diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index aec86c914e..84d37e3777 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.Roslyn/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ public static bool IsSubsequenceMatch(this string completion, string partial)
                 return true;
             }
 
+            if (partial.Length > 1 && completion.ToLowerInvariant().Contains(partial.ToLowerInvariant()))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
             // Limit the number of results returned by making sure
             // at least the first characters match.
             // We can get far too many results back otherwise.
diff --git a/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/FindSymbolsFacts.cs b/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/FindSymbolsFacts.cs
index 2513212dc9..f205ea4104 100644
--- a/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/FindSymbolsFacts.cs
+++ b/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/FindSymbolsFacts.cs
@@ -221,12 +221,39 @@ private string NestedMethod() {}
             var expected = new[]
             {
                 "Method()",
-                "Method(string param)"
+                "Method(string param)",
+                "NestedMethod()"
             };
 
             Assert.Equal(expected, symbols);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Can_find_symbols_using_filter_with_subset_match()
+        {
+            const string code = @"
+                namespace Some.Long.Namespace
+                {
+                    public class Options {}
+                    public class Opossum {}
+                    public interface IConfigurationOptions { }
+                    public class ConfigurationOptions : IConfigurationOptions { }
+                }";
+
+            var usages = await FindSymbolsWithFilterAsync(code, "opti");
+            var symbols = usages.QuickFixes.Select(q => q.Text);
+
+            var expected = new[]
+            {
+                "Options",
+                "IConfigurationOptions",
+                "ConfigurationOptions"
+            };
+
+            Assert.Equal(expected, symbols);
+        }
+
+
         private async Task<QuickFixResponse> FindSymbolsAsync(string code)
         {
             var testFile = new TestFile("dummy.cs", code);
diff --git a/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/IntellisenseFacts.cs b/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/IntellisenseFacts.cs
index 13271dfb9f..e98f5e8c55 100644
--- a/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/IntellisenseFacts.cs
+++ b/tests/OmniSharp.Roslyn.CSharp.Tests/IntellisenseFacts.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,23 @@ public Class1()
             ContainsCompletions(completions.Select(c => c.CompletionText).Take(1), "NewGuid");
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("dummy.cs")]
+        [InlineData("dummy.csx")]
+        public async Task Returns_sub_sequence_completions_without_matching_firstletter(string filename)
+        {
+            const string input =
+                @"public class Class1 {
+                    public Class1()
+                        {
+                            System.Guid.gu$$
+                        }
+                    }";
+            
+            var completions = await FindCompletionsAsync(filename, input);
+            ContainsCompletions(completions.Select(c => c.CompletionText).Take(1), "NewGuid");
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData("dummy.cs")]
         [InlineData("dummy.csx")]