diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 74b07c1..35c4475 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -59,44 +59,70 @@ videos-search:
   boost-languages:
     enabled: true
 
-  # Add ability to change videos search fields boost value
+  # Add ability to change videos search fields boost and match value
   # See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-multi-match-query.html for more information
+  #
   # If boost == 0, the field will not be part of the search
+  #
+  # match_type could be 'default' or 'phrase'
+  #  * default: use default Elastic Search match query, including fuzziness
+  #  * phrase: use Elastic Search phrase match query
   search-fields:
     name:
       boost: 5
+      match_type: 'default'
     description:
       boost: 1
+      match_type: 'phrase'
     tags:
       boost: 2
+      match_type: 'default'
     account-display-name:
       boost: 2
+      match_type: 'default'
     channel-display-name:
       boost: 2
+      match_type: 'default'
 
 channels-search:
-  # Add ability to change channels search fields boost value
+  # Add ability to change channels search fields boost and match value
   # See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-multi-match-query.html for more information
+  #
   # If boost == 0, the field will not be part of the search
+  #
+  # match_type could be 'default' or 'phrase'
+  #  * default: use default Elastic Search match query, including fuzziness
+  #  * phrase: use Elastic Search phrase match query
   search-fields:
     name:
       boost: 5
+      match_type: 'default'
     description:
       boost: 1
+      match_type: 'phrase'
     display-name:
       boost: 3
+      match_type: 'default'
     account-display-name:
       boost: 2
+      match_type: 'default'
 
 playlists-search:
-  # Add ability to change playlists search fields boost value
+  # Add ability to change playlists search fields boost and match value
   # See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-multi-match-query.html for more information
+  #
   # If boost == 0, the field will not be part of the search
+  #
+  # match_type could be 'default' or 'phrase'
+  #  * default: use default Elastic Search match query, including fuzziness
+  #  * phrase: use Elastic Search phrase match query
   search-fields:
     display-name:
       boost: 5
+      match_type: 'default'
     description:
       boost: 1
+      match_type: 'phrase'
 
 api:
   # Blacklist hosts that will not be returned by the search API
diff --git a/config/test.yaml b/config/test.yaml
index 2a50d69..bf15ad6 100644
--- a/config/test.yaml
+++ b/config/test.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ instances-index:
       - 'tube.nah.re'
       - 'peertube.parleur.net'
       - 'video.passageenseine.fr'
+      - 'exode.me'
 
 api:
   blacklist:
diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 4f4241d..b6e586d 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -47,23 +47,28 @@ const CONFIG = {
     SEARCH_FIELDS: {
       NAME: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'name',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.name.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.name.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('videos-search.search-fields.name.match_type')
       },
       DESCRIPTION: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'description',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.description.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.description.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('videos-search.search-fields.description.match_type')
       },
       TAGS: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'tags',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.tags.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.tags.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('videos-search.search-fields.tags.match_type')
       },
       ACCOUNT_DISPLAY_NAME: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'account.displayName',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.account-display-name.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.account-display-name.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('videos-search.search-fields.account-display-name.match_type')
       },
       CHANNEL_DISPLAY_NAME: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'channel.displayName',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.channel-display-name.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('videos-search.search-fields.channel-display-name.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('videos-search.search-fields.channel-display-name.match_type')
       }
     }
   },
@@ -71,19 +76,23 @@ const CONFIG = {
     SEARCH_FIELDS: {
       NAME: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'name',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.name.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.name.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('channels-search.search-fields.name.match_type')
       },
       DESCRIPTION: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'description',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.description.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.description.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('channels-search.search-fields.description.match_type')
       },
       DISPLAY_NAME: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'displayName',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.display-name.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.display-name.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('channels-search.search-fields.display-name.match_type')
       },
       ACCOUNT_DISPLAY_NAME: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'ownerAccount.displayName',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.account-display-name.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('channels-search.search-fields.account-display-name.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('channels-search.search-fields.account-display-name.match_type')
       }
     }
   },
@@ -91,11 +100,13 @@ const CONFIG = {
     SEARCH_FIELDS: {
       DISPLAY_NAME: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'displayName',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('playlists-search.search-fields.display-name.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('playlists-search.search-fields.display-name.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('playlists-search.search-fields.display-name.match_type')
       },
       DESCRIPTION: {
         FIELD_NAME: 'description',
-        BOOST: config.get<number>('playlists-search.search-fields.description.boost')
+        BOOST: config.get<number>('playlists-search.search-fields.description.boost'),
+        MATCH_TYPE: config.get<string>('playlists-search.search-fields.description.match_type')
       }
     }
   },
@@ -151,9 +162,9 @@ const ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY = {
   MINIMUM_SHOULD_MATCH: '3<75%',
   BOOST_LANGUAGE_VALUE: 1,
   MALUS_LANGUAGE_VALUE: 0.5,
-  VIDEOS_MULTI_MATCH_FIELDS: buildMultiMatchFields(CONFIG.VIDEOS_SEARCH.SEARCH_FIELDS),
-  CHANNELS_MULTI_MATCH_FIELDS: buildMultiMatchFields(CONFIG.CHANNELS_SEARCH.SEARCH_FIELDS),
-  PLAYLISTS_MULTI_MATCH_FIELDS: buildMultiMatchFields(CONFIG.PLAYLISTS_SEARCH.SEARCH_FIELDS)
+  VIDEOS_MULTI_MATCH_FIELDS: buildMatchFieldConfig(CONFIG.VIDEOS_SEARCH.SEARCH_FIELDS),
+  CHANNELS_MULTI_MATCH_FIELDS: buildMatchFieldConfig(CONFIG.CHANNELS_SEARCH.SEARCH_FIELDS),
+  PLAYLISTS_MULTI_MATCH_FIELDS: buildMatchFieldConfig(CONFIG.PLAYLISTS_SEARCH.SEARCH_FIELDS)
 }
 
 function getWebserverUrl () {
@@ -164,15 +175,26 @@ function getWebserverUrl () {
   return CONFIG.WEBSERVER.SCHEME + '://' + CONFIG.WEBSERVER.HOSTNAME + ':' + CONFIG.WEBSERVER.PORT
 }
 
-function buildMultiMatchFields (fields: { [name: string]: { BOOST: number, FIELD_NAME: string } }) {
-  return Object.keys(fields)
-    .map(id => {
-      const obj = fields[id]
-      if (obj.BOOST <= 0) return ''
+function buildMatchFieldConfig (fields: { [name: string]: { BOOST: number, FIELD_NAME: string, MATCH_TYPE: string } }) {
+  const selectFields = (matchType: 'phrase' | 'default') => {
+    return Object.keys(fields)
+                 .filter(fieldName => fields[fieldName].MATCH_TYPE === matchType)
+                 .map(fieldName => fields[fieldName])
+  }
 
-      return `${obj.FIELD_NAME}^${obj.BOOST}`
+  const buildMultiMatch = (fields: { BOOST: number, FIELD_NAME: string }[]) => {
+    return fields.map(fieldObj => {
+      if (fieldObj.BOOST <= 0) return ''
+
+      return `${fieldObj.FIELD_NAME}^${fieldObj.BOOST}`
     })
     .filter(v => !!v)
+  }
+
+  return {
+    default: buildMultiMatch(selectFields('default')),
+    phrase: buildMultiMatch(selectFields('phrase'))
+  }
 }
 
 if (isTestInstance()) {
diff --git a/server/lib/elastic-search/shared/query-helpers.ts b/server/lib/elastic-search/shared/query-helpers.ts
index e1a905d..d4d1766 100644
--- a/server/lib/elastic-search/shared/query-helpers.ts
+++ b/server/lib/elastic-search/shared/query-helpers.ts
@@ -32,16 +32,29 @@ function addUUIDFilters (filters: any[], uuids: string[]) {
   })
 }
 
-function buildMultiMatchBool (search: string, fields: string[]) {
+function buildMultiMatchBool (search: string, fieldsObject: { default: string[], phrase: string[] }) {
   return {
     must: [
       {
-        multi_match: {
-          query: search,
-          fields,
-          fuzziness: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.FUZZINESS,
-          operator: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.OPERATOR,
-          minimum_should_match: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.MINIMUM_SHOULD_MATCH
+        bool: {
+          should: [
+            {
+              multi_match: {
+                query: search,
+                fields: fieldsObject.default,
+                fuzziness: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.FUZZINESS,
+                operator: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.OPERATOR,
+                minimum_should_match: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.MINIMUM_SHOULD_MATCH
+              }
+            },
+            {
+              multi_match: {
+                query: search,
+                fields: fieldsObject.phrase,
+                type: 'phrase'
+              }
+            }
+          ]
         }
       }
     ],
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ function buildMultiMatchBool (search: string, fields: string[]) {
       {
         multi_match: {
           query: search,
-          fields,
+          fields: [ ...fieldsObject.default, ...fieldsObject.phrase ],
           operator: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.OPERATOR,
           minimum_should_match: ELASTIC_SEARCH_QUERY.MINIMUM_SHOULD_MATCH
         }