diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts b/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
index 713b035efe..854acde216 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ function attribute_matches(node: Node, name: string, expected_value: string, ope
 
 function class_matches(node, name: string) {
 	return node.classes.some(function(class_directive) {
-		return class_directive.name === name;
+		return new RegExp(`\\b${name}\\b`).test(class_directive.name);
 	});
 }