diff --git a/lib/fluent/match.rb b/lib/fluent/match.rb
index 2f3e7eb4e6..17122e07ef 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/match.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/match.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ def match(str)
 
   class GlobMatchPattern < MatchPattern
     def initialize(pat)
+      if pat.start_with?('/')
+        if pat.end_with?('/')
+          @regex = Regexp.new("\\A"+pat[1..-2]+"\\Z")
+          return
+        else
+          raise Fluent::ConfigError,  "invalid match - regex"
+        end
+      end
+
       stack = []
       regex = ['']
       escape = false
diff --git a/test/test_match.rb b/test/test_match.rb
index 1dcf3c80eb..4272a5c8c3 100644
--- a/test/test_match.rb
+++ b/test/test_match.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ def test_multi_pattern_or
     assert_or_not_match('a.b.** a.c', 'a.c.d')
   end
 
+  def test_regex_pattern
+    assert_glob_match('/a/', 'a')
+    assert_glob_not_match('/a/', 'abc')
+    assert_glob_match('/a.*/', 'abc')
+    assert_glob_not_match('/b.*/', 'abc')
+    assert_glob_match('/a\..*/', 'a.b.c')
+    assert_glob_not_match('/(?!a\.).*/', 'a.b.c')
+    assert_glob_not_match('/a\..*/', 'b.b.c')
+    assert_glob_match('/(?!a\.).*/', 'b.b.c')
+  end
+
   #def test_character_class
   #  assert_match('[a]', 'a')
   #  assert_match('[ab]', 'a')