diff --git a/src/ranked_match.cc b/src/ranked_match.cc
index 0a3ad5a1..2bfb8d8b 100644
--- a/src/ranked_match.cc
+++ b/src/ranked_match.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ RankedMatch::RankedMatch(StringView candidate, StringView query, TestFunc func)
         {
             m_flags |= Flags::Prefix;
             if (query.length() == candidate.length())
-                m_flags |= Flags::FullMatch;
+            {
+                m_flags |= Flags::SmartFullMatch;
+                if (candidate == query)
+                    m_flags |= Flags::FullMatch;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ranked_match.hh b/src/ranked_match.hh
index 9d0e3b73..379b855d 100644
--- a/src/ranked_match.hh
+++ b/src/ranked_match.hh
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ private:
         Contiguous       = 1 << 2,
         OnlyWordBoundary = 1 << 3,
         Prefix           = 1 << 4,
-        FullMatch        = 1 << 5,
+        SmartFullMatch   = 1 << 5,
+        FullMatch        = 1 << 6,
     };
     friend constexpr bool with_bit_ops(Meta::Type<Flags>) { return true; }