diff --git a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
index 4fc860232..f59378be4 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::err::{AnkiError, Result};
 use crate::types::ObjID;
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::{escaped, is_not, tag, take_while1};
-use nom::character::complete::{char, one_of};
+use nom::character::complete::{anychar, char, one_of};
 use nom::character::is_digit;
 use nom::combinator::{all_consuming, map, map_res};
 use nom::sequence::{delimited, preceded, tuple};
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ pub(super) enum SearchNode<'a> {
         kind: PropertyKind,
     },
     WholeCollection,
+    Regex(Cow<'a, str>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -235,9 +236,8 @@ fn quoted_term_str(s: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
 }
 
 /// Quoted text, terminated by a non-escaped double quote
-/// Can escape %, _, " and \
 fn quoted_term_inner(s: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
-    escaped(is_not(r#""\"#), '\\', one_of(r#""\%_"#))(s)
+    escaped(is_not(r#""\"#), '\\', anychar)(s)
 }
 
 /// eg deck:"foo bar" - quotes must come after the :
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ fn search_node_for_text_with_argument<'a>(
         "rated" => parse_rated(val.as_ref())?,
         "dupes" => parse_dupes(val.as_ref())?,
         "prop" => parse_prop(val.as_ref())?,
-
+        "re" => SearchNode::Regex(val),
         // anything else is a field search
         _ => SearchNode::SingleField {
             field: key,
@@ -432,6 +432,12 @@ mod test {
             ]
         );
 
+        // any character should be escapable in quotes
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse(r#""re:\btest""#)?,
+            vec![Search(Regex(r"\btest".into()))]
+        );
+
         assert_eq!(parse("added:3")?, vec![Search(AddedInDays(3))]);
         assert_eq!(
             parse("card:front")?,
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
index da3a3e6b8..58519631e 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ impl SqlWriter<'_, '_> {
             }
             SearchNode::Property { operator, kind } => self.write_prop(operator, kind)?,
             SearchNode::WholeCollection => write!(self.sql, "true").unwrap(),
+            SearchNode::Regex(re) => self.write_regex(re.as_ref()),
         };
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -334,6 +335,11 @@ impl SqlWriter<'_, '_> {
         write!(self.sql, "c.id > {}", cutoff).unwrap();
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn write_regex(&mut self, word: &str) {
+        self.sql.push_str("n.flds regexp ?");
+        self.args.push(format!(r"(?i){}", word));
+    }
 }
 
 // Write a list of IDs as '(x,y,...)' into the provided string.
@@ -537,6 +543,12 @@ mod test {
                 "(n.mid in (1581236385345,1581236385346,1581236385347,1581236385344))"
             );
 
+            // regex
+            assert_eq!(
+                s(ctx, r"re:\bone"),
+                ("(n.flds regexp ?)".into(), vec![r"(?i)\bone".into()])
+            );
+
             Ok(())
         })
         .unwrap();