diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bbdff7..6ec5fbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ such as: `^music .mp3$ sbtrkt !rmx`
 | `!'fire` | Items that do not include `fire` | inverse-exact-match  |
 
 If you don't need fuzzy matching and do not wish to "quote" every word, start
-fzf with `-e` or `--extended-exact` option.
+fzf with `-e` or `--extended-exact` option. Note that in `--extended-exact`
+mode, `'`-prefix "unquotes" the term.
 
 #### Environment variables
 
diff --git a/src/pattern.go b/src/pattern.go
index f83861e..cfeb68d 100644
--- a/src/pattern.go
+++ b/src/pattern.go
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ func parseTerms(mode Mode, caseMode Case, str string) []term {
 			if mode == ModeExtended {
 				typ = termExact
 				text = text[1:]
+			} else if mode == ModeExtendedExact {
+				typ = termFuzzy
+				text = text[1:]
 			}
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(text, "^") {
 			if strings.HasSuffix(text, "$") {
diff --git a/src/pattern_test.go b/src/pattern_test.go
index c7f5414..66f5d41 100644
--- a/src/pattern_test.go
+++ b/src/pattern_test.go
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ func TestParseTermsExtendedExact(t *testing.T) {
 		"aaa 'bbb ^ccc ddd$ !eee !'fff !^ggg !hhh$")
 	if len(terms) != 8 ||
 		terms[0].typ != termExact || terms[0].inv || len(terms[0].text) != 3 ||
-		terms[1].typ != termExact || terms[1].inv || len(terms[1].text) != 4 ||
+		terms[1].typ != termFuzzy || terms[1].inv || len(terms[1].text) != 3 ||
 		terms[2].typ != termPrefix || terms[2].inv || len(terms[2].text) != 3 ||
 		terms[3].typ != termSuffix || terms[3].inv || len(terms[3].text) != 3 ||
 		terms[4].typ != termExact || !terms[4].inv || len(terms[4].text) != 3 ||
-		terms[5].typ != termExact || !terms[5].inv || len(terms[5].text) != 4 ||
+		terms[5].typ != termFuzzy || !terms[5].inv || len(terms[5].text) != 3 ||
 		terms[6].typ != termPrefix || !terms[6].inv || len(terms[6].text) != 3 ||
 		terms[7].typ != termSuffix || !terms[7].inv || len(terms[7].text) != 3 {
 		t.Errorf("%s", terms)