diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_expression.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_expression.py
index c08b442ce95..388f248eba7 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_expression.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_expression.py
@@ -728,9 +728,17 @@ class TestExpression(SavepointCaseWithUserDemo):
         helen = Model.create({'name': 'Hélène'})
         self.assertEqual(helen, Model.search([('name', 'ilike', 'Helene')]))
         self.assertEqual(helen, Model.search([('name', 'ilike', 'hélène')]))
+        self.assertEqual(helen, Model.search([('name', '=ilike', 'Hel%')]))
+        self.assertEqual(helen, Model.search([('name', '=ilike', 'hél%')]))
         self.assertNotIn(helen, Model.search([('name', 'not ilike', 'Helene')]))
         self.assertNotIn(helen, Model.search([('name', 'not ilike', 'hélène')]))
 
+        # =like and like should be case and accent sensitive
+        self.assertEqual(helen, Model.search([('name', '=like', 'Hél%')]))
+        self.assertNotIn(helen, Model.search([('name', '=like', 'Hel%')]))
+        self.assertEqual(helen, Model.search([('name', 'like', 'élè')]))
+        self.assertNotIn(helen, Model.search([('name', 'like', 'ele')]))
+
         hermione, nicostratus = Model.create([
             {'name': 'Hermione', 'parent_id': helen.id},
             {'name': 'Nicostratus', 'parent_id': helen.id}
diff --git a/odoo/osv/expression.py b/odoo/osv/expression.py
index a7a193e77ff..b588923c566 100644
--- a/odoo/osv/expression.py
+++ b/odoo/osv/expression.py
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ class expression(object):
                     push_result(expr, [right])
 
                 else:
-                    if 'like' in operator:
+                    if operator in ('like', 'ilike', 'not like', 'not ilike'):
                         right = f'%{pycompat.to_text(right)}%'
                         unaccent = self._unaccent(field)
                     else:
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ class expression(object):
                             expr += f"{_left} {_sql_operator} {_unaccent('%s')} AND "
                             params.append(_right)
 
-                    unaccent = self._unaccent(field) if sql_operator.endswith('like') else lambda x: x
+                    unaccent = self._unaccent(field) if sql_operator.endswith('ilike') else lambda x: x
                     lang = model.env.lang or 'en_US'
                     if lang == 'en_US':
                         left = unaccent(f""""{alias}"."{field.name}"->>'en_US'""")
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ class expression(object):
             sql_operator = {'=like': 'like', '=ilike': 'ilike'}.get(operator, operator)
             cast = '::text' if sql_operator.endswith('like') else ''
 
-            unaccent = self._unaccent(field) if sql_operator.endswith('like') else lambda x: x
+            unaccent = self._unaccent(field) if sql_operator.endswith('ilike') else lambda x: x
             column = '%s.%s' % (table_alias, _quote(left))
             query = f'({unaccent(column + cast)} {sql_operator} {unaccent("%s")})'