diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index a26ae69..5d53879 100644
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -18,18 +18,19 @@ const help = `
 Usage: inline-critical <input> [<option>]
 
 Options:
-    -c, --css       Path to CSS file
-    -h, --html      Path to HTML file
-    -i, --ignore    Skip matching stylesheets
-    -m, --minify    Minify the styles before inlining (default)
-    -p, --preload   Adds preload tags
-
-    -e, --extract   Remove the inlined styles from any stylesheets referenced in the HTML
-    -b, --base      Is used when extracting styles to find the files references by href attributes
-    -s, --selector  Optionally defines the element used by loadCSS as a reference for inlining
-
-    --polyfill      Use loadCSS polyfill instead of media=print
-    --noscript      Position of noscript fallback ('body' - end of body, 'head' - end of head, false - no noscript)
+    -c, --css         Path to CSS file
+    -h, --html        Path to HTML file
+    -i, --ignore      Skip matching stylesheets
+    -m, --minify      Minify the styles before inlining (default)
+    -p, --preload     Adds preload tags
+
+    -e, --extract     Remove the inlined styles from any stylesheets referenced in the HTML
+    -b, --base        Is used when extracting styles to find the files references by href attributes
+    -s, --selector    Optionally defines the element used by loadCSS as a reference for inlining
+
+    --exact-selector  Match against only the provided selector as a reference for inlining
+    --polyfill        Use loadCSS polyfill instead of media=print
+    --noscript        Position of noscript fallback ('body' - end of body, 'head' - end of head, false - no noscript)
 `;
 
 const cli = meow(help, {
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ const cli = meow(help, {
       alias: 'm',
       default: true,
     },
+    preload: {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      alias: 'p',
+      default: false,
+    },
     extract: {
       type: 'boolean',
       alias: 'e',
@@ -66,9 +72,8 @@ const cli = meow(help, {
       type: 'string',
       alias: 's',
     },
-    preload: {
+    exactSelector: {
       type: 'boolean',
-      alias: 'p',
       default: false,
     },
     polyfill: {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0dc014b..a99e965 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -73,12 +73,21 @@ function inline(html, styles, options) {
     return stylesheet && !o.ignore.some((i) => (isRegExp(i) && i.test(href)) || i === href);
   });
 
-  const targetSelectors = [
-    o.selector,
-    ':not(noscript) > link[rel="stylesheet"]',
-    ':not(noscript) > link[rel="preload"][as="style"]',
-    'head script',
-  ];
+  let targetSelectors;
+  if (o.exactSelector) {
+    if (!o.selector) {
+      throw new Error(`Error: exactSelector option provided but no selector provided. Specify selector.`);
+    }
+
+    targetSelectors = [o.selector];
+  } else {
+    targetSelectors = [
+      o.selector,
+      ':not(noscript) > link[rel="stylesheet"]',
+      ':not(noscript) > link[rel="preload"][as="style"]',
+      'head script',
+    ];
+  }
 
   const target = document.querySelector(targetSelectors);
   const inlined = `${inlineStyles}\n${missingStyles}`;
diff --git a/test/cli.test.js b/test/cli.test.js
index 0f9fcd4..9fed524 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.js
+++ b/test/cli.test.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ describe('Mocked', () => {
       '--minify',
       '--extract',
       '--preload',
+      '--exactSelector',
       '--polyfill',
       '--noscript',
       'head',
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ describe('Mocked', () => {
       minify: true,
       extract: true,
       preload: true,
+      exactSelector: true,
       polyfill: true,
       noscript: 'head',
     });
diff --git a/test/expected/index-script-before-exact.html b/test/expected/index-script-before-exact.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc18ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/expected/index-script-before-exact.html
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html class="no-js">
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8">
+        <title>critical css test</title>
+        <meta name="description" content="">
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+        <!-- Place favicon.ico and apple-touch-icon.png in the root directory -->
+
+        <script>document.documentElement.classList.remove("no-js")</script>
+
+        <!-- build:css styles/main.css -->
+        <style>
+        body{padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px}.header{padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px}.header{border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5}.header h3{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;line-height:40px;padding-bottom:19px}.jumbotron{text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5}.jumbotron .btn{font-size:21px;padding:14px 24px}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.container{max-width:730px}.header{padding-left:0;padding-right:0}.header{margin-bottom:30px}.jumbotron{border-bottom:0}}html{font-family:sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;-ms-text-size-adjust:100%}body{margin:0}a{background:0 0}h1{margin:.67em 0;font-size:2em}@media print{*{color:#000!important;text-shadow:none!important;background:0 0!important;box-shadow:none!important}a{text-decoration:underline}a[href]:after{content:" (" attr(href) ")"}a[href^="#"]:after{content:""}h3,p{orphans:3;widows:3}h3{page-break-after:avoid}}*{-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}:after,:before{-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}html{font-size:62.5%;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent}body{font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857143;color:#333;background-color:#fff}a{color:#428bca;text-decoration:none}h1,h3{font-family:inherit;font-weight:500;line-height:1.1;color:inherit}h1,h3{margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px}h1{font-size:36px}h3{font-size:24px}p{margin:0 0 10px}.lead{margin-bottom:20px;font-size:16px;font-weight:200;line-height:1.4}@media (min-width:768px){.lead{font-size:21px}}.text-muted{color:#999}ul{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px}.container{padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}@media (min-width:768px){.container{width:750px}}@media (min-width:992px){.container{width:970px}}@media (min-width:1200px){.container{width:1170px}}.btn{display:inline-block;padding:6px 12px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.42857143;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;cursor:pointer;-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none;background-image:none;border:1px solid transparent;border-radius:4px}.btn-success{color:#fff;background-color:#5cb85c;border-color:#4cae4c}.btn-lg{padding:10px 16px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.33;border-radius:6px}.nav{padding-left:0;margin-bottom:0;list-style:none}.nav>li{position:relative;display:block}.nav>li>a{position:relative;display:block;padding:10px 15px}.nav-pills>li{float:left}.nav-pills>li>a{border-radius:4px}.nav-pills>li+li{margin-left:2px}.nav-pills>li.active>a{color:#fff;background-color:#428bca}.jumbotron{padding:30px;margin-bottom:30px;color:inherit;background-color:#eee}.jumbotron h1{color:inherit}.jumbotron p{margin-bottom:15px;font-size:21px;font-weight:200}.container .jumbotron{border-radius:6px}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.jumbotron{padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:48px}.container .jumbotron{padding-right:60px;padding-left:60px}.jumbotron h1{font-size:63px}}.container:after,.container:before,.nav:after,.nav:before{display:table;content:" "}.container:after,.nav:after{clear:both}.pull-right{float:right!important}
+    </style>
+    <link rel="preload" href="css/main.css" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'">
+        <link rel="preload" href="bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'">
+    <script>!function(n){"use strict";n.loadCSS||(n.loadCSS=function(){});var t,o=loadCSS.relpreload={};o.support=function(){var e;try{e=n.document.createElement("link").relList.supports("preload")}catch(t){e=!1}return function(){return e}}(),o.bindMediaToggle=function(t){var e=t.media||"all";function a(){t.addEventListener?t.removeEventListener("load",a):t.attachEvent&&t.detachEvent("onload",a),t.setAttribute("onload",null),t.media=e}t.addEventListener?t.addEventListener("load",a):t.attachEvent&&t.attachEvent("onload",a),setTimeout(function(){t.rel="stylesheet",t.media="only x"}),setTimeout(a,3e3)},o.poly=function(){if(!o.support())for(var t=n.document.getElementsByTagName("link"),e=0;e<t.length;e++){var a=t[e];"preload"!==a.rel||"style"!==a.getAttribute("as")||a.getAttribute("data-loadcss")||(a.setAttribute("data-loadcss",!0),o.bindMediaToggle(a))}},o.support()||(o.poly(),t=n.setInterval(o.poly,500),n.addEventListener?n.addEventListener("load",function(){o.poly(),n.clearInterval(t)}):n.attachEvent&&n.attachEvent("onload",function(){o.poly(),n.clearInterval(t)})),"undefined"!=typeof exports?exports.loadCSS=loadCSS:n.loadCSS=loadCSS}("undefined"!=typeof global?global:this);</script>
+        <!-- endbuild -->
+
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <!--[if lt IE 10]>
+            <p class="browsehappy">You are using an <strong>outdated</strong> browser. Please <a href="http://browsehappy.com/">upgrade your browser</a> to improve your experience.</p>
+        <![endif]-->
+
+        <div class="container">
+            <div class="header">
+                <ul class="nav nav-pills pull-right">
+                    <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
+                </ul>
+                <h3 class="text-muted">critical css test</h3>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="jumbotron">
+                <h1>'Allo, 'Allo!</h1>
+                <p class="lead">Always a pleasure scaffolding your apps.</p>
+                <p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-success" href="#">Splendid!</a></p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="row marketing">
+                <div class="col-lg-6">
+                    <h4>HTML5 Boilerplate</h4>
+                    <p>HTML5 Boilerplate is a professional front-end template for building fast, robust, and adaptable web apps or sites.</p>
+
+                    <h4>Bootstrap</h4>
+                    <p>Sleek, intuitive, and powerful mobile first front-end framework for faster and easier web development.</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="footer">
+                <p>♥ from the Yeoman team</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+<noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"></noscript>
+<noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css"></noscript>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/index-script.html b/test/fixtures/index-script.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e33634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/index-script.html
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html class="no-js">
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8">
+        <title>critical css test</title>
+        <meta name="description" content="">
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+        <!-- Place favicon.ico and apple-touch-icon.png in the root directory -->
+
+        <script>document.documentElement.classList.remove("no-js")</script>
+
+        <!-- build:css styles/main.css -->
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css" />
+        <!-- endbuild -->
+
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <!--[if lt IE 10]>
+            <p class="browsehappy">You are using an <strong>outdated</strong> browser. Please <a href="http://browsehappy.com/">upgrade your browser</a> to improve your experience.</p>
+        <![endif]-->
+
+        <div class="container">
+            <div class="header">
+                <ul class="nav nav-pills pull-right">
+                    <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
+                </ul>
+                <h3 class="text-muted">critical css test</h3>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="jumbotron">
+                <h1>'Allo, 'Allo!</h1>
+                <p class="lead">Always a pleasure scaffolding your apps.</p>
+                <p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-success" href="#">Splendid!</a></p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="row marketing">
+                <div class="col-lg-6">
+                    <h4>HTML5 Boilerplate</h4>
+                    <p>HTML5 Boilerplate is a professional front-end template for building fast, robust, and adaptable web apps or sites.</p>
+
+                    <h4>Bootstrap</h4>
+                    <p>Sleek, intuitive, and powerful mobile first front-end framework for faster and easier web development.</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="footer">
+                <p>♥ from the Yeoman team</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 65b4980..a025a9d 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -522,6 +522,19 @@ test('Respect selector option (with media=print)', async () => {
   expect(strip(out.toString('utf-8'))).toBe(strip(expected));
 });
 
+test('Respect selector option (with exactSelector option)', async () => {
+  const html = await read('fixtures/index-script.html');
+  const css = await read('fixtures/critical.css');
+
+  const expected = await read('expected/index-script-before-exact.html');
+  const out = inline(html, css, {
+    polyfill: true,
+    selector: 'link[rel="stylesheet"]',
+    exactSelector: true,
+  });
+
+  expect(strip(out.toString('utf-8'))).toBe(strip(expected));
+});
 test('Ignore stylesheets wrapped in noscript', async () => {
   const html = await read('fixtures/index-noscript.html');
   const css = await read('fixtures/critical.css');
