diff --git a/client/db/highlight-query.js b/client/db/highlight-query.js
index ce31dfda2..222cf537f 100644
--- a/client/db/highlight-query.js
+++ b/client/db/highlight-query.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function highlightTossupQuery ({ tossup, regExp, searchType = 'all', igno
       tossup.question = insertHighlightTokensHelper(tossup.question, tossup.question_sanitized, word);
     }
 
-    if (searchType === 'answer' || searchType === 'all') {
+    if (searchType === 'answer' || searchType === 'exactAnswer' || searchType === 'all') {
       tossup.answer = insertHighlightTokensHelper(tossup.answer, tossup.answer_sanitized, word);
     }
   }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function highlightBonusQuery ({ bonus, regExp, searchType = 'all', ignore
       }
     }
 
-    if (searchType === 'answer' || searchType === 'all') {
+    if (searchType === 'answer' || searchType === 'exactAnswer' || searchType === 'all') {
       for (let i = 0; i < bonus.answers.length; i++) {
         bonus.answers[i] = insertHighlightTokensHelper(bonus.answers[i], bonus.answers_sanitized[i], word);
       }
diff --git a/client/db/index.jsx b/client/db/index.jsx
index 107e3c2ef..a45f8ff98 100644
--- a/client/db/index.jsx
+++ b/client/db/index.jsx
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ function QueryForm () {
               <option value='all'>All text</option>
               <option value='question'>Question</option>
               <option value='answer'>Answer</option>
+              <option value='exactAnswer'>Exact answer</option>
             </select>
           </div>
           <div className='col-6 col-md-3 mb-2'>
diff --git a/database/qbreader/get-query.js b/database/qbreader/get-query.js
index 0695d2dba..dfcd43ef5 100644
--- a/database/qbreader/get-query.js
+++ b/database/qbreader/get-query.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function validateOptions ({
 
   if (!searchType) {
     searchType = 'all';
-  } else if (!['question', 'answer', 'all'].includes(searchType)) {
+  } else if (!['question', 'answer', 'exactAnswer', 'all'].includes(searchType)) {
     throw new Error('Invalid search type specified.');
   }
 
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ async function getTossupQuery (options) {
       orQuery.push({ answer_sanitized: { $regex: word, $options: caseSensitive ? '' : 'i' } });
     }
 
+    if (searchType === 'exactAnswer') {
+      orQuery.push({ answer_sanitized: { $regex: `^\\s*${word}\\s*(\\[.*|\\(.*)?$`, $options: caseSensitive ? '' : 'i' } });
+    }
+
     andQuery.push({ $or: orQuery });
   }
 
@@ -225,6 +229,10 @@ async function getBonusQuery (options) {
       orQuery.push({ answers_sanitized: { $regex: word, $options: caseSensitive ? '' : 'i' } });
     }
 
+    if (searchType === 'exactAnswer') {
+      orQuery.push({ answers_sanitized: { $regex: `^\\s*${word}\\s*(\\[.*|\\(.*)?$`, $options: caseSensitive ? '' : 'i' } });
+    }
+
     andQuery.push({ $or: orQuery });
   }
 
@@ -294,8 +302,6 @@ function buildQueryAggregation ({ query, difficulties, categories, subcategories
         number: 1
       }
     },
-    // { $skip: (pagination - 1) * maxReturnLength },
-    // { $limit: maxReturnLength },
     { $project: { reports: 0 } }
   ];