diff --git a/demo/index.html b/demo/index.html
index fff77d09..72804f46 100644
--- a/demo/index.html
+++ b/demo/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       <p>
         <label>Find next <input id="find-next"/></label>
         <label>Find previous <input id="find-previous"/></label>
+        <label>Use regex<input type="checkbox" id="regex"/></label> 
       </p>
     </div>
     <div>
diff --git a/demo/main.js b/demo/main.js
index 70544e38..79116efb 100644
--- a/demo/main.js
+++ b/demo/main.js
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ function createTerminal() {
   addDomListener(actionElements.findNext, 'keypress', function (e) {
     if (e.key === "Enter") {
       e.preventDefault();
-      term.findNext(actionElements.findNext.value);
+      term.findNext(actionElements.findNext.value, document.getElementById('regex').checked);
     }
   });
   addDomListener(actionElements.findPrevious, 'keypress', function (e) {
     if (e.key === "Enter") {
       e.preventDefault();
-      term.findPrevious(actionElements.findPrevious.value);
+      term.findPrevious(actionElements.findPrevious.value, document.getElementById('regex').checked);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/src/addons/search/Interfaces.ts b/src/addons/search/Interfaces.ts
index 926e3f36..e0ed1173 100644
--- a/src/addons/search/Interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/addons/search/Interfaces.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export interface ISearchAddonTerminal extends Terminal {
 }
 
 export interface ISearchHelper {
-  findNext(term: string): boolean;
-  findPrevious(term: string): boolean;
+  findNext(term: string, regex: boolean): boolean;
+  findPrevious(term: string, regex: boolean): boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/addons/search/SearchHelper.ts b/src/addons/search/SearchHelper.ts
index 9b5c06f3..0a22a57e 100644
--- a/src/addons/search/SearchHelper.ts
+++ b/src/addons/search/SearchHelper.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ export class SearchHelper implements ISearchHelper {
    * Find the next instance of the term, then scroll to and select it. If it
    * doesn't exist, do nothing.
    * @param term Tne search term.
+   * @param regex Should use regular expressions
    * @return Whether a result was found.
    */
-  public findNext(term: string): boolean {
+  public findNext(term: string, regex: boolean = false): boolean {
     if (!term || term.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export class SearchHelper implements ISearchHelper {
 
     // Search from ydisp + 1 to end
     for (let y = startRow + 1; y < this._terminal._core.buffer.ybase + this._terminal.rows; y++) {
-      result = this._findInLine(term, y);
+      result = this._findInLine(term, y, regex);
       if (result) {
         break;
       }
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export class SearchHelper implements ISearchHelper {
     // Search from the top to the current ydisp
     if (!result) {
       for (let y = 0; y < startRow; y++) {
-        result = this._findInLine(term, y);
+        result = this._findInLine(term, y, regex);
         if (result) {
           break;
         }
@@ -67,9 +68,10 @@ export class SearchHelper implements ISearchHelper {
    * Find the previous instance of the term, then scroll to and select it. If it
    * doesn't exist, do nothing.
    * @param term Tne search term.
+   * @param regex Should use regular expressions
    * @return Whether a result was found.
    */
-  public findPrevious(term: string): boolean {
+  public findPrevious(term: string, regex: boolean = false): boolean {
     if (!term || term.length === 0) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ export class SearchHelper implements ISearchHelper {
 
     // Search from ydisp + 1 to end
     for (let y = startRow - 1; y >= 0; y--) {
-      result = this._findInLine(term, y);
+      result = this._findInLine(term, y, regex);
       if (result) {
         break;
       }
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ export class SearchHelper implements ISearchHelper {
     // Search from the top to the current ydisp
     if (!result) {
       for (let y = this._terminal._core.buffer.ybase + this._terminal.rows - 1; y > startRow; y--) {
-        result = this._findInLine(term, y);
+        result = this._findInLine(term, y, regex);
         if (result) {
           break;
         }
@@ -108,12 +110,22 @@ export class SearchHelper implements ISearchHelper {
    * Searches a line for a search term.
    * @param term Tne search term.
    * @param y The line to search.
+   * @param regex Should use regular expressions
    * @return The search result if it was found.
    */
-  private _findInLine(term: string, y: number): ISearchResult {
+  private _findInLine(term: string, y: number, regex: boolean): ISearchResult {
     const lowerStringLine = this._terminal._core.buffer.translateBufferLineToString(y, true).toLowerCase();
     const lowerTerm = term.toLowerCase();
-    let searchIndex = lowerStringLine.indexOf(lowerTerm);
+    let searchIndex = -1;
+    if (regex) {
+      const searchRegex = RegExp(lowerTerm, 'g');
+      const foundTerm = searchRegex.exec(lowerStringLine);
+      if (foundTerm) {
+        searchIndex = searchRegex.lastIndex - foundTerm[0].length;
+      }
+    } else {
+      searchIndex = lowerStringLine.indexOf(lowerTerm);
+    }
     if (searchIndex >= 0) {
       const line = this._terminal._core.buffer.lines.get(y);
       for (let i = 0; i < searchIndex; i++) {
diff --git a/src/addons/search/search.ts b/src/addons/search/search.ts
index a1dd766f..4e97dd90 100644
--- a/src/addons/search/search.ts
+++ b/src/addons/search/search.ts
@@ -11,36 +11,38 @@ import { ISearchAddonTerminal } from './Interfaces';
  * Find the next instance of the term, then scroll to and select it. If it
  * doesn't exist, do nothing.
  * @param term Tne search term.
+ * @param regex Should use regular expressions
  * @return Whether a result was found.
  */
-export function findNext(terminal: Terminal, term: string): boolean {
+export function findNext(terminal: Terminal, term: string, regex: boolean): boolean {
   const addonTerminal = <ISearchAddonTerminal>terminal;
   if (!addonTerminal.__searchHelper) {
     addonTerminal.__searchHelper = new SearchHelper(addonTerminal);
   }
-  return addonTerminal.__searchHelper.findNext(term);
+  return addonTerminal.__searchHelper.findNext(term, regex);
 }
 
 /**
  * Find the previous instance of the term, then scroll to and select it. If it
  * doesn't exist, do nothing.
  * @param term Tne search term.
+ * @param regex Should use regular expressions
  * @return Whether a result was found.
  */
-export function findPrevious(terminal: Terminal, term: string): boolean {
+export function findPrevious(terminal: Terminal, term: string, regex: boolean): boolean {
   const addonTerminal = <ISearchAddonTerminal>terminal;
   if (!addonTerminal.__searchHelper) {
     addonTerminal.__searchHelper = new SearchHelper(addonTerminal);
   }
-  return addonTerminal.__searchHelper.findPrevious(term);
+  return addonTerminal.__searchHelper.findPrevious(term, regex);
 }
 
 export function apply(terminalConstructor: typeof Terminal): void {
-  (<any>terminalConstructor.prototype).findNext = function(term: string): boolean {
-    return findNext(this, term);
+  (<any>terminalConstructor.prototype).findNext = function(term: string, regex: boolean): boolean {
+    return findNext(this, term, regex);
   };
 
-  (<any>terminalConstructor.prototype).findPrevious = function(term: string): boolean {
-    return findPrevious(this, term);
+  (<any>terminalConstructor.prototype).findPrevious = function(term: string, regex: boolean): boolean {
+    return findPrevious(this, term, regex);
   };
 }