diff --git a/development/generate_api/example_codes.rb b/development/generate_api/example_codes.rb
index ddda3bb2..c41af1b7 100644
--- a/development/generate_api/example_codes.rb
+++ b/development/generate_api/example_codes.rb
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ def example_622cccefcda0bf4d35e338d1bf0c045f64815fc8b81a4792506a912e3e1abf3c(pag
   def example_eff0600f575bf375d7372280ca8e6dfc51d927ced49fbcb75408c894b9e0564e(page:)
     page.content = <<~HTML
     <div id="my_status" class="status">Pending</div>
-    <button onClick="setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('my_status').innerText='Something Submitted!!' }, 2000)">Click me</button>
+    <button onClick="setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('my_status').innerText='Submitted' }, 2000)">Click me</button>
     HTML
 
     page.get_by_role("button").click
diff --git a/documentation/docs/api/locator_assertions.md b/documentation/docs/api/locator_assertions.md
index 03b8c90c..ac5032bb 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/api/locator_assertions.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/api/locator_assertions.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Since the matcher comes with auto-waiting feature, we don't have to describe tri
 ```ruby
 page.content = <<~HTML
 <div id="my_status" class="status">Pending</div>
-<button onClick="setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('my_status').innerText='Something Submitted!!' }, 2000)">Click me</button>
+<button onClick="setTimeout(() => { document.getElementById('my_status').innerText='Submitted' }, 2000)">Click me</button>
 HTML
 
 page.get_by_role("button").click
diff --git a/lib/playwright/locator_assertions_impl.rb b/lib/playwright/locator_assertions_impl.rb
index 787f35de..b7dcbb22 100644
--- a/lib/playwright/locator_assertions_impl.rb
+++ b/lib/playwright/locator_assertions_impl.rb
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ def to_have_text(expected, ignoreCase: nil, timeout: nil, useInnerText: nil)
       if expected.respond_to?(:each)
         expected_text = to_expected_text_values(
           expected,
-          match_substring: true,
           normalize_white_space: true,
           ignore_case: ignoreCase,
         )
@@ -441,7 +440,6 @@ def to_have_text(expected, ignoreCase: nil, timeout: nil, useInnerText: nil)
       else
         expected_text = to_expected_text_values(
           [expected],
-          match_substring: true,
           normalize_white_space: true,
           ignore_case: ignoreCase,
         )
diff --git a/spec/integration/assertions_spec.rb b/spec/integration/assertions_spec.rb
index 848fc183..d9bf44a5 100644
--- a/spec/integration/assertions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/assertions_spec.rb
@@ -585,6 +585,23 @@ def setup_page(page, aria_invalid_value)
       end
     end
 
+    it "should not match a substring" do
+      with_page do |page|
+        page.goto(server_empty_page)
+        page.set_content("<div>Text content</div>")
+        expect(page.locator("div")).to not_have_text("Text")
+        expect {
+          expect(page.locator("div")).to have_text("Text", timeout: 300)
+        }.to raise_error(RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError)
+
+        page.set_content("<ul><li>Text 1</li><li>Text 2</li><li>Text 3</li></ul>")
+        expect(page.locator("li")).to contain_text(["Text 1", "Text 2", "Text"])
+        expect {
+          expect(page.locator("li")).to have_text(["Text 1", "Text 2", "Text"], timeout: 300)
+        }.to raise_error(RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError)
+      end
+    end
+
     it "should ignore case" do
       with_page do |page|
         page.goto(server_empty_page)