diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb672608..cf790132 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ when a real user uses it.
   * [`getByPlaceholderText(container: HTMLElement, text: TextMatch): HTMLElement`](#getbyplaceholdertextcontainer-htmlelement-text-textmatch-htmlelement)
   * [`getByText(container: HTMLElement, text: TextMatch): HTMLElement`](#getbytextcontainer-htmlelement-text-textmatch-htmlelement)
   * [`getByAltText(container: HTMLElement, text: TextMatch): HTMLElement`](#getbyalttextcontainer-htmlelement-text-textmatch-htmlelement)
+  * [`getByTestId(container: HTMLElement, text: ExactTextMatch): HTMLElement`](#getbytestidcontainer-htmlelement-text-exacttextmatch-htmlelement)
   * [`wait`](#wait)
   * [`waitForElement`](#waitforelement)
   * [`fireEvent(node: HTMLElement, event: Event)`](#fireeventnode-htmlelement-event-event)
 * [Custom Jest Matchers](#custom-jest-matchers)
   * [Using other assertion libraries](#using-other-assertion-libraries)
 * [`TextMatch`](#textmatch)
+  * [ExactTextMatch](#exacttextmatch)
 * [`query` APIs](#query-apis)
 * [`queryAll` and `getAll` APIs](#queryall-and-getall-apis)
 * [`bindElementToQueries`](#bindelementtoqueries)
@@ -248,10 +250,10 @@ and [`<area>`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/area)
 const incrediblesPosterImg = getByAltText(container, /incredibles.*poster$/i)
 ```
 
-#### `getByTestId(container: HTMLElement, text: TextMatch): HTMLElement`
+### `getByTestId(container: HTMLElement, text: ExactTextMatch): HTMLElement`
 
 A shortcut to `` container.querySelector(`[data-testid="${yourId}"]`) `` (and it
-also accepts a [`TextMatch`](#textmatch)).
+also accepts an [`ExactTextMatch`](#exacttextmatch)).
 
 ```javascript
 // <input data-testid="username-input" />
@@ -477,6 +479,25 @@ getByText(container, (content, element) => {
 })
 ```
 
+### ExactTextMatch
+
+Some APIs use ExactTextMatch, which is the same as TextMatch but case-sensitive
+and does not match substrings; however, regexes and functions are also accepted
+for custom matching.
+
+```js
+// <button data-testid="submit-button">Go</button>
+
+// all of the following will find the button
+getByTestId(container, 'submit-button') // exact match
+getByTestId(container, /submit*/) // regex match
+getByTestId(container, content => content.startsWith('submit')) // function
+
+// all of the following will NOT find the button
+getByTestId(container, 'submit-') // no substrings
+getByTestId(container, 'Submit-Button') // case-sensitive
+```
+
 ## `query` APIs
 
 Each of the `get` APIs listed in [the 'Usage'](#usage) section above have a
diff --git a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
index 1cf4e915..2d646d77 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ test('get element by its alt text', () => {
   expect(getByAltText(/fin.*nem.*poster$/i).src).toBe('/finding-nemo.png')
 })
 
+test('can get elements by data-testid attribute', () => {
+  const {queryByTestId} = render(`<div data-testid="firstName"></div>`)
+  expect(queryByTestId('firstName')).toBeInTheDOM()
+  expect(queryByTestId(/first/)).toBeInTheDOM()
+  expect(queryByTestId(testid => testid === 'firstName')).toBeInTheDOM()
+  // match should be exact, case-sensitive
+  expect(queryByTestId('firstname')).not.toBeInTheDOM()
+  expect(queryByTestId('first')).not.toBeInTheDOM()
+  expect(queryByTestId('firstNamePlusMore')).not.toBeInTheDOM()
+  expect(queryByTestId('first-name')).not.toBeInTheDOM()
+})
+
 test('getAll* matchers return an array', () => {
   const {
     getAllByAltText,
@@ -161,9 +173,12 @@ test('getAll* matchers throw for 0 matches', () => {
   } = render(`
     <div>
       <label>No Matches Please</label>
+      <div data-testid="ABC"></div>
+      <div data-testid="a-b-c"></div>
     </div>,
   `)
   expect(() => getAllByTestId('nope')).toThrow()
+  expect(() => getAllByTestId('abc')).toThrow()
   expect(() => getAllByAltText('nope')).toThrow()
   expect(() => getAllByLabelText('nope')).toThrow()
   expect(() => getAllByLabelText('no matches please')).toThrow()
diff --git a/src/__tests__/matches.js b/src/__tests__/matches.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abef386d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/matches.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import {matches, matchesExact} from '../'
+
+// unit tests for text match utils
+
+const node = null
+
+test('matches should get fuzzy matches', () => {
+  // should not match
+  expect(matchesExact(null, node, 'abc')).toBe(false)
+  expect(matchesExact('', node, 'abc')).toBe(false)
+  // should match
+  expect(matches('ABC', node, 'abc')).toBe(true)
+  expect(matches('ABC', node, 'ABC')).toBe(true)
+})
+
+test('matchesExact should only get exact matches', () => {
+  // should not match
+  expect(matchesExact(null, node, null)).toBe(false)
+  expect(matchesExact(null, node, 'abc')).toBe(false)
+  expect(matchesExact('', node, 'abc')).toBe(false)
+  expect(matchesExact('ABC', node, 'abc')).toBe(false)
+  expect(matchesExact('ABC', node, 'A')).toBe(false)
+  expect(matchesExact('ABC', node, 'ABCD')).toBe(false)
+  // should match
+  expect(matchesExact('ABC', node, 'ABC')).toBe(true)
+})
diff --git a/src/matches.js b/src/matches.js
index 387e9fe6..96c8f2b3 100644
--- a/src/matches.js
+++ b/src/matches.js
@@ -12,4 +12,17 @@ function matches(textToMatch, node, matcher) {
   }
 }
 
-export {matches}
+function matchesExact(textToMatch, node, matcher) {
+  if (typeof textToMatch !== 'string') {
+    return false
+  }
+  if (typeof matcher === 'string') {
+    return textToMatch === matcher
+  } else if (typeof matcher === 'function') {
+    return matcher(textToMatch, node)
+  } else {
+    return matcher.test(textToMatch)
+  }
+}
+
+export {matches, matchesExact}
diff --git a/src/queries.js b/src/queries.js
index 49d14223..97b035f7 100644
--- a/src/queries.js
+++ b/src/queries.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {matches} from './matches'
+import {matches, matchesExact} from './matches'
 import {getNodeText} from './get-node-text'
 import {prettyDOM} from './pretty-dom'
 
@@ -70,22 +70,25 @@ function queryByText(container, text, opts) {
 
 // this is just a utility and not an exposed query.
 // There are no plans to expose this.
-function queryAllByAttribute(attribute, container, text) {
+function queryAllByAttribute(attribute, container, text, {exact = false} = {}) {
+  const matcher = exact ? matchesExact : matches
   return Array.from(container.querySelectorAll(`[${attribute}]`)).filter(node =>
-    matches(node.getAttribute(attribute), node, text),
+    matcher(node.getAttribute(attribute), node, text),
   )
 }
 
 // this is just a utility and not an exposed query.
 // There are no plans to expose this.
-function queryByAttribute(attribute, container, text) {
-  return firstResultOrNull(queryAllByAttribute, attribute, container, text)
+function queryByAttribute(...args) {
+  return firstResultOrNull(queryAllByAttribute, ...args)
 }
 
 const queryByPlaceholderText = queryByAttribute.bind(null, 'placeholder')
 const queryAllByPlaceholderText = queryAllByAttribute.bind(null, 'placeholder')
-const queryByTestId = queryByAttribute.bind(null, 'data-testid')
-const queryAllByTestId = queryAllByAttribute.bind(null, 'data-testid')
+const queryByTestId = (...args) =>
+  queryByAttribute('data-testid', ...args, {exact: true})
+const queryAllByTestId = (...args) =>
+  queryAllByAttribute('data-testid', ...args, {exact: true})
 
 function queryAllByAltText(container, alt) {
   return Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('img,input,area')).filter(node =>