diff --git a/kate/kateconfigdialog.h b/kate/kateconfigdialog.h
--- a/kate/kateconfigdialog.h
+++ b/kate/kateconfigdialog.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 class QSpinBox;
 class KateMainWindow;
 class KPluralHandlingSpinBox;
+class KComboBox;
 
 namespace Ui {
     class SessionConfigWidget;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
     QCheckBox *m_modCloseAfterLast;
     QCheckBox *m_saveMetaInfos;
     KPluralHandlingSpinBox *m_daysMetaInfos;
+    KComboBox * m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode;
 
     // Sessions Page
     Ui::SessionConfigWidget *sessionConfigUi;
diff --git a/kate/kateconfigdialog.cpp b/kate/kateconfigdialog.cpp
--- a/kate/kateconfigdialog.cpp
+++ b/kate/kateconfigdialog.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "kateapp.h"
 #include "katesessionmanager.h"
 #include "katedebug.h"
+#include "katequickopenmodel.h"
 
 #include <KTextEditor/ConfigPage>
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KPluralHandlingSpinBox>
+#include <KComboBox>
 
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QCheckBox>
@@ -146,6 +148,21 @@
     vbox->addWidget(metaInfos);
     buttonGroup->setLayout(vbox);
 
+    // quick search
+    buttonGroup = new QGroupBox(i18n("&Quick Open"), generalFrame);
+    hlayout = new QHBoxLayout(buttonGroup);
+    label = new QLabel(i18n("&Match Mode:"), buttonGroup);
+    hlayout->addWidget(label);
+    m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode = new KComboBox(buttonGroup);
+    hlayout->addWidget(m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode);
+    label->setBuddy(m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode);
+    m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode->addItem(i18n("Filename"), QVariant(KateQuickOpenModel::Columns::FileName));
+    m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode->addItem(i18n("Filepath"), QVariant(KateQuickOpenModel::Columns::FilePath));
+    m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode->setCurrentIndex(m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode->findData(m_mainWindow->quickOpenMatchMode()));
+    m_mainWindow->setQuickOpenMatchMode(m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode->currentData().toInt());
+    connect(m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode, static_cast<void (KComboBox::*)(int)>(&KComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this, &KateConfigDialog::slotChanged);
+    layout->addWidget(buttonGroup);
+
     layout->addStretch(1); // :-] works correct without autoadd
     //END General page
 
@@ -334,6 +351,9 @@
         cg.writeEntry("Close After Last", m_modCloseAfterLast->isChecked());
         m_mainWindow->setModCloseAfterLast(m_modCloseAfterLast->isChecked());
 
+        cg.writeEntry("Quick Open Search Mode", m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode->currentData().toInt());
+        m_mainWindow->setQuickOpenMatchMode(m_cmbQuickOpenMatchMode->currentData().toInt());
+
         // patch document modified warn state
         const QList<KTextEditor::Document *> &docs = KateApp::self()->documentManager()->documentList();
         foreach(KTextEditor::Document * doc, docs)
diff --git a/kate/katemainwindow.h b/kate/katemainwindow.h
--- a/kate/katemainwindow.h
+++ b/kate/katemainwindow.h
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@
         m_modCloseAfterLast = e;
     }
 
+    void setQuickOpenMatchMode(int mode);
+    int quickOpenMatchMode();
+
     KRecentFilesAction *fileOpenRecent() const {
         return m_fileOpenRecent;
     }
diff --git a/kate/katemainwindow.cpp b/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
--- a/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
+++ b/kate/katemainwindow.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "katedebug.h"
 #include "katecolorschemechooser.h"
 #include "katefileactions.h"
+#include "katequickopenmodel.h"
 
 #include <KActionMenu>
 #include <KAboutApplicationDialog>
@@ -628,6 +629,8 @@
     m_paShowMenuBar->setChecked(generalGroup.readEntry("Show Menu Bar", true));
     m_paShowTabBar->setChecked(generalGroup.readEntry("Show Tab Bar", true));
 
+    m_quickOpen->setMatchMode(generalGroup.readEntry("Quick Open Search Mode", (int)KateQuickOpenModel::Columns::FileName));
+
     // emit signal to hide/show statusbars
     toggleShowStatusBar();
     toggleShowTabBar();
@@ -1260,3 +1263,12 @@
     return KateMDI::MainWindow::hideToolView(qobject_cast<KateMDI::ToolView *>(widget));
 }
 
+void KateMainWindow::setQuickOpenMatchMode(int mode)
+{
+    m_quickOpen->setMatchMode(mode);
+}
+
+int KateMainWindow::quickOpenMatchMode()
+{
+    return m_quickOpen->matchMode();
+}
diff --git a/kate/katequickopen.h b/kate/katequickopen.h
--- a/kate/katequickopen.h
+++ b/kate/katequickopen.h
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@
      */
     void update();
 
+    void setMatchMode(int mode) {
+        m_matchMode = mode;
+    }
+
+    int matchMode() {
+        return m_matchMode;
+    }
+
 protected:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) override;
 
@@ -68,6 +76,8 @@
      * filtered model we search in
      */
     QSortFilterProxyModel *m_model;
+
+    int m_matchMode;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kate/katequickopen.cpp b/kate/katequickopen.cpp
--- a/kate/katequickopen.cpp
+++ b/kate/katequickopen.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 KateQuickOpen::KateQuickOpen(QWidget *parent, KateMainWindow *mainWindow)
     : QWidget(parent)
     , m_mainWindow(mainWindow)
+    , m_matchMode(0)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout();
     layout->setSpacing(0);
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
     m_model->setSortRole(Qt::DisplayRole);
     m_model->setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     m_model->setSortCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+    m_model->setFilterKeyColumn(m_matchMode);
 
     connect(m_inputLine, &KLineEdit::textChanged, m_model, &QSortFilterProxyModel::setFilterWildcard);
     connect(m_inputLine, &KLineEdit::returnPressed, this, &KateQuickOpen::slotReturnPressed);