diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eee8fd2..74f7d2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 ### Added
 - integration tests on windows, ubuntu, and mac for github
+- GHORG_MATCH_REGEX to filter cloning repos by regex; thanks @petomalina
 ### Changed
-- initial clone will try to checkout a branch if specified thanks @dword-design
+- initial clone will try to checkout a branch if specified; thanks @dword-design
 - default clone directory to $HOME/ghorg
 - users/orgs directory no longer appends "\_ghorg" or forces underscores
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/cmd/clone.go b/cmd/clone.go
index d86a094..22d1e34 100644
--- a/cmd/clone.go
+++ b/cmd/clone.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ var (
 	cloneInfos        []string
 	targetCloneSource string
 	matchPrefix       string
+	matchRegex        string
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ func init() {
 	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&topics, "topics", "", "", "GHORG_TOPICS - comma separated list of github/gitea topics to filter for")
 	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputDir, "output-dir", "", "", "GHORG_OUTPUT_DIR - name of directory repos will be cloned into (default name of org/repo being cloned")
 	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&matchPrefix, "match-prefix", "", "", "GHORG_MATCH_PREFIX - only clone repos with matching prefix, can be a comma separated list (default \"\")")
+	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&matchRegex, "match-regex", "", "", "GHORG_MATCH_REGEX - only clone repos that match name to regex provided")
 }
 
 var cloneCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -131,6 +134,11 @@ func cloneFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, argz []string) {
 		os.Setenv("GHORG_MATCH_PREFIX", prefix)
 	}
 
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("match-regex") {
+		regex := cmd.Flag("match-regex").Value.String()
+		os.Setenv("GHORG_MATCH_REGEX", regex)
+	}
+
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed("skip-archived") {
 		os.Setenv("GHORG_SKIP_ARCHIVED", "true")
 	}
@@ -285,6 +293,21 @@ func readGhorgIgnore() ([]string, error) {
 	return lines, scanner.Err()
 }
 
+func filterByRegex(repos []scm.Repo) []scm.Repo {
+	filteredRepos := []scm.Repo{}
+	regex := fmt.Sprintf(`%s`, os.Getenv("GHORG_MATCH_REGEX"))
+
+	for i, r := range repos {
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(regex)
+		match := re.FindString(getAppNameFromURL(r.URL))
+		if match != "" {
+			filteredRepos = append(filteredRepos, repos[i])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return filteredRepos
+}
+
 // CloneAllRepos clones all repos
 func CloneAllRepos() {
 	// resc, errc, infoc := make(chan string), make(chan error), make(chan error)
@@ -312,6 +335,12 @@ func CloneAllRepos() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	if os.Getenv("GHORG_MATCH_REGEX") != "" {
+		colorlog.PrintInfo("Filtering repos down by regex that match the provided...")
+		fmt.Println("")
+		cloneTargets = filterByRegex(cloneTargets)
+	}
+
 	// filter repos down based on ghorgignore if one exists
 	_, err = os.Stat(configs.GhorgIgnoreLocation())
 	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -524,6 +553,9 @@ func PrintConfigs() {
 	if configs.GhorgIgnoreDetected() == true {
 		colorlog.PrintInfo("* Ghorgignore   : true")
 	}
+	if os.Getenv("GHORG_MATCH_REGEX") != "" {
+		colorlog.PrintInfo("* Regex Match   : " + os.Getenv("GHORG_MATCH_REGEX"))
+	}
 	if os.Getenv("GHORG_OUTPUT_DIR") != "" {
 		colorlog.PrintInfo("* Output Dir    : " + parentFolder)
 	}
diff --git a/configs/configs.go b/configs/configs.go
index 27f1955..0a366d0 100644
--- a/configs/configs.go
+++ b/configs/configs.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_SCM_BASE_URL")
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_PRESERVE_DIRECTORY_STRUCTURE")
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_OUTPUT_DIR")
+	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_MATCH_REGEX")
 }
 
 // Load triggers the configs to load first, not sure if this is actually needed
diff --git a/sample-conf.yaml b/sample-conf.yaml
index 8dfd9c3..5a4717b 100644
--- a/sample-conf.yaml
+++ b/sample-conf.yaml
@@ -120,3 +120,7 @@ GHORG_OUTPUT_DIR:
 # default: ""
 # flag (--match-prefix)
 GHORG_MATCH_PREFIX:
+
+# Only clone repos that match name to regex provided
+# flag (--match-regex)
+GHORG_MATCH_REGEX: