diff --git a/Gauge/Main/Options.hs b/Gauge/Main/Options.hs
--- a/Gauge/Main/Options.hs
+++ b/Gauge/Main/Options.hs
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
                            Generic)
 
 -- | How to match a benchmark name.
-data MatchType = Prefix
+data MatchType = Exact
+                -- ^ Match the exact benchmark name
+               | Prefix
                  -- ^ Match by prefix. For example, a prefix of
                  -- @\"foo\"@ will match @\"foobar\"@.
                | Pattern
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@
             -> (String -> Bool)
 makeSelector matchKind args =
   case matchKind of
+    Exact    -> \b -> null args || any (== b) args
     Prefix   -> \b -> null args || any (`isPrefixOf` b) args
     Pattern  -> \b -> null args || any (`isInfixOf` b) args
     IPattern -> \b -> null args || any (`isInfixOf` map toLower b) (map (map toLower) args)
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@
     , Option "t" ["template"]   (fileArg setTemplate) "Template to use for report"
     , Option "n" ["iters"]      (ReqArg setIters "ITERS") "Run benchmarks, don't analyse"
     , Option "m" ["match"]      (ReqArg setMatch "MATCH") $
-        "Benchmark match style: prefix, pattern (substring), "
+        "Benchmark match style: prefix (default), exact, pattern (substring), "
         ++ "or ipattern (case insensitive)"
     , Option "l" ["list"]       (NoArg $ setMode List) "List benchmarks"
     , Option ""  ["version"]    (NoArg $ setMode Version) "Show version info"
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@
         let m = case map toLower s of
                     "pfx"      -> Prefix
                     "prefix"   -> Prefix
+                    "exact"    -> Exact
                     "pattern"  -> Pattern
                     "ipattern" -> IPattern
                     _          -> optionError ("unknown match type: " <> s)
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 0.2.3
+
+* Add a new benchmark matching option "-m exact" to match the benchmark name
+  exactly.
+
 # 0.2.2
 
 * Write data to CSV file in quick mode too.
diff --git a/gauge.cabal b/gauge.cabal
--- a/gauge.cabal
+++ b/gauge.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           gauge
-version:        0.2.2
+version:        0.2.3
 synopsis:       small framework for performance measurement and analysis
 license:        BSD3
 license-file:   LICENSE