diff --git a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Utils.hs b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Utils.hs
index 6a59f0241..f8b488272 100644
--- a/src/Database/Esqueleto/Utils.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Esqueleto/Utils.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Database.Esqueleto.Utils
   , (=?.), (?=.)
   , (=~.), (~=.)
   , (>~.), (<~.)
+  , (~.), (~*.)
   , or, and
   , any, all
   , not__, parens
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ module Database.Esqueleto.Utils
   , mkContainsFilterWithSet, mkContainsFilterWithComma, mkContainsFilterWithCommaPlus
   , mkDayFilter, mkDayFilterFrom, mkDayFilterTo
   , mkExistsFilter, mkExistsFilterWithComma
+  --  , mkRegExFilterWith
   , anyFilter, allFilter
   , ascNullsFirst, descNullsLast
   , orderByList
@@ -163,6 +165,16 @@ infixl 4 <~.
 (<~.) ::  PersistField typ => E.SqlExpr (E.Value typ) -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value (Maybe typ)) -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value Bool)
 (<~.) a b = E.isNothing b E.||. (E.just a E.<. b)
 
+infixr 2 ~., ~*.
+
+-- | PostgreSQL regular expression match, case sensitive. Works, but may throw SQL error for unblanced parenthesis, etc. Not suitable for dbTable filters
+(~.) :: E.SqlString s => E.SqlExpr (E.Value s) -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value s) -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value Bool)
+(~.) = E.unsafeSqlBinOp    " ~ "
+
+-- | PostgreSQL regular expression match, case insensitive. Works, but may throw SQL errors
+(~*.) :: E.SqlString s => E.SqlExpr (E.Value s) -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value s) -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value Bool)
+(~*.) = E.unsafeSqlBinOp    " ~* "
+
 
 -- | Negation of `isNothing` which is missing
 isJust :: PersistField typ => E.SqlExpr (E.Value (Maybe typ)) -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value Bool)
@@ -415,6 +427,18 @@ mkContainsFilterWithCommaPlus cast lenslike row (foldMap commaSeparatedText -> c
     cond_compulsory = all (hasInfix (lenslike row) . E.val . cast) compulsories
     cond_optional   = any (hasInfix (lenslike row) . E.val . cast) alternatives
 
+-- like `mkContainsFilterWith` but allows regular expression criterias
+-- This works, but throws SQL errors for unbalanced parenthesis and similar invalid regex expressions
+-- mkRegExFilterWith :: (E.SqlString b, Ord a)
+--                      => (a -> b)
+--                      -> (t -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value b))  -- ^ getter from query to searched element
+--                      -> t                             -- ^ query row
+--                      -> Set.Set a                     -- ^ needle collection
+--                      -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value Bool)
+-- mkRegExFilterWith cast lenslike row criterias
+--   | Set.null criterias = true
+--   | otherwise = any ((~.) (lenslike row) . E.val . cast) criterias
+
 mkDayFilter :: (t -> E.SqlExpr (E.Value UTCTime))  -- ^ getter from query to searched element
             -> t                                   -- ^ query row
             -> Last Day                            -- ^ a day to filter for
diff --git a/src/Handler/MailCenter.hs b/src/Handler/MailCenter.hs
index 2fe335e32..c6abfa015 100644
--- a/src/Handler/MailCenter.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/MailCenter.hs
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ mkMCTable = do
     dbtFilter = mconcat
       [ single ("sent"      , FilterColumn . E.mkDayFilterTo                        $ views (to queryMail)        (E.^. SentMailSentAt))
       , single ("recipient" , FilterColumn . E.mkContainsFilterWithCommaPlus Just   $ views (to queryRecipient)   (E.?. UserDisplayName))
-      , single ("subject"   , FilterColumn . E.mkContainsFilter                     $ views (to queryMail)        (E.str2text . (E.^. SentMailHeaders)))
+      , single ("subject"   , FilterColumn . E.mkContainsFilterWithCommaPlus id     $ views (to queryMail)        (E.str2text . (E.^. SentMailHeaders)))
+      -- , single ("regex"     , FilterColumn . E.mkRegExFilterWith id                 $ views (to queryMail)        (E.str2text . (E.^. SentMailHeaders)))
       ]
     dbtFilterUI mPrev = mconcat
       [ prismAForm (singletonFilter "sent"      . maybePrism _PathPiece) mPrev $ aopt (hoistField lift  dayField)  (fslI MsgPrintJobCreated)
       , prismAForm (singletonFilter "recipient" . maybePrism _PathPiece) mPrev $ aopt (hoistField lift textField)  (fslI MsgPrintRecipient & setTooltip MsgTableFilterCommaPlus)
       , prismAForm (singletonFilter "subject"   . maybePrism _PathPiece) mPrev $ aopt (hoistField lift textField)  (fslI MsgCommSubject    & setTooltip MsgTableFilterCommaPlusShort)
+      -- , prismAForm (singletonFilter "regex"     . maybePrism _PathPiece) mPrev $ aopt (hoistField lift textField)  (fslI MsgCommSubject    )
       ]
     dbtStyle = def { dbsFilterLayout = defaultDBSFilterLayout}
     dbtIdent :: Text