diff --git a/lib/capybara/node/actions.rb b/lib/capybara/node/actions.rb
index 992add38..96770e36 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/node/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/node/actions.rb
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ module Capybara
       #
       # @param [String] locator           Which check box to check
       #
-      def check(locator)
-        find(:checkbox, locator).set(true)
+      def check(locator, options={})
+        find(:checkbox, locator, options).set(true)
       end
 
       ##
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/check_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/check_spec.rb
index 678f3f97..18b2cc6c 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/check_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/check_spec.rb
@@ -82,4 +82,18 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec "#check" do
       end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
     end
   end
+
+  context "with :exact option" do
+    it "should accept partial matches when false" do
+      @session.check('Ham', :exact => false)
+      @session.click_button('awesome')
+      extract_results(@session)['pets'].should include('hamster')
+    end
+
+    it "should not accept partial matches when true" do
+      expect do
+        @session.check('Ham', :exact => true)
+      end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
+    end
+  end
 end