diff --git a/lua/telescope/sorters.lua b/lua/telescope/sorters.lua
index 1ac410f..a85a75b 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/sorters.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/sorters.lua
@@ -429,4 +429,42 @@ sorters.get_levenshtein_sorter = function()
   }
 end
 
+local substr_highlighter = function(_, prompt, display)
+  local highlights = {}
+  display = display:lower()
+
+  local search_terms = util.max_split(prompt, "%s")
+  local hl_start, hl_end
+
+  for _, word in pairs(search_terms) do
+    hl_start, hl_end = display:find(word, 1, true)
+    if hl_start then
+      table.insert(highlights, {start = hl_start, finish = hl_end})
+    end
+  end
+
+  return highlights
+end
+
+sorters.get_substr_matcher = function()
+  return Sorter:new {
+    highlighter = substr_highlighter,
+    scoring_function = function(_, prompt, _, entry)
+    local display = entry.ordinal:lower()
+
+    local search_terms = util.max_split(prompt, "%s")
+    local matched = 0
+    local total_search_terms = 0
+    for _, word in pairs(search_terms) do
+      total_search_terms = total_search_terms + 1
+      if display:find(word, 1, true) then
+        matched = matched + 1
+      end
+    end
+
+    return matched == total_search_terms and entry.index or -1
+    end
+  }
+end
+
 return sorters