diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.ts
index 7893ac5b595f0..95e12f6ba5ebc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ResolvedKeybindingItem } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/resolvedKe
 import { getAllUnboundCommands } from 'vs/workbench/services/keybinding/browser/unboundCommands';
 import { IKeybindingItemEntry, KeybindingMatches, KeybindingMatch, IKeybindingItem } from 'vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences';
 import { ICommandAction, ILocalizedString } from 'vs/platform/action/common/action';
+import { isEmptyObject } from 'vs/base/common/types';
 
 export const KEYBINDING_ENTRY_TEMPLATE_ID = 'keybinding.entry.template';
 
@@ -348,8 +349,13 @@ class KeybindingItemMatches {
 		if (matchedWords.length !== words.length) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		if (completeMatch && (!this.isCompleteMatch(firstPart, firstPartMatch) || !this.isCompleteMatch(chordPart, chordPartMatch))) {
-			return null;
+		if (completeMatch) {
+			if (!this.isCompleteMatch(firstPart, firstPartMatch)) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			if (!isEmptyObject(chordPartMatch) && !this.isCompleteMatch(chordPart, chordPartMatch)) {
+				return null;
+			}
 		}
 		return this.hasAnyMatch(firstPartMatch) || this.hasAnyMatch(chordPartMatch) ? { firstPart: firstPartMatch, chordPart: chordPartMatch } : null;
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/test/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/test/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.test.ts
index b998a95ae9a9e..c3a718fb8dc43 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/test/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/preferences/test/browser/keybindingsEditorModel.test.ts
@@ -620,6 +620,18 @@ suite('KeybindingsEditorModel', () => {
 		assert.deepStrictEqual(actual[0].keybindingMatches!.firstPart, { keyCode: true });
 	});
 
+	test('filter exact matches also return chords', async () => {
+		const command = 'a' + uuid.generateUuid();
+		const expected = aResolvedKeybindingItem({ command, firstChord: { keyCode: KeyCode.KeyK, modifiers: { ctrlKey: true } }, secondChord: { keyCode: KeyCode.KeyC, modifiers: { ctrlKey: true } }, when: 'whenContext1 && whenContext2', isDefault: false });
+		prepareKeybindingService(expected, aResolvedKeybindingItem({ command, firstChord: { keyCode: KeyCode.Escape, modifiers: { shiftKey: true, metaKey: true } }, secondChord: { keyCode: KeyCode.KeyC, modifiers: { ctrlKey: true } }, when: 'whenContext1 && whenContext2', isDefault: false }));
+
+		await testObject.resolve(new Map<string, string>());
+		const actual = testObject.fetch('"control+k"').filter(element => element.keybindingItem.command === command);
+		assert.strictEqual(1, actual.length);
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(actual[0].keybindingMatches!.firstPart, { ctrlKey: true, keyCode: true });
+		assert.deepStrictEqual(actual[0].keybindingMatches!.chordPart, {});
+	});
+
 	test('filter modifiers are not matched when not completely matched (prefix)', async () => {
 		testObject = instantiationService.createInstance(KeybindingsEditorModel, OperatingSystem.Macintosh);
 		const term = `alt.${uuid.generateUuid()}`;