diff --git a/doc/tasks/git_blacklist.md b/doc/tasks/git_blacklist.md
index ec22911c8..dd7704d81 100644
--- a/doc/tasks/git_blacklist.md
+++ b/doc/tasks/git_blacklist.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ grumphp:
             whitelist_patterns: []
             triggered_by: ['php']
             regexp_type: G
+            match_word: false
 ```
 
 **keywords**
@@ -49,3 +50,13 @@ You can overwrite this option to whatever filetype you want to validate!
 *Default: G*
 
 This option allows you to choose the type of regexp you want to use for patterns (can be G for POSIX basic, E for POSIX extended or P for Perl Compatible).
+
+**match_word**
+
+*Default: false*
+
+This option allows you to choose how the keywords is found.
+
+For instance let's say you have a keyword looking like `"dd("` by default this task would also find any
+text before or after the keyword meaning this: `function add($someTask)` would still be considered invalid.
+This configuration option allows you to get around that issue.
diff --git a/src/Task/Git/Blacklist.php b/src/Task/Git/Blacklist.php
index 4141ab212..f1239ebab 100644
--- a/src/Task/Git/Blacklist.php
+++ b/src/Task/Git/Blacklist.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public static function getConfigurableOptions(): OptionsResolver
             'whitelist_patterns' => [],
             'triggered_by' => ['php'],
             'regexp_type' => 'G',
+            'match_word' => false
         ]);
 
         $resolver->addAllowedTypes('keywords', ['array']);
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public static function getConfigurableOptions(): OptionsResolver
         $resolver->addAllowedTypes('regexp_type', ['string']);
 
         $resolver->setAllowedValues('regexp_type', ['G', 'E', 'P']);
+        $resolver->addAllowedTypes('match_word', ['bool']);
 
         return $resolver;
     }
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ public function run(ContextInterface $context): TaskResultInterface
         $arguments->add('-n');
         $arguments->add('--break');
         $arguments->add('--heading');
+        $arguments->addOptionalArgument('--word-regexp', $config['match_word']);
         $arguments->addOptionalArgument('--color', $this->IO->isDecorated());
         $arguments->addOptionalArgument('-%s', $config['regexp_type']);
         $arguments->addArgumentArrayWithSeparatedValue('-e', $config['keywords']);
diff --git a/test/Unit/Task/Git/BlacklistTest.php b/test/Unit/Task/Git/BlacklistTest.php
index 0764789e2..328054b11 100644
--- a/test/Unit/Task/Git/BlacklistTest.php
+++ b/test/Unit/Task/Git/BlacklistTest.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public function provideConfigurableOptions(): iterable
                 'whitelist_patterns' => [],
                 'triggered_by' => ['php'],
                 'regexp_type' => 'G',
+                'match_word' => false
             ]
         ];
     }
@@ -180,5 +181,29 @@ public function provideExternalTaskRuns(): iterable
             ],
             $this->mockProcess(1)
         ];
+
+        yield 'match_word' => [
+            [
+                'keywords' => ['keyword'],
+                'match_word' => true,
+            ],
+            $this->mockContext(RunContext::class, ['hello.php', 'hello2.php']),
+            'git',
+            [
+                'grep',
+                '--cached',
+                '-n',
+                '--break',
+                '--heading',
+                '--word-regexp',
+                '--color',
+                '-G',
+                '-e',
+                'keyword',
+                'hello.php',
+                'hello2.php',
+            ],
+            $this->mockProcess(1)
+        ];
     }
 }