diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 358076c..f0bf273 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -76,7 +76,20 @@ function switchPath(sourcePath, routes) {
   let matchedPath = null
   let matchedValue = null
 
-  traverseRoutes(routes, function matchPattern(pattern) {
+  traverseRoutes(routes, function matchPattern(pattern) { // eslint-disable-line complexity, max-len
+    if (pattern[pattern.length - 1] === `$`) {
+      const realPattern = pattern.split(`/$`).join(``)
+      if (sourcePath.search(realPattern) === 0 &&
+          betterMatch(pattern, matchedPath) ||
+          sourcePath.search(realPattern + `/`) &&
+          betterMatch(pattern, matchedPath))
+      {
+        matchedPath = realPattern
+        matchedValue = routes[pattern]
+      }
+      return
+    }
+
     if (sourcePath.search(pattern) === 0 && betterMatch(pattern, matchedPath)) {
       matchedPath = pattern
       matchedValue = routes[pattern]
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 7c81e71..492f454 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -175,6 +175,27 @@ describe('switchPath basic usage', () => {
     expect(path).to.be.equal('/1736');
     expect(value).to.be.equal('id is 1736');
   });
+
+  it('should match routes explicitly using `$`', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/other', {
+      '/': 123,
+      '/other/$': 456
+    })
+
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/other');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal(456);
+  })
+
+  it('should allow opting out of partial matching for routes using `$`', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/random', {
+      '/$': 123,
+      '/other': 456,
+      '*': 'not found route'
+    });
+
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/random');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal('not found route');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('switchPath corner cases', () => {