' },
+              { type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: '"c"' }
             ]
           });
         });
@@ -967,8 +967,8 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("b", {
             expected: [
-              { type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' },
-              { type: "literal", value: "c", description: '"c"' }
+              { type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' },
+              { type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: '"c"' }
             ]
           });
         });
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
           var parser = peg.generate('start = "a" "b" / "a" "c" "d"', options);
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("ace", {
-            expected: [{ type: "literal", value: "d", description: '"d"' }]
+            expected: [{ type: "literal", text: "d", ignoreCase: false, description: '"d"' }]
           });
         });
       });
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
           var parser = peg.generate('start = "a"', options);
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("b", {
-            expected: [{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' }]
+            expected: [{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' }]
           });
         });
 
@@ -1358,9 +1358,9 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("d", {
             expected: [
-              { type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' },
-              { type: "literal", value: "b", description: '"b"' },
-              { type: "literal", value: "c", description: '"c"' }
+              { type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' },
+              { type: "literal", text: "b", ignoreCase: false, description: '"b"' },
+              { type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: '"c"' }
             ]
           });
         });
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
           var parser = peg.generate('start = "a" / "a" / "a"', options);
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("b", {
-            expected: [{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' }]
+            expected: [{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' }]
           });
         });
 
@@ -1385,9 +1385,9 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
 
           expect(parser).toFailToParse("d", {
             expected: [
-              { type: "literal", value: "a", description: '"a"' },
-              { type: "literal", value: "b", description: '"b"' },
-              { type: "literal", value: "c", description: '"c"' }
+              { type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: '"a"' },
+              { type: "literal", text: "b", ignoreCase: false, description: '"b"' },
+              { type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: '"c"' }
             ]
           });
         });
diff --git a/spec/unit/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.spec.js b/spec/unit/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.spec.js
index 9fdad43..0e8ebfa 100644
--- a/spec/unit/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/compiler/passes/generate-bytecode.spec.js
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
         'c = "c"'
       ].join("\n"), constsDetails([
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }',
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }',
         '"b"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "b", description: "\\"b\\"" }',
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "b", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"b\\"" }',
         '"c"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "c", description: "\\"c\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"c\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
         '{ type: "other", description: "start" }',
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       it("defines correct constants", function() {
         expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
           '"a"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }',
           'function() { code }'
         ]));
       });
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       it("defines correct constants", function() {
         expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
           '"a"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }',
           'function(a) { code }'
         ]));
       });
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       it("defines correct constants", function() {
         expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
           '"a"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }',
           '"b"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "b", description: "\\"b\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "b", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"b\\"" }',
           '"c"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "c", description: "\\"c\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"c\\"" }',
           'function(a, b, c) { code }'
         ]));
       });
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
     it("defines correct constants", function() {
       expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }',
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }',
         '"b"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "b", description: "\\"b\\"" }',
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "b", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"b\\"" }',
         '"c"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "c", description: "\\"c\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"c\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
     it("defines correct constants", function() {
       expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
     it("defines correct constants", function() {
       expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
     it("defines correct constants", function() {
       expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
     it("defines correct constants", function() {
       expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
     it("defines correct constants", function() {
       expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
         '"a"',
-        '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }'
+        '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }'
       ]));
     });
   });
@@ -429,11 +429,11 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       it("defines correct constants", function() {
         expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
           '"a"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }',
           '"b"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "b", description: "\\"b\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "b", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"b\\"" }',
           '"c"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "c", description: "\\"c\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"c\\"" }',
           'function(a, b, c) { code }'
         ]));
       });
@@ -504,11 +504,11 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       it("defines correct constants", function() {
         expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
           '"a"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }',
           '"b"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "b", description: "\\"b\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "b", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"b\\"" }',
           '"c"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "c", description: "\\"c\\"" }',
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "c", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"c\\"" }',
           'function(a, b, c) { code }'
         ]));
       });
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       it("defines correct constants", function() {
         expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
           '"a"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "a", description: "\\"a\\"" }'
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "a", ignoreCase: false, description: "\\"a\\"" }'
         ]));
       });
     });
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ describe("compiler pass |generateBytecode|", function() {
       it("defines correct constants", function() {
         expect(pass).toChangeAST(grammar, constsDetails([
           '"a"',
-          '{ type: "literal", value: "A", description: "\\"A\\"" }'
+          '{ type: "literal", text: "A", ignoreCase: true, description: "\\"A\\"" }'
         ]));
       });
     });