diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23742b4601ee..2f9bc1036e5c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+* `[jest-cli]` Don't skip matchers for exact files ([#5582](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5582))
 * `[docs]` Update discord links ([#5586](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5586))
 * `[jest-runtime]` Align handling of testRegex on Windows between searching for
   tests and instrumentation checks
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/cli-accepts-exact-filenames.test.js.snap b/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/cli-accepts-exact-filenames.test.js.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 14f0f7d5b8bc..000000000000
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/cli-accepts-exact-filenames.test.js.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
-
-exports[`CLI accepts exact filenames 1`] = `
-"PASS ./bar.js
-  ● Console
-
-    console.log bar.js:2
-      Hey
-
-PASS foo/baz.js
-  ● Console
-
-    console.log foo/baz.js:2
-      Hey
-
-
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`CLI accepts exact filenames 2`] = `
-"Test Suites: 2 passed, 2 total
-Tests:       2 passed, 2 total
-Snapshots:   0 total
-Time:        <<REPLACED>>
-Ran all test suites matching /.\\\\/bar.js|.\\\\/foo\\\\/baz.js|.\\\\/foo/i.
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`CLI accepts exact filenames 3`] = `""`;
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/cli-handles-exact-filenames.test.js.snap b/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/cli-handles-exact-filenames.test.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..288a38cb312a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/cli-handles-exact-filenames.test.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`CLI accepts exact file names if matchers matched 1`] = `
+"PASS foo/bar.spec.js
+  ✓ foo
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`CLI accepts exact file names if matchers matched 2`] = `
+"Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
+Tests:       1 passed, 1 total
+Snapshots:   0 total
+Time:        <<REPLACED>>
+Ran all test suites matching /.\\\\/foo\\\\/bar.spec.js/i.
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`CLI accepts exact file names if matchers matched 3`] = `""`;
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/cli-accepts-exact-filenames.test.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/cli-accepts-exact-filenames.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 083c6cc1b278..000000000000
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/cli-accepts-exact-filenames.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- *
- * @flow
- */
-
-'use strict';
-
-const path = require('path');
-const SkipOnWindows = require('../../scripts/SkipOnWindows');
-const {extractSummary, cleanup, writeFiles} = require('../Utils');
-const runJest = require('../runJest');
-
-const DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '../cli_accepts_exact_filenames');
-
-SkipOnWindows.suite();
-
-beforeEach(() => cleanup(DIR));
-afterAll(() => cleanup(DIR));
-
-test('CLI accepts exact filenames', () => {
-  writeFiles(DIR, {
-    'bar.js': `
-      test('bar', () => console.log('Hey'));
-    `,
-    'foo/baz.js': `
-      test('baz', () => console.log('Hey'));
-    `,
-    'package.json': '{}',
-  });
-
-  const {stderr, stdout, status} = runJest(DIR, [
-    '-i',
-    '--ci=false',
-    '--forceExit',
-    './bar.js',
-    './foo/baz.js',
-    './foo',
-  ]);
-
-  expect(status).toBe(0);
-
-  const {rest, summary} = extractSummary(stderr);
-
-  expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
-  expect(summary).toMatchSnapshot();
-  expect(stdout).toMatchSnapshot();
-});
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/cli-handles-exact-filenames.test.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/cli-handles-exact-filenames.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc50d571f41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/cli-handles-exact-filenames.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+const SkipOnWindows = require('../../scripts/SkipOnWindows');
+const {extractSummary, cleanup, writeFiles} = require('../Utils');
+const runJest = require('../runJest');
+
+const DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '../cli_accepts_exact_filenames');
+
+SkipOnWindows.suite();
+
+beforeEach(() => cleanup(DIR));
+afterAll(() => cleanup(DIR));
+
+test('CLI accepts exact file names if matchers matched', () => {
+  writeFiles(DIR, {
+    'foo/bar.spec.js': `
+      test('foo', () => {});
+    `,
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({jest: {testEnvironment: 'node'}}),
+  });
+
+  const result = runJest(DIR, ['-i', '--forceExit', './foo/bar.spec.js']);
+
+  expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+
+  const {rest, summary} = extractSummary(result.stderr);
+
+  expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
+  expect(summary).toMatchSnapshot();
+  expect(result.stdout).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
+test('CLI skips exact file names if no matchers matched', () => {
+  writeFiles(DIR, {
+    'foo/bar.js': `
+      test('foo', () => {);
+    `,
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({jest: {testEnvironment: 'node'}}),
+  });
+
+  const result = runJest(DIR, ['-i', '--forceExit', './foo/bar.js']);
+
+  expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.stdout).toMatch(/No tests found([\S\s]*)2 files checked./);
+  expect(result.stderr).toEqual('');
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/search_source.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/search_source.js
index efb39ba054a0..51fff5854b67 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/search_source.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/search_source.js
@@ -206,41 +206,12 @@ export default class SearchSource {
       return Promise.resolve(this.findTestsByPaths(paths));
     } else if (globalConfig.findRelatedTests && paths && paths.length) {
       return Promise.resolve(this.findRelatedTestsFromPattern(paths));
+    } else if (globalConfig.testPathPattern != null) {
+      return Promise.resolve(
+        this.findMatchingTests(globalConfig.testPathPattern),
+      );
     } else {
-      const allFiles = new Set(this._context.hasteFS.getAllFiles());
-      const validTestPaths =
-        paths &&
-        paths.filter(name => {
-          const fullName = path.resolve(name);
-
-          try {
-            if (!fs.lstatSync(fullName).isFile()) {
-              // It exists, but it is not a file.
-              return false;
-            }
-          } catch (e) {
-            // It does not exist.
-            return false;
-          }
-
-          // The file exists, but it is explicitly blacklisted.
-          if (!this._testPathCases.testPathIgnorePatterns(fullName)) {
-            return false;
-          }
-
-          // It exists and it is a file; return true if it's in the project.
-          return allFiles.has(fullName);
-        });
-
-      if (validTestPaths && validTestPaths.length) {
-        return Promise.resolve({tests: toTests(this._context, validTestPaths)});
-      } else if (globalConfig.testPathPattern != null) {
-        return Promise.resolve(
-          this.findMatchingTests(globalConfig.testPathPattern),
-        );
-      } else {
-        return Promise.resolve({tests: []});
-      }
+      return Promise.resolve({tests: []});
     }
   }
 }