diff --git a/recent_projects.py b/recent_projects.py
index cb830fb..124e510 100644
--- a/recent_projects.py
+++ b/recent_projects.py
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ def create_json(projects):
         AlfredOutput([AlfredItem(project.name, project.path, project.path) for project in projects]))
 
 
+def match_partial(chars, string):
+    index = 0
+    for char in chars:
+        if char not in string[index:]:
+            return False
+        index = string.index(char, index) + 1
+    return True
+
+
 class Project:
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.path = os.path.expanduser(path)
@@ -60,7 +69,8 @@ def abbreviate(self):
         return abbreviation
 
     def matches_query(self, query):
-        return query in self.path.lower() or query in self.abbreviation.lower() or query in self.name.lower()
+        chars = filter(lambda x: x.strip() != '', query)
+        return match_partial(chars, self.path.lower())
 
     def sort_on_match_type(self, query):
         if query == self.abbreviation:
diff --git a/recent_projects_test.py b/recent_projects_test.py
index a52fe36..23f399a 100644
--- a/recent_projects_test.py
+++ b/recent_projects_test.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 from recent_projects import create_json, Project, find_app_data, find_recentprojects_file, read_projects_from_file, \
-    filter_and_sort_projects
+    filter_and_sort_projects, match_partial
 
 
 class Unittests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -115,6 +115,27 @@ def test_project_sort_on_match_type(self):
         self.assertEqual(project.sort_on_match_type("spring-petclinic"), 1)
         self.assertEqual(project.sort_on_match_type("foobar"), 2)
 
+    def test_match_partial(self):
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("y", "your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("yr", "your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("yrb", "your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("your-foo-bar", "your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("your-fb", "your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("", "your-foo-bar"), True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("uyfb", "/home/username/your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("uyr", "/home/username/your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("uyrb", "/home/username/your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("uyour-foo-bar", "/home/username/your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("uyour-fb", "/home/username/your-foo-bar"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("h/u/your-fb", "/home/username/your-foo-bar"), True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("not-exist", "your-foo-bar"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("yr0", "your-foo-bar"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("ybf", "your-foo-bar"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial(" ", "your-foo-bar"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(match_partial("oooo", "ooo"), False)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':  # pragma: nocover
     unittest.main()