diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/SearchConstants.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/SearchConstants.java
index fd466b2d2..66614b4e5 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/SearchConstants.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/SearchConstants.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class SearchConstants {
     }
 
     public static enum SEARCH_SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS {
-        QUERY("query"), RESOURCE("resource");
+        QUERY("query"), RESOURCE("resource"),EXACTMATCH("exactMatch");
 
         private final String value;
 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/api/SearchApiResource.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/api/SearchApiResource.java
index a493abaaf..278d38dd6 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/api/SearchApiResource.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/api/SearchApiResource.java
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ public class SearchApiResource {
     @Consumes({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
     @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
     public String searchData(@Context final UriInfo uriInfo, @QueryParam("query") final String query,
-            @QueryParam("resource") final String resource) {
-
-        final SearchConditions searchConditions = new SearchConditions(query, resource);
+            @QueryParam("resource") final String resource ,@QueryParam("exactMatch")  Boolean exactMatch) {
+    	
+    	if (exactMatch == null) {
+      		 exactMatch = false;
+      	     }
+        final SearchConditions searchConditions = new SearchConditions(query, resource,exactMatch);
 
         final Collection<SearchData> searchResults = this.searchReadPlatformService.retriveMatchingData(searchConditions);
 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/data/SearchConditions.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/data/SearchConditions.java
index 4be6f0c77..67907aa2f 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/data/SearchConditions.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/search/data/SearchConditions.java
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ public class SearchConditions {
     private final Boolean loanSeach;
 	private final Boolean savingSeach;
     private final Boolean clientIdentifierSearch;
+    private  Boolean exactMatch;
 
-    public SearchConditions(final String searchQueryParam, final String searchResource) {
+    public SearchConditions(final String searchQueryParam, final String searchResource, Boolean exactMatch) {
         this.searchQuery = searchQueryParam;
         this.searchResource = searchResource;
+        this.exactMatch=exactMatch;
         this.clientSearch = (null == searchResource || searchResource.toLowerCase().contains(
                 SEARCH_SUPPORTED_RESOURCES.CLIENTS.name().toLowerCase())) ? true : false;
         this.groupSearch = (null == searchResource || searchResource.toLowerCase().contains(
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ public class SearchConditions {
     }
 
     public SearchConditions(final String searchQueryParam, final String searchResource, final Boolean clientSearch,
-            final Boolean groupSearch, final Boolean loanSeach, final Boolean savingSeach, final Boolean clientIdentifierSearch) {
+            final Boolean groupSearch, final Boolean loanSeach, final Boolean savingSeach, final Boolean clientIdentifierSearch, Boolean exactMatch) {
         this.searchQuery = searchQueryParam;
         this.searchResource = searchResource;
         this.clientSearch = clientSearch;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ public class SearchConditions {
         this.loanSeach = loanSeach;
 		this.savingSeach = savingSeach;
         this.clientIdentifierSearch = clientIdentifierSearch;
+        this.exactMatch=exactMatch;
     }
 
     public String getSearchQuery() {
@@ -50,7 +53,9 @@ public class SearchConditions {
     public String getSearchResource() {
         return this.searchResource;
     }
-
+    public Boolean getExactMatch() {
+    	return this.exactMatch;
+    }
     public Boolean isClientSearch() {
         return this.clientSearch;
     }