diff --git a/src/Filters/_SearchBar.py b/src/Filters/_SearchBar.py
index fbbce28e6..be88ef7d1 100644
--- a/src/Filters/_SearchBar.py
+++ b/src/Filters/_SearchBar.py
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ class SearchBar(object):
         return self.filterbar
         
     def setup_filter( self, column_data ):
+        """
+        column_data is a list of tuples:
+        [(trans_col_name, index, use_exact), ...]
+        """
         self.filter_model.clear()
         old_value = self.filter_list.get_active()
         
@@ -88,11 +92,17 @@ class SearchBar(object):
         self.filter_list.add_attribute(cell, 'text', 0)
 
         maxval = 0
-        for col, index in column_data:
-            rule = _("%s contains") % col
+        for col, index, exact in column_data:
+            if exact:
+                rule = _("%s is") % col
+            else:
+                rule = _("%s contains") % col
             self.filter_model.append(row=[rule, index, False])
             maxval += 1
-            rule = _("%s does not contain") % col
+            if exact:
+                rule = _("%s is not") % col
+            else:
+                rule = _("%s does not contain") % col
             self.filter_model.append(row=[rule, index, True])
             maxval += 1
             
diff --git a/src/gui/selectors/baseselector.py b/src/gui/selectors/baseselector.py
index 6873755c8..4118d9d28 100644
--- a/src/gui/selectors/baseselector.py
+++ b/src/gui/selectors/baseselector.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class BaseSelector(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
         """
         Builds the default filters and add them to the filter bar.
         """
-        cols = [(pair[3], pair[1])
+        cols = [(pair[3], pair[1], pair[0] in self.eaxct_search())
                     for pair in self.column_order()
                         if pair[0]
                 ]
diff --git a/src/gui/views/listview.py b/src/gui/views/listview.py
index 740feb1b2..e27c083e3 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/listview.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/listview.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class ListView(NavigationView):
     def setup_filter(self):
         """Build the default filters and add them to the filter menu."""
         self.search_bar.setup_filter(
-            [(self.colinfo[pair[1]], pair[1])
+            [(self.colinfo[pair[1]], pair[1], pair[1] in self.exact_search())
                 for pair in self.column_order() if pair[0]])
 
     ####################################################################