diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e8098f0183..64d3736cea 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1195,6 +1195,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "slab",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fuzzy-matcher"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "54614a3312934d066701a80f20f15fa3b56d67ac7722b39eea5b4c9dd1d66c94"
+dependencies = [
+ "thread_local",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fxhash"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -2263,6 +2272,7 @@ name = "nu-cli"
 version = "0.61.1"
 dependencies = [
  "crossterm",
+ "fuzzy-matcher",
  "is_executable",
  "log",
  "miette 4.5.0",
@@ -4352,6 +4362,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thread_local"
+version = "1.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5516c27b78311c50bf42c071425c560ac799b11c30b31f87e3081965fe5e0180"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.1.44"
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
index f1f8b8b063..07d4a2dd7f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ reedline = { git = "https://github.com/nushell/reedline", branch = "main", featu
 crossterm = "0.23.0"
 miette = { version = "4.5.0", features = ["fancy"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.29"
+fuzzy-matcher = "0.3.7"
 
 log = "0.4"
 is_executable = "1.0.1"
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
index ca14ab4724..55cc4a4acc 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::completions::{
     CommandCompletion, Completer, CompletionOptions, CustomCompletion, DirectoryCompletion,
-    DotNuCompletion, FileCompletion, FlagCompletion, VariableCompletion,
+    DotNuCompletion, FileCompletion, FlagCompletion, MatchAlgorithm, VariableCompletion,
 };
 use nu_parser::{flatten_expression, parse, FlatShape};
 use nu_protocol::{
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ impl NuCompleter {
         offset: usize,
         pos: usize,
     ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
-        let options = CompletionOptions::default();
+        let config = self.engine_state.get_config();
+
+        let mut options = CompletionOptions::default();
+
+        if config.completion_algorithm == "fuzzy" {
+            options.match_algorithm = MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy;
+        }
 
         // Fetch
         let mut suggestions =
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
index c03f96d68b..8e5c08b52e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use fuzzy_matcher::{skim::SkimMatcherV2, FuzzyMatcher};
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum SortBy {
     LevenshteinDistance,
@@ -6,13 +10,19 @@ pub enum SortBy {
 }
 
 /// Describes how suggestions should be matched.
-#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum MatchAlgorithm {
     /// Only show suggestions which begin with the given input
     ///
     /// Example:
     /// "git switch" is matched by "git sw"
     Prefix,
+
+    /// Only show suggestions which contain the input chars at any place
+    ///
+    /// Example:
+    /// "git checkout" is matched by "gco"
+    Fuzzy,
 }
 
 impl MatchAlgorithm {
@@ -20,6 +30,10 @@ impl MatchAlgorithm {
     pub fn matches_str(&self, haystack: &str, needle: &str) -> bool {
         match *self {
             MatchAlgorithm::Prefix => haystack.starts_with(needle),
+            MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy => {
+                let matcher = SkimMatcherV2::default();
+                matcher.fuzzy_match(haystack, needle).is_some()
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -27,10 +41,44 @@ impl MatchAlgorithm {
     pub fn matches_u8(&self, haystack: &[u8], needle: &[u8]) -> bool {
         match *self {
             MatchAlgorithm::Prefix => haystack.starts_with(needle),
+            MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy => {
+                let haystack_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(haystack);
+                let needle_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(needle);
+
+                let matcher = SkimMatcherV2::default();
+                matcher.fuzzy_match(&haystack_str, &needle_str).is_some()
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<String> for MatchAlgorithm {
+    type Error = InvalidMatchAlgorithm;
+
+    fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value.as_str() {
+            "prefix" => Ok(Self::Prefix),
+            "fuzzy" => Ok(Self::Fuzzy),
+            _ => Err(InvalidMatchAlgorithm::Unknown),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum InvalidMatchAlgorithm {
+    Unknown,
+}
+
+impl Display for InvalidMatchAlgorithm {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            InvalidMatchAlgorithm::Unknown => write!(f, "unknown match algorithm"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for InvalidMatchAlgorithm {}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CompletionOptions {
     pub case_sensitive: bool,
@@ -66,4 +114,21 @@ mod test {
         assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[1, 2]));
         assert!(!algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[2, 3]));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn match_algorithm_fuzzy() {
+        let algorithm = MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy;
+
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", ""));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", "examp"));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", "ext"));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", "mplxt"));
+        assert!(!algorithm.matches_str("example text", "mpp"));
+
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[]));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[1, 2]));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[2, 3]));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[1, 3]));
+        assert!(!algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[2, 2]));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs
index e7c5c11f41..b8e7f1d085 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
         span: Span,
         offset: usize,
         pos: usize,
-        _options: &CompletionOptions,
+        completion_options: &CompletionOptions,
     ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
         // Line position
         let line_pos = pos - offset;
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
             PipelineData::new(span),
         );
 
+        let mut custom_completion_options = None;
+
         // Parse result
-        let (suggestions, options) = match result {
+        let suggestions = match result {
             Ok(pd) => {
                 let value = pd.into_value(span);
                 match &value {
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
                             .unwrap_or_default();
                         let options = value.get_data_by_key("options");
 
-                        let options = if let Some(Value::Record { .. }) = &options {
+                        if let Some(Value::Record { .. }) = &options {
                             let options = options.unwrap_or_default();
                             let should_sort = options
                                 .get_data_by_key("sort")
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
                                 self.sort_by = SortBy::Ascending;
                             }
 
-                            CompletionOptions {
+                            custom_completion_options = Some(CompletionOptions {
                                 case_sensitive: options
                                     .get_data_by_key("case_sensitive")
                                     .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
@@ -170,25 +172,33 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
                                 } else {
                                     SortBy::None
                                 },
-                                match_algorithm: MatchAlgorithm::Prefix,
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            CompletionOptions::default()
-                        };
+                                match_algorithm: match options
+                                    .get_data_by_key("completion_algorithm")
+                                {
+                                    Some(option) => option
+                                        .as_string()
+                                        .ok()
+                                        .and_then(|option| option.try_into().ok())
+                                        .unwrap_or(MatchAlgorithm::Prefix),
+                                    None => completion_options.match_algorithm,
+                                },
+                            });
+                        }
 
-                        (completions, options)
+                        completions
                     }
-                    Value::List { vals, .. } => {
-                        let completions = self.map_completions(vals.iter(), span, offset);
-                        (completions, CompletionOptions::default())
-                    }
-                    _ => (vec![], CompletionOptions::default()),
+                    Value::List { vals, .. } => self.map_completions(vals.iter(), span, offset),
+                    _ => vec![],
                 }
             }
-            _ => (vec![], CompletionOptions::default()),
+            _ => vec![],
         };
 
-        filter(&prefix, suggestions, options)
+        if let Some(custom_completion_options) = custom_completion_options {
+            filter(&prefix, suggestions, &custom_completion_options)
+        } else {
+            filter(&prefix, suggestions, completion_options)
+        }
     }
 
     fn get_sort_by(&self) -> SortBy {
@@ -196,12 +206,11 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
     }
 }
 
-fn filter(prefix: &[u8], items: Vec<Suggestion>, options: CompletionOptions) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+fn filter(prefix: &[u8], items: Vec<Suggestion>, options: &CompletionOptions) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
     items
         .into_iter()
-        .filter(|it| {
-            // Minimise clones for new functionality
-            match (options.case_sensitive, options.positional) {
+        .filter(|it| match options.match_algorithm {
+            MatchAlgorithm::Prefix => match (options.case_sensitive, options.positional) {
                 (true, true) => it.value.as_bytes().starts_with(prefix),
                 (true, false) => it.value.contains(std::str::from_utf8(prefix).unwrap_or("")),
                 (false, positional) => {
@@ -213,7 +222,10 @@ fn filter(prefix: &[u8], items: Vec<Suggestion>, options: CompletionOptions) ->
                         value.contains(&prefix)
                     }
                 }
-            }
+            },
+            MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy => options
+                .match_algorithm
+                .matches_u8(it.value.as_bytes(), prefix),
         })
         .collect()
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config.rs
index d2cff3ff08..98ad3d87be 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub use_ansi_coloring: bool,
     pub quick_completions: bool,
     pub partial_completions: bool,
+    pub completion_algorithm: String,
     pub edit_mode: String,
     pub max_history_size: i64,
     pub sync_history_on_enter: bool,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             use_ansi_coloring: true,
             quick_completions: true,
             partial_completions: true,
+            completion_algorithm: "prefix".into(),
             edit_mode: "emacs".into(),
             max_history_size: 1000,
             sync_history_on_enter: true,
@@ -182,6 +184,13 @@ impl Value {
                             eprintln!("$config.partial_completions is not a bool")
                         }
                     }
+                    "completion_algorithm" => {
+                        if let Ok(v) = value.as_string() {
+                            config.completion_algorithm = v.to_lowercase();
+                        } else {
+                            eprintln!("$config.completion_algorithm is not a string")
+                        }
+                    }
                     "rm_always_trash" => {
                         if let Ok(b) = value.as_bool() {
                             config.rm_always_trash = b;
diff --git a/docs/sample_config/default_config.nu b/docs/sample_config/default_config.nu
index 0d5b9bacf0..67a09c2a34 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config/default_config.nu
+++ b/docs/sample_config/default_config.nu
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ let-env config = {
   footer_mode: "25" # always, never, number_of_rows, auto
   quick_completions: true  # set this to false to prevent auto-selecting completions when only one remains
   partial_completions: true  # set this to false to prevent partial filling of the prompt
+  completion_algorithm: "prefix"  # prefix, fuzzy
   animate_prompt: false # redraw the prompt every second
   float_precision: 2
   use_ansi_coloring: true