ITunes Match only shows music I bought on iTunes

I have a new Apple TV and just subscribed to iTunes Match. On my iPad I can access my entire library of music from the iTunes Match cloud (things I bought from iTunes and things I bought elsewhere). On my Apple TV, when I go to "My Music" all I see are the songs I have purchased from iTunes. The rest of my library doesn't show up (and that's a LOT of music).
Is Apple TV's iTunes Match limited just to iTunes purchases? I hope not because that would make it nearly useless.

Thanks for the help guys, but I might need to clarify some things as I think we're talking about different things.
AirPlay works - I can play anything off of my iPad through Apple TV. Since my iPad can access my entire iTunes Match library then I can stream anything in it through Apple TV.
Home Sharing works - I can access my iTunes library on my computer via Apple TV when I've got iTunes up and running on the computer.
What does not work is using iTunes Match on my Apple TV. I have turned on iTunes Match on my Apple TV, but the only songs that show up on my Apple TV are ones that I purchased on iTunes.
I want to be able to access my iTunes Match library via my Apple TV without using Home Sharing or AirPlay. Those options work great when I'm home, but sometimes I take my computer and iPad to work and my family will not have access to them.

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