diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationService.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationService.java
index 725575bee..4e60d722b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationService.java
@@ -157,8 +157,25 @@ public class ValidationService implements Reloadable {
 
         String ip = PlayerUtils.getPlayerIp(player);
         String domain = player.getAddress().getHostName();
-        return restrictions.stream()
-            .anyMatch(restriction -> ip.equals(restriction) || domain.equalsIgnoreCase(restriction));
+        for(String restriction : restrictions) {
+            if(restriction.startsWith("regex:")) {
+                restriction = restriction.replace("regex:", "");
+                if(ip.matches(restriction)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if(domain.matches(restriction)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                if(ip.equals(restriction)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if(domain.equalsIgnoreCase(restriction)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java
index 009fb59a0..1a3de299d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/xephi/authme/settings/properties/RestrictionSettings.java
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ public final class RestrictionSettings implements SettingsHolder {
     @Comment({
         "The restricted user feature will kick players listed below",
         "if they don't match the defined IP address. Names are case-insensitive.",
+        "Ip addresses support regex expressions (regex:127\\.0\\.0\\..*)",
         "Example:",
         "    AllowedRestrictedUser:",
-        "    - playername;127.0.0.1"})
+        "    - playername;127.0.0.1",
+        "    - playername;regex:127\\.0\\.0\\..*"})
     public static final Property<List<String>> RESTRICTED_USERS =
         newLowercaseListProperty("settings.restrictions.AllowedRestrictedUser");
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationServiceTest.java
index 3953d4efd..147b547d1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/fr/xephi/authme/service/ValidationServiceTest.java
@@ -350,21 +350,27 @@ public class ValidationServiceTest {
         // given
         given(settings.getProperty(RestrictionSettings.ENABLE_RESTRICTED_USERS)).willReturn(true);
         given(settings.getProperty(RestrictionSettings.RESTRICTED_USERS))
-            .willReturn(Arrays.asList("Bobby;127.0.0.4", "Tamara;32.24.16.8"));
+            .willReturn(Arrays.asList("Bobby;127.0.0.4", "Tamara;32.24.16.8", "Gabriel;regex:93\\.23\\.44\\..*"));
         validationService.reload();
 
         Player bobby = mockPlayer("bobby", "127.0.0.4");
         Player tamara = mockPlayer("taMARA", "8.8.8.8");
+        Player gabriel = mockPlayer("Gabriel", "93.23.44.65");
+        Player gabriel2 = mockPlayer("Gabriel", "93.23.33.34");
         Player notRestricted = mockPlayer("notRestricted", "0.0.0.0");
 
         // when
         boolean isBobbyAdmitted = validationService.fulfillsNameRestrictions(bobby);
         boolean isTamaraAdmitted = validationService.fulfillsNameRestrictions(tamara);
+        boolean isGabrielAdmitted = validationService.fulfillsNameRestrictions(gabriel);
+        boolean isGabriel2Admitted = validationService.fulfillsNameRestrictions(gabriel2);
         boolean isNotRestrictedAdmitted = validationService.fulfillsNameRestrictions(notRestricted);
 
         // then
         assertThat(isBobbyAdmitted, equalTo(true));
         assertThat(isTamaraAdmitted, equalTo(false));
+        assertThat(isGabrielAdmitted, equalTo(true));
+        assertThat(isGabriel2Admitted, equalTo(false));
         assertThat(isNotRestrictedAdmitted, equalTo(true));
     }