diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 458199c..5b37bc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Available options are:
 
 ### Exact Matches
 
-To match a field exactly (case-insensitive), use:
+To match a field exactly (case-sensitive), use:
 
 ```ruby
 User.search query, fields: [{email: :exact}, :name]
diff --git a/test/autocomplete_test.rb b/test/autocomplete_test.rb
index 23b95ac..0bee242 100644
--- a/test/autocomplete_test.rb
+++ b/test/autocomplete_test.rb
@@ -72,4 +72,10 @@ class AutocompleteTest < Minitest::Test
     store_names ["hi@example.org"]
     assert_search "hi@example.org", ["hi@example.org"], fields: [{name: :exact}]
   end
+
+  def test_exact_case
+    store_names ["Hello"]
+    assert_search "hello", [], fields: [{name: :exact}]
+    assert_search "Hello", ["Hello"], fields: [{name: :exact}]
+  end
 end
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