diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index fe7b45545..6c39c07c4 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace Dalamud {
 
             CommandManager.AddHandler("/xlitem", new CommandInfo(OnItemLinkCommand)
             {
-                HelpMessage = "Link an item by name. Usage: /xlitem <Item name>"
+                HelpMessage = "Link an item by name. Usage: /xlitem <Item name>.  For matching an item exactly, use /xlitem +<Item name>"
             });
 
 #if DEBUG
@@ -390,9 +390,16 @@ namespace Dalamud {
         }
 
         private void OnItemLinkCommand(string command, string arguments) {
+            var exactSearch = false;
+            if (arguments.StartsWith("+"))
+            {
+                exactSearch = true;
+                arguments = arguments.Substring(1);
+            }
+
             Task.Run(async () => {
                 try {
-                    dynamic results = await XivApi.Search(arguments, "Item", 1);
+                    dynamic results = await XivApi.Search(arguments, "Item", 1, exactSearch);
                     var itemId = (short) results.Results[0].ID;
                     var itemName = (string)results.Results[0].Name;
 
diff --git a/Dalamud/XivApi.cs b/Dalamud/XivApi.cs
index dc5e5fa8b..9d2374281 100644
--- a/Dalamud/XivApi.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/XivApi.cs
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@ namespace Dalamud
             return await Get("ContentFinderCondition/" + contentFinderCondition);
         }
 
-        public static async Task<JObject> Search(string query, string indexes, int limit = 100) {
+        public static async Task<JObject> Search(string query, string indexes, int limit = 100, bool exact = false) {
             query = System.Net.WebUtility.UrlEncode(query);
 
-            return await Get("search" + $"?string={query}&indexes={indexes}&limit={limit}");
+            var queryString = $"?string={query}&indexes={indexes}&limit={limit}";
+            if (exact)
+            {
+                queryString += "&string_algo=match";
+            }
+
+            return await Get("search" + queryString);
         }
 
         public static async Task<JObject> GetMarketInfoWorld(int itemId, string worldName) {