diff --git a/java/src/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/PatternFilter.java b/java/src/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/PatternFilter.java
index 0bc8fecd..c32abb65 100644
--- a/java/src/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/PatternFilter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/PatternFilter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.FilterResult;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.TestDescriptor;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.TestSource;
@@ -59,10 +61,19 @@ public FilterResult apply(TestDescriptor object) {
     return FilterResult.excluded("Did not match " + rawPattern);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Converts comma-separated selections in patterns like:
+   *
+   * <ul>
+   *   <li>classes: "path.to.SomeTest,path.to.AnotherTest" -> "path.to.SomeTest|path.to.AnotherTest"
+   *   <li>methods: "path.to.SomeTest#testSomething,testSomethingElse" ->
+   *       "path.to.SomeTest#testSomething$|path.to.SomeTest#testSomethingElse$"
+   * </ul>
+   */
   private static String convertCommaSeparatedSelections(String pattern) {
     var selections = pattern.split(",");
     if (selections.length == 1) {
-      return pattern;
+      return ensureExactMethodName(pattern);
     }
     var precedingClassSelection = selections[0];
     var precedingHashIndex = precedingClassSelection.indexOf('#');
@@ -76,6 +87,13 @@ private static String convertCommaSeparatedSelections(String pattern) {
         selections[i] = precedingClassSelection.substring(0, precedingHashIndex + 1) + selection;
       }
     }
-    return String.join("|", selections);
+    return Stream.of(selections)
+        .map(PatternFilter::ensureExactMethodName)
+        .collect(Collectors.joining("|"));
+  }
+
+  /** Appends '$' to patterns like "class#method" or "#method", unless already done. */
+  private static String ensureExactMethodName(String pattern) {
+    return pattern.matches(".*#.*[^$]$") ? pattern + '$' : pattern;
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/test/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/FilteringTest.java b/java/test/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/FilteringTest.java
index 06300dfb..e9307160 100644
--- a/java/test/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/FilteringTest.java
+++ b/java/test/com/github/bazel_contrib/contrib_rules_jvm/junit5/FilteringTest.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public void shouldIncludeATestMethodIfTheFilterIsJustTheClassName() {
     assertTrue(siblingTestResult.included());
 
     FilterResult nestedTestResult = filter.apply(nestedTestMethodTestDescriptor);
-    assertFalse(nestedTestResult.included(), "nested class should not be matched");
+    assertFalse(nestedTestResult.included(), "method in nested class should not be matched");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ public void shouldIncludeANestedTestMethodIfTheFilterIsJustTheNestedClassName()
         new PatternFilter(JUnit5StyleTest.NestedTest.class.getName().replace("$", "\\$") + "#");
 
     FilterResult testResult = filter.apply(testMethodTestDescriptor);
-    assertFalse(testResult.included(), "enclosing class should not be matched");
+    assertFalse(testResult.included(), "method in enclosing class should not be matched");
 
     FilterResult siblingTestResult = filter.apply(siblingTestMethodTestDescriptor);
-    assertFalse(siblingTestResult.included(), "enclosing class should not be matched");
+    assertFalse(siblingTestResult.included(), "method in enclosing class should not be matched");
 
     FilterResult nestedTestResult = filter.apply(nestedTestMethodTestDescriptor);
     assertTrue(nestedTestResult.included());
@@ -186,11 +186,25 @@ public void shouldNotIncludeATestMethodIfTheFilterDoesNotMatchTheMethodName() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldIncludeATestMethodIfTheFilterMatchesTheMethodName() {
+  public void shouldIncludeATestMethodIfTheFilterMatchesTheExactShortMethodName() {
+    PatternFilter filter = new PatternFilter("#alwaysPasses");
+
+    FilterResult testResult = filter.apply(testMethodTestDescriptor);
+    assertTrue(testResult.included());
+
+    FilterResult siblingTestResult = filter.apply(siblingTestMethodTestDescriptor);
+    assertFalse(siblingTestResult.included(), "longer method name should not be matched");
+
+    FilterResult nestedTestResult = filter.apply(nestedTestMethodTestDescriptor);
+    assertFalse(nestedTestResult.included(), "longer method name should not be matched");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldIncludeATestMethodIfTheFilterMatchesTheExactLongMethodName() {
     PatternFilter filter = new PatternFilter("#alwaysPassesToo");
 
     FilterResult testResult = filter.apply(testMethodTestDescriptor);
-    assertFalse(testResult.included(), "different method name should not be matched");
+    assertFalse(testResult.included(), "shorter method name should not be matched");
 
     FilterResult siblingTestResult = filter.apply(siblingTestMethodTestDescriptor);
     assertTrue(siblingTestResult.included());