diff --git a/src/algo/algo.go b/src/algo/algo.go
index 3d5edb0..c93563a 100644
--- a/src/algo/algo.go
+++ b/src/algo/algo.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package algo
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/junegunn/fzf/src/util"
@@ -159,3 +160,17 @@ func SuffixMatch(caseSensitive bool, input *[]rune, pattern []rune) (int, int) {
 	}
 	return trimmedLen - len(pattern), trimmedLen
 }
+
+func EqualMatch(caseSensitive bool, runes *[]rune, pattern []rune) (int, int) {
+	if len(*runes) != len(pattern) {
+		return -1, -1
+	}
+	runesStr := string(*runes)
+	if !caseSensitive {
+		runesStr = strings.ToLower(runesStr)
+	}
+	if runesStr == string(pattern) {
+		return 0, len(pattern)
+	}
+	return -1, -1
+}
diff --git a/src/pattern.go b/src/pattern.go
index 64e0c6e..ffdf6d8 100644
--- a/src/pattern.go
+++ b/src/pattern.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const (
 	termExact
 	termPrefix
 	termSuffix
+	termEqual
 )
 
 type term struct {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ func BuildPattern(mode Mode, caseMode Case,
 		procFun:       make(map[termType]func(bool, *[]rune, []rune) (int, int))}
 
 	ptr.procFun[termFuzzy] = algo.FuzzyMatch
+	ptr.procFun[termEqual] = algo.EqualMatch
 	ptr.procFun[termExact] = algo.ExactMatchNaive
 	ptr.procFun[termPrefix] = algo.PrefixMatch
 	ptr.procFun[termSuffix] = algo.SuffixMatch
@@ -151,8 +153,13 @@ func parseTerms(mode Mode, caseMode Case, str string) []term {
 				text = text[1:]
 			}
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(text, "^") {
-			typ = termPrefix
-			text = text[1:]
+			if strings.HasSuffix(text, "$") {
+				typ = termEqual
+				text = text[1 : len(text)-1]
+			} else {
+				typ = termPrefix
+				text = text[1:]
+			}
 		} else if strings.HasSuffix(text, "$") {
 			typ = termSuffix
 			text = text[:len(text)-1]
diff --git a/src/pattern_test.go b/src/pattern_test.go
index 7f00272..fe6561c 100644
--- a/src/pattern_test.go
+++ b/src/pattern_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestParseTermsExtended(t *testing.T) {
 	terms := parseTerms(ModeExtended, CaseSmart,
-		"aaa 'bbb ^ccc ddd$ !eee !'fff !^ggg !hhh$")
-	if len(terms) != 8 ||
+		"aaa 'bbb ^ccc ddd$ !eee !'fff !^ggg !hhh$ ^iii$")
+	if len(terms) != 9 ||
 		terms[0].typ != termFuzzy || terms[0].inv ||
 		terms[1].typ != termExact || terms[1].inv ||
 		terms[2].typ != termPrefix || terms[2].inv ||
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ func TestParseTermsExtended(t *testing.T) {
 		terms[4].typ != termFuzzy || !terms[4].inv ||
 		terms[5].typ != termExact || !terms[5].inv ||
 		terms[6].typ != termPrefix || !terms[6].inv ||
-		terms[7].typ != termSuffix || !terms[7].inv {
+		terms[7].typ != termSuffix || !terms[7].inv ||
+		terms[8].typ != termEqual || terms[8].inv {
 		t.Errorf("%s", terms)
 	}
 	for idx, term := range terms {
@@ -65,6 +66,22 @@ func TestExact(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEqual(t *testing.T) {
+	defer clearPatternCache()
+	clearPatternCache()
+	pattern := BuildPattern(ModeExtended, CaseSmart, []Range{}, nil, []rune("^AbC$"))
+
+	match := func(str string, sidxExpected int, eidxExpected int) {
+		runes := []rune(str)
+		sidx, eidx := algo.EqualMatch(pattern.caseSensitive, &runes, pattern.terms[0].text)
+		if sidx != sidxExpected || eidx != eidxExpected {
+			t.Errorf("%s / %d / %d", pattern.terms, sidx, eidx)
+		}
+	}
+	match("ABC", -1, -1)
+	match("AbC", 0, 3)
+}
+
 func TestCaseSensitivity(t *testing.T) {
 	defer clearPatternCache()
 	clearPatternCache()