diff --git a/guinget/App.config b/guinget/App.config
index 4fad7940..044055ec 100644
--- a/guinget/App.config
+++ b/guinget/App.config
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
       <setting name="UpgradeSettingsFromPreviousVersion" serializeAs="String">
         <value>False</value>
       </setting>
+      <setting name="ExactMatchForLastSelectedIDSearch" serializeAs="String">
+        <value>True</value>
+      </setting>
     </guinget.My.MySettings>
   </userSettings>
   <runtime>
diff --git a/guinget/MainWindow.vb b/guinget/MainWindow.vb
index add3d21a..f56eee1b 100644
--- a/guinget/MainWindow.vb
+++ b/guinget/MainWindow.vb
@@ -878,7 +878,12 @@ Public Class aaformMainWindow
         If datagridviewPackageList.Rows.Count > 0 Then
             ' We have to wrap it with quotes to get an exact match, since
             ' that's probably what the user wants.
-            toolstriptextboxSearch.Text = """" & datagridviewPackageList.SelectedRows.Item(0).Cells.Item(2).Value.ToString & """"
+            If My.Settings.ExactMatchForLastSelectedIDSearch = True Then
+                ' Only run an exact match for the package ID if the user wants it.
+                toolstriptextboxSearch.Text = """" & datagridviewPackageList.SelectedRows.Item(0).Cells.Item(2).Value.ToString & """"
+            Else
+                toolstriptextboxSearch.Text = datagridviewPackageList.SelectedRows.Item(0).Cells.Item(2).Value.ToString
+            End If
             BeginPackageIdSearch()
         End If
     End Sub
diff --git a/guinget/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb b/guinget/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb
index fd4a327d..ffe79591 100644
--- a/guinget/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb	
+++ b/guinget/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb	
@@ -173,6 +173,18 @@ Namespace My
                 Me("UpgradeSettingsFromPreviousVersion") = value
             End Set
         End Property
+        
+        <Global.System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute(),  _
+         Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(),  _
+         Global.System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("True")>  _
+        Public Property ExactMatchForLastSelectedIDSearch() As Boolean
+            Get
+                Return CType(Me("ExactMatchForLastSelectedIDSearch"),Boolean)
+            End Get
+            Set
+                Me("ExactMatchForLastSelectedIDSearch") = value
+            End Set
+        End Property
     End Class
 End Namespace
 
diff --git a/guinget/My Project/Settings.settings b/guinget/My Project/Settings.settings
index 5dcdee4c..143b1774 100644
--- a/guinget/My Project/Settings.settings	
+++ b/guinget/My Project/Settings.settings	
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@
     <Setting Name="UpgradeSettingsFromPreviousVersion" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="ExactMatchForLastSelectedIDSearch" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">True</Value>
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
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