diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6b2b847..94f52d3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1545,6 +1545,23 @@ console.log(isMatching(P.object.empty(), null)); // false
 console.log(isMatching(P.object.empty(), undefined)); // false
 ```
 
+### `P.object.exact({...})`
+
+`P.object.exact({...})` matches objects that contain exactly the set of defined in the pattern.
+
+```ts
+import { match, P } from 'ts-pattern';
+
+const fn = (input: unknown) =>
+  match(input)
+    .with(P.object.exact({ a: P.any }), () => 'Objects with a single `a` key that contains anything.')
+    .otherwise(() => '❌');
+
+console.log(fn({})); // ❌
+console.log(fn({ a: 1 })); // ✅
+console.log(fn({ a: 1, b: 2 })); // ❌
+```
+
 ## Types
 
 ### `P.infer`
diff --git a/src/types/Pattern.ts b/src/types/Pattern.ts
index 6ca297c1..d6e295bd 100644
--- a/src/types/Pattern.ts
+++ b/src/types/Pattern.ts
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ export type ObjectChainable<
        *     () => 'Objects with a single `a` key that contains anything.'
        *   )
        */
-      <input, const pattern extends ObjectLiteralPattern<input>>(
+      exact<input, const pattern extends ObjectLiteralPattern<input>>(
         pattern: pattern
       ): Chainable<GuardExcludeP<input, InvertPattern<pattern, input>, never>>;
     },
diff --git a/tests/object.test.ts b/tests/object.test.ts
index 3c73efa7..38bdfbed 100644
--- a/tests/object.test.ts
+++ b/tests/object.test.ts
@@ -106,4 +106,22 @@ describe('Object', () => {
       expect(fn(null)).toEqual('no');
     });
   });
+  
+  describe('P.object.exact({...})', () => {
+    it('should only catch the literal `{}`.', () => {
+      const fn = (input: object) =>
+        match(input)
+          .with(P.object.exact({ a: P.any }), (obj) => {
+            type t = Expect<Equal<typeof obj, { a: unknown }>>;
+            return 'yes';
+          })
+          // @ts-expect-error: non empty object aren't caught
+          .exhaustive();
+      expect(fn({})).toEqual('yes');
+      expect(() => fn({ hello: 'world' })).toThrow();
+      expect(() => fn(() => {})).toThrow();
+      expect(() => fn([1, 2, 3])).toThrow();
+      expect(() => fn([])).toThrow();
+    });
+  });
 });