diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/analytics/segment_analytics.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/analytics/segment_analytics.rs
index b04d814aa..f0dfd0fab 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/analytics/segment_analytics.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/analytics/segment_analytics.rs
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ pub struct SearchAggregator {
     // The maximum number of terms in a q request
     max_terms_number: usize,
 
+    // everytime a search is done, we increment the counter linked to the used settings
+    matching_strategy: HashMap<String, usize>,
+
     // pagination
     max_limit: usize,
     max_offset: usize,
@@ -423,6 +426,9 @@ impl SearchAggregator {
             ret.max_terms_number = q.split_whitespace().count();
         }
 
+        ret.matching_strategy
+            .insert(format!("{:?}", query.matching_strategy), 1);
+
         ret.max_limit = query.limit;
         ret.max_offset = query.offset.unwrap_or_default();
 
@@ -476,6 +482,11 @@ impl SearchAggregator {
         }
         // q
         self.max_terms_number = self.max_terms_number.max(other.max_terms_number);
+
+        for (key, value) in other.matching_strategy.into_iter() {
+            let matching_strategy = self.matching_strategy.entry(key).or_insert(0);
+            *matching_strategy = matching_strategy.saturating_add(value);
+        }
         // pagination
         self.max_limit = self.max_limit.max(other.max_limit);
         self.max_offset = self.max_offset.max(other.max_offset);
@@ -517,6 +528,7 @@ impl SearchAggregator {
                 },
                 "q": {
                    "max_terms_number": self.max_terms_number,
+                   "most_used_matching_strategy": self.matching_strategy.iter().max_by_key(|(_, v)| *v).map(|(k, _)| json!(k)).unwrap_or_else(|| json!(null)),
                 },
                 "pagination": {
                    "max_limit": self.max_limit,
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
index 62bd65e14..973d5eb6e 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use log::debug;
 use meilisearch_auth::IndexSearchRules;
 use meilisearch_lib::index::{
-    SearchQuery, DEFAULT_CROP_LENGTH, DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER, DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_POST_TAG,
-    DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_PRE_TAG, DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT,
+    MatchingStrategy, SearchQuery, DEFAULT_CROP_LENGTH, DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER,
+    DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_POST_TAG, DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_PRE_TAG, DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT,
 };
 use meilisearch_lib::MeiliSearch;
 use meilisearch_types::error::ResponseError;
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ pub struct SearchQueryGet {
     highlight_post_tag: String,
     #[serde(default = "DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER")]
     crop_marker: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    matching_strategy: MatchingStrategy,
 }
 
 impl From<SearchQueryGet> for SearchQuery {
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ impl From<SearchQueryGet> for SearchQuery {
             highlight_pre_tag: other.highlight_pre_tag,
             highlight_post_tag: other.highlight_post_tag,
             crop_marker: other.crop_marker,
+            matching_strategy: other.matching_strategy,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs
index 28d6e0222..98c25366d 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub use search::{
-    SearchQuery, SearchResult, DEFAULT_CROP_LENGTH, DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER,
+    MatchingStrategy, SearchQuery, SearchResult, DEFAULT_CROP_LENGTH, DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER,
     DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_POST_TAG, DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_PRE_TAG, DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT,
 };
 pub use updates::{apply_settings_to_builder, Checked, Facets, Settings, Unchecked};
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/search.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/search.rs
index 97f68b524..5c2882f21 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index/search.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use either::Either;
 use milli::tokenizer::TokenizerBuilder;
 use milli::{
     AscDesc, FieldId, FieldsIdsMap, Filter, FormatOptions, MatchBounds, MatcherBuilder, SortError,
-    DEFAULT_VALUES_PER_FACET,
+    TermsMatchingStrategy, DEFAULT_VALUES_PER_FACET,
 };
 use regex::Regex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -55,6 +55,32 @@ pub struct SearchQuery {
     pub highlight_post_tag: String,
     #[serde(default = "DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER")]
     pub crop_marker: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub matching_strategy: MatchingStrategy,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub enum MatchingStrategy {
+    // remove last word first
+    Last,
+    // all words are mandatory
+    All,
+}
+
+impl Default for MatchingStrategy {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Last
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<MatchingStrategy> for TermsMatchingStrategy {
+    fn from(other: MatchingStrategy) -> Self {
+        match other {
+            MatchingStrategy::Last => Self::Last,
+            MatchingStrategy::All => Self::All,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
@@ -91,6 +117,8 @@ impl Index {
             search.query(query);
         }
 
+        search.terms_matching_strategy(query.matching_strategy.into());
+
         let max_total_hits = self
             .pagination_max_total_hits(&rtxn)?
             .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PAGINATION_MAX_TOTAL_HITS);
diff --git a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs
index 3002bfbdd..be855300b 100644
--- a/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-lib/src/index_controller/mod.rs
@@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ mod test {
             highlight_pre_tag: DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_PRE_TAG(),
             highlight_post_tag: DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_POST_TAG(),
             crop_marker: DEFAULT_CROP_MARKER(),
+            matching_strategy: Default::default(),
         };
 
         let result = SearchResult {