diff --git a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.h b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.h
--- a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.h
+++ b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     Q_PROPERTY(int leftButtonDesktop READ leftButtonDesktop)
     Q_PROPERTY(int middleButtonDesktop READ middleButtonDesktop)
     Q_PROPERTY(int rightButtonDesktop READ rightButtonDesktop)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool preciseMatch READ isPreciseMatch)
     // TODO: electric borders
 private:
     // Structures
@@ -186,6 +187,9 @@
     bool isShowPanel() const {
         return m_showPanel;
     }
+    bool isPreciseMatch() const {
+        return m_preciseMatch;
+    }
     int leftButtonWindow() const {
         return m_leftButtonWindow;
     }
@@ -288,6 +292,7 @@
     bool m_fillGaps;
     double m_fadeDuration;
     bool m_showPanel;
+    bool m_preciseMatch;
 
     // Activation
     bool m_activated;
diff --git a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.cpp b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.cpp
--- a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.cpp
+++ b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
     m_leftButtonDesktop = (DesktopMouseAction)PresentWindowsConfig::leftButtonDesktop();
     m_middleButtonDesktop = (DesktopMouseAction)PresentWindowsConfig::middleButtonDesktop();
     m_rightButtonDesktop = (DesktopMouseAction)PresentWindowsConfig::rightButtonDesktop();
+    m_preciseMatch = PresentWindowsConfig::preciseMatch();
 
     // touch screen edges
     const QVector<ElectricBorder> relevantBorders{ElectricLeft, ElectricTop, ElectricRight, ElectricBottom};
@@ -904,6 +905,39 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Window rearranging
 
+namespace {
+  bool titleMatchesUnpreciseFilter(const QString& title, const QString& filter) {
+    auto it = std::begin(title);
+
+    for (const QChar f: filter) {
+      it = std::find_if(it, std::end(title), [f](QChar c){ return c.toLower() == f.toLower(); });
+
+      if (it == std::end(title))
+          return false;
+
+      it++;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  bool preciseMatchFilter(EffectWindow *w, const QString& filter) {
+    return w->caption().contains(filter, Qt::CaseInsensitive) ||
+           w->windowClass().contains(filter, Qt::CaseInsensitive) ||
+           w->windowRole().contains(filter, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+  }
+
+  bool impreciseMatchFilter(EffectWindow *w, const QString& filter) {
+    return titleMatchesUnpreciseFilter(w->caption(), filter) ||
+           titleMatchesUnpreciseFilter(w->windowClass(), filter) ||
+           titleMatchesUnpreciseFilter(w->windowRole(), filter);
+  }
+
+  bool titleMatchesFilter(EffectWindow *w, const QString& filter, bool preciseMatch) {
+    return preciseMatch ? preciseMatchFilter(w, filter) : impreciseMatchFilter(w, filter);
+  }
+}
+
 void PresentWindowsEffect::rearrangeWindows()
 {
     if (!m_activated)
@@ -934,9 +968,7 @@
             DataHash::iterator winData = m_windowData.find(w);
             if (winData == m_windowData.end() || winData->deleted)
                 continue; // don't include closed windows
-            if (w->caption().contains(m_windowFilter, Qt::CaseInsensitive) ||
-                    w->windowClass().contains(m_windowFilter, Qt::CaseInsensitive) ||
-                    w->windowRole().contains(m_windowFilter, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+            if (titleMatchesFilter(w, m_windowFilter, m_preciseMatch)) {
                 windowlist.append(w);
                 windowlists[w->screen()].append(w);
                 winData->visible = true;
diff --git a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.kcfg b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.kcfg
--- a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.kcfg
+++ b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.kcfg
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
         <entry name="ShowPanel" type="Bool">
             <default>false</default>
         </entry>
+        <entry name="PreciseMatch" type="Bool">
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
         <entry name="Accuracy" type="Int">
             <default>1</default>
         </entry>
diff --git a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows_config.ui b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows_config.ui
--- a/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows_config.ui
+++ b/effects/presentwindows/presentwindows_config.ui
@@ -418,6 +418,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_PreciseMatch">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Use precise match</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="KComboBox" name="kcfg_LayoutMode">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -474,6 +481,7 @@
   <tabstop>kcfg_DrawWindowIcons</tabstop>
   <tabstop>kcfg_AllowClosingWindows</tabstop>
   <tabstop>kcfg_IgnoreMinimized</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>kcfg_PreciseMatch</tabstop>
   <tabstop>kcfg_Accuracy</tabstop>
   <tabstop>kcfg_FillGaps</tabstop>
  </tabstops>