diff --git a/web/lib/pkgfuncs.inc b/web/lib/pkgfuncs.inc
index e4323554..3013b443 100644
--- a/web/lib/pkgfuncs.inc
+++ b/web/lib/pkgfuncs.inc
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ function package_details($id=0, $SID="") {
  *    SeB- property that search string (K) represents
  *          values: n  - package name
  *                  nd - package name & description
+ *                  x  - package name (exact match)
  *                  m  - package maintainer's username
  *                  s  - package submitter's username
  *    do_Orphans    - boolean. whether to search packages
@@ -440,11 +441,15 @@ function pkg_search_page($SID="") {
 		# Search by submitter
 		elseif (isset($_GET["SeB"]) && $_GET["SeB"] == "s") {
 			$q_where .= "AND SubmitterUID = ".uid_from_username($_GET['K'])." ";
-		# Search by name
 		}
+		# Search by name
 		elseif (isset($_GET["SeB"]) && $_GET["SeB"] == "n") {
 			$q_where .= "AND (Name LIKE '%".$_GET['K']."%') ";
 		}
+		# Search by name (exact match)
+		elseif (isset($_GET["SeB"]) && $_GET["SeB"] == "x") {
+			$q_where .= "AND (Name = '".$_GET['K']."') ";
+		}
 		# Search by name and description (Default)
 		else {
 			$q_where .= "AND (Name LIKE '%".$_GET['K']."%' OR ";
diff --git a/web/template/pkg_search_form.php b/web/template/pkg_search_form.php
index e570dfbc..807b323f 100644
--- a/web/template/pkg_search_form.php
+++ b/web/template/pkg_search_form.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 					<label><?php print __("Search by"); ?></label>
 						<select name='SeB'>
 							<?php
-							$searchby = array('nd' => __('Name, Description'), 'n' => __('Name Only'), 'm'  => __('Maintainer'), 's'  => __('Submitter'));
+							$searchby = array('nd' => __('Name, Description'), 'n' => __('Name Only'), 'x' => ('Exact name'), 'm'  => __('Maintainer'), 's'  => __('Submitter'));
 							foreach ($searchby as $k => $v):
 								if (isset($_REQUEST['SeB']) && $_REQUEST['SeB'] == $k):
 							?>