diff --git a/docs/selectors.md b/docs/selectors.md
index 5a2b991ce5..0aa87e2a17 100644
--- a/docs/selectors.md
+++ b/docs/selectors.md
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ XPath engine is equivalent to [`Document.evaluate`](https://developer.mozilla.or
 ### text
 
 Text engine finds an element that contains a text node with passed text. Example: `text=Login`.
-- By default, the match is case-insensitive, and ignores leading/trailing whitespace. This means `text= Login` matches `<button>loGIN </button>`.
-- Text body can be escaped with double quotes for precise matching, insisting on specific whitespace and case. This means `text="Login "` will only match `<button>Login </button>` with exactly one space after "Login".
+- By default, the match is case-insensitive, ignores leading/trailing whitespace and searches for a substring. This means `text= Login` matches `<button>Button loGIN (click me)</button>`.
+- Text body can be escaped with double quotes for precise matching, insisting on exact match, including specified whitespace and case. This means `text="Login "` will only match `<button>Login </button>` with exactly one space after "Login".
 - Text body can also be a JavaScript-like regex wrapped in `/` symbols. This means `text=/^\\s*Login$/i` will match `<button> loGIN</button>` with any number of spaces before "Login" and no spaces after.
 
 > **NOTE** Malformed selector starting with `"` is automatically transformed to text selector. For example, Playwright converts `page.click('"Login"')` to `page.click('text="Login"')`.
diff --git a/src/injected/textSelectorEngine.ts b/src/injected/textSelectorEngine.ts
index 4d896d3d59..a2c3863569 100644
--- a/src/injected/textSelectorEngine.ts
+++ b/src/injected/textSelectorEngine.ts
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ function createMatcher(selector: string): Matcher {
     return text => re.test(text);
   }
   selector = selector.trim().toLowerCase();
-  return text => text.trim().toLowerCase() === selector;
+  return text => text.toLowerCase().includes(selector);
 }
diff --git a/test/queryselector.spec.js b/test/queryselector.spec.js
index 9dc4732e4f..e8dc1a9087 100644
--- a/test/queryselector.spec.js
+++ b/test/queryselector.spec.js
@@ -528,11 +528,18 @@ module.exports.describe = function({testRunner, expect, playwright, FFOX, CHROMI
       await page.setContent(`<div> "yo <div></div>ya</div>`);
       expect(await playwright.selectors._createSelector('text', await page.$('div'))).toBe('" \\"yo "');
     });
+
     it('should be case sensitive if quotes are specified', async({page}) => {
       await page.setContent(`<div>yo</div><div>ya</div><div>\nye  </div>`);
       expect(await page.$eval(`text=yA`, e => e.outerHTML)).toBe('<div>ya</div>');
       expect(await page.$(`text="yA"`)).toBe(null);
     });
+
+    it('should search for a substring without quotes', async({page}) => {
+      await page.setContent(`<div>textwithsubstring</div>`);
+      expect(await page.$eval(`text=with`, e => e.outerHTML)).toBe('<div>textwithsubstring</div>');
+      expect(await page.$(`text="with"`)).toBe(null);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('selectors.register', () => {