diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
index a5c455887..00df6628d 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@ v 1.6:
 	- Optimizations include changing the return of comparePermissionString.
 	- Added file details in error messages for loading groups/users.
 v 1.7:
-	- GM now supports offline players without having to mantogglevalidate
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+	- GM now supports offline players without having to mantogglevalidate
+	- Offline player checks now support partial name matches.
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diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/GroupManager.java b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/GroupManager.java
index e13426716..37131f888 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/GroupManager.java
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/GroupManager.java
@@ -1800,9 +1800,16 @@ public class GroupManager extends JavaPlugin {
 
 		players = this.getServer().matchPlayer(playerName);
 		if (players.isEmpty()) {
-			// Check for an offline player.
-			if (Arrays.asList(this.getServer().getOfflinePlayers()).contains(Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(playerName)))
+			// Check for an offline player (exact match).
+			if (Arrays.asList(this.getServer().getOfflinePlayers()).contains(Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(playerName))) {
 				match.add(playerName);
+			} else {
+				//look for partial matches
+				for (OfflinePlayer offline : this.getServer().getOfflinePlayers()) {
+					if (offline.getName().toLowerCase().startsWith(playerName.toLowerCase()))
+						match.add(offline.getName());
+				}
+			}
 
 		} else {
 			for (Player player : players) {