diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 358076c..fdcfcb6 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@ function validate({sourcePath, matchedPath, matchedValue, routes}) {
   let path = matchedPath ? validatePath(sourcePath, matchedPath) : null
   let value = matchedValue
   if (!path) {
-    path = routes[`*`] ? sourcePath : null
-    value = path ? routes[`*`] : null
+    if (sourcePath === `/`) {
+      path = routes[`*`] ? sourcePath : null
+      value = path ? routes[`/$`] : null
+    } else {
+      path = routes[`*`] ? sourcePath : null
+      value = path ? routes[`*`] : null
+    }
   }
   return {path, value}
 }
@@ -76,7 +81,20 @@ 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]
@@ -105,7 +123,6 @@ function switchPath(sourcePath, routes) {
       }
     }
   })
-
   return validate({sourcePath, matchedPath, matchedValue, routes})
 }
 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 7c81e71..46c4a11 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -175,6 +175,38 @@ describe('switchPath basic usage', () => {
     expect(path).to.be.equal('/1736');
     expect(value).to.be.equal('id is 1736');
   });
+
+  it('should match routes explicitly using `$`', () => {
+    const {path, value} = switchPath('/', {
+      '/$': 123,
+      '/other': 456,
+      '*': 'not found route'
+    })
+
+    expect(path).to.be.equal('/');
+    expect(value).to.be.equal(123);
+  })
+
+  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', () => {