diff --git a/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindService.java b/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindService.java
index 1fdf5bb9..262a990e 100644
--- a/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindService.java
+++ b/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindService.java
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ public class CFindService extends BasicCFindSCP {
   private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CFindService.class);
 
   private final IDicomWebClient dicomWebClient;
+  private final Flags cFINDFlags;
 
-  CFindService(IDicomWebClient dicomWebClient) {
+  CFindService(IDicomWebClient dicomWebClient, Flags flags) {
     super(UID.StudyRootQueryRetrieveInformationModelFIND);
     this.dicomWebClient = dicomWebClient;
+    this.cFINDFlags = flags;
   }
 
   private static HashMap<String, JSONObject> uniqueResults(List<JSONArray> responses) {
@@ -115,6 +117,9 @@ public void run() {
           if (canceled) {
             throw new CancellationException();
           }
+          if (cFINDFlags != null && cFINDFlags.fuzzyMatching)   {
+	      qidoPath += "fuzzymatching=true" + "&";
+          }
           log.info("CFind QidoPath: " + qidoPath);
           MonitoringService.addEvent(Event.CFIND_QIDORS_REQUEST);
           JSONArray qidoResult = dicomWebClient.qidoRs(qidoPath);
@@ -157,4 +162,4 @@ private void sendErrorResponse(int status, String message) {
       as.tryWriteDimseRSP(pc, cmdAttr);
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/Flags.java b/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/Flags.java
index 818df926..825caa75 100644
--- a/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/Flags.java
+++ b/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/Flags.java
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ public class Flags {
       description = "Transfer Syntax to convert instances to during C-STORE upload. See Readme for list of supported syntaxes."
   )
   String transcodeToSyntax = "";
+  
+  @Parameter(
+      names = {"--fuzzy_matching"},
+      description = "negotiate fuzzy semantic person name attribute matching. False by default."
+  )
+  Boolean fuzzyMatching = false;
 
   public Flags() {
   }
diff --git a/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/ImportAdapter.java b/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/ImportAdapter.java
index 790b5e62..53bf9454 100644
--- a/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/ImportAdapter.java
+++ b/import/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/ImportAdapter.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, GeneralSecurityExcept
     // Handle C-FIND
     IDicomWebClient dicomWebClient =
         new DicomWebClient(requestFactory, dicomwebAddress, STUDIES);
-    CFindService cFindService = new CFindService(dicomWebClient);
+    CFindService cFindService = new CFindService(dicomWebClient, flags);
     serviceRegistry.addDicomService(cFindService);
 
     // Handle C-MOVE
diff --git a/import/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindServiceTest.java b/import/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindServiceTest.java
index 13250af7..52c79a5a 100644
--- a/import/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindServiceTest.java
+++ b/import/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/healthcare/imaging/dicomadapter/CFindServiceTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 package com.google.cloud.healthcare.imaging.dicomadapter;
 
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
 import com.google.cloud.healthcare.IDicomWebClient;
 import com.google.cloud.healthcare.LogUtil;
 import com.google.cloud.healthcare.imaging.dicomadapter.util.DimseRSPAssert;
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ public final class CFindServiceTest {
   final static String serverHostname = "localhost";
 
   final static String clientAET = "CLIENT";
+  
+  // Flags
+  Flags cFINDFlags = new Flags();
 
   // Client properties.
   ApplicationEntity clientAE;
@@ -117,6 +122,34 @@ public JSONArray qidoRs(String path) throws DicomWebException {
       }
     }, Status.NotAuthorized);
   }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testCFindService_withFuzzyMatching() throws Exception {
+	cFINDFlags.fuzzyMatching = true;
+    basicCFindServiceTest(new TestUtils.DicomWebClientTestBase() {
+      @Override
+      public JSONArray qidoRs(String path) throws DicomWebException {
+	assertThat(path).contains("fuzzymatching=true");
+        JSONArray instances = new JSONArray();
+        instances.put(TestUtils.dummyQidorsInstance());
+        return instances;
+      }
+    }, Status.Success);
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  public void testCFindService_withoutFuzzyMatching() throws Exception {
+	cFINDFlags.fuzzyMatching = false;
+    basicCFindServiceTest(new TestUtils.DicomWebClientTestBase() {
+      @Override
+      public JSONArray qidoRs(String path) throws DicomWebException {
+	assertThat(path).doesNotContain("fuzzymatching");
+        JSONArray instances = new JSONArray();
+        instances.put(TestUtils.dummyQidorsInstance());
+        return instances;
+      }
+    }, Status.Success);
+  }
 
   public void basicCFindServiceTest(IDicomWebClient serverDicomWebClient,
       int expectedStatus) throws Exception {
@@ -166,8 +199,7 @@ private int createDicomServer(IDicomWebClient dicomWebClient) throws Exception {
     int serverPort = PortUtil.getFreePort();
     DicomServiceRegistry serviceRegistry = new DicomServiceRegistry();
     serviceRegistry.addDicomService(new BasicCEchoSCP());
-
-    CFindService cFindService = new CFindService(dicomWebClient);
+    CFindService cFindService = new CFindService(dicomWebClient, cFINDFlags);
     serviceRegistry.addDicomService(cFindService);
     Device serverDevice = DeviceUtil.createServerDevice(serverAET, serverPort, serviceRegistry);
     serverDevice.bindConnections();