diff --git a/hassil/VERSION b/hassil/VERSION
index 2165f8f..e010258 100644
--- a/hassil/VERSION
+++ b/hassil/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.4
+2.0.5
diff --git a/hassil/string_matcher.py b/hassil/string_matcher.py
index 746b6c0..06becd5 100644
--- a/hassil/string_matcher.py
+++ b/hassil/string_matcher.py
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ def match_expression(
                                 entities=context.entities,
                                 intent_context=context.intent_context,
                                 is_start_of_word=True,
-                                # unmatched_entities=context.unmatched_entities,
-                                text_chunks_matched=context.text_chunks_matched,
+                                text_chunks_matched=context.text_chunks_matched
+                                + len(chunk.text.strip()),
                                 intent_sentence=context.intent_sentence,
                                 intent_data=context.intent_data,
                                 #
diff --git a/tests/test_recognize.py b/tests/test_recognize.py
index 25f9ab8..a2d36ba 100644
--- a/tests/test_recognize.py
+++ b/tests/test_recognize.py
@@ -978,6 +978,38 @@ def test_unmatched_entities_cant_skip_words() -> None:
     assert len(results) == 0
 
 
+def test_unmatched_entities_text_chunks_matched() -> None:
+    yaml_text = """
+    language: "en"
+    intents:
+      Test:
+        data:
+          - sentences:
+              - "[turn] on {name}"
+              - "[turn] on {name} light"
+    lists:
+      name:
+        values:
+          - test
+    """
+
+    with io.StringIO(yaml_text) as test_file:
+        intents = Intents.from_yaml(test_file)
+
+    sentence = "turn on unknown light"
+
+    results = list(recognize_all(sentence, intents, allow_unmatched_entities=True))
+    assert len(results) == 2
+
+    # '[turn] on {name} light' should have more literal text matched
+    result_1, result_2 = results
+    assert result_1.intent_sentence is not None
+    if result_1.intent_sentence.text == "[turn] on {name}":
+        assert result_1.text_chunks_matched < result_2.text_chunks_matched
+    else:
+        assert result_2.text_chunks_matched < result_1.text_chunks_matched
+
+
 def test_wildcard() -> None:
     """Test wildcard slot lists/entities."""
     yaml_text = """