diff --git a/src/models/capture_group_patterns.rs b/src/models/capture_group_patterns.rs
index 4495bd6f9b..cb64ec049e 100644
--- a/src/models/capture_group_patterns.rs
+++ b/src/models/capture_group_patterns.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2023 Uber Technologies, Inc.
 use crate::{
   models::Validator,
   utilities::{
+    regex_utilities::get_all_matches_for_regex,
     tree_sitter_utilities::{get_all_matches_for_query, get_ts_query_parser, number_of_errors},
     Instantiate,
   },
@@ -38,12 +39,20 @@ impl CGPattern {
   pub(crate) fn pattern(&self) -> String {
     self.0.to_string()
   }
+
+  pub(crate) fn extract_regex(&self) -> String {
+    let mut _val = &self.pattern()[4..];
+    _val.to_string()
+  }
 }
 
 impl Validator for CGPattern {
   fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
     if self.pattern().starts_with("rgx ") {
-      panic!("Regex not supported")
+      let mut _val = &self.pattern()[4..];
+      return Regex::new(_val)
+        .map(|_| Ok(()))
+        .unwrap_or(Err(format!("Cannot parse the regex - {_val}")));
     }
     let mut parser = get_ts_query_parser();
     parser
@@ -109,7 +118,9 @@ impl CompiledCGPattern {
         replace_node,
         replace_node_idx,
       ),
-      CompiledCGPattern::R(_) => panic!("Regex is not yet supported!!!"),
+      CompiledCGPattern::R(regex) => {
+        get_all_matches_for_regex(node, source_code, regex, recursive, replace_node)
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/models/matches.rs b/src/models/matches.rs
index 202ce8ac52..193169ddab 100644
--- a/src/models/matches.rs
+++ b/src/models/matches.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ pub(crate) struct Match {
 gen_py_str_methods!(Match);
 
 impl Match {
+  pub(crate) fn from_regex(
+    mtch: &regex::Match, matches: HashMap<String, String>, source_code: &str,
+  ) -> Self {
+    Match {
+      matched_string: mtch.as_str().to_string(),
+      range: Range::from_regex_match(mtch, source_code),
+      matches,
+      associated_comma: None,
+      associated_comments: Vec::new(),
+    }
+  }
+
   pub(crate) fn new(
     matched_string: String, range: tree_sitter::Range, matches: HashMap<String, String>,
   ) -> Self {
@@ -231,7 +243,7 @@ impl Match {
   serde_derive::Serialize, Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Deserialize,
 )]
 #[pyclass]
-struct Range {
+pub(crate) struct Range {
   #[pyo3(get)]
   start_byte: usize,
   #[pyo3(get)]
@@ -260,6 +272,32 @@ impl From<tree_sitter::Range> for Range {
 }
 gen_py_str_methods!(Range);
 
+impl Range {
+  pub(crate) fn from_regex_match(mtch: &regex::Match, source_code: &str) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      start_byte: mtch.start(),
+      end_byte: mtch.end(),
+      start_point: position_for_offset(source_code.as_bytes(), mtch.start()),
+      end_point: position_for_offset(source_code.as_bytes(), mtch.end()),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Finds the position (col and row number) for a given offset.
+// Copied from tree-sitter tests [https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter/blob/d0029a15273e526925a764033e9b7f18f96a7ce5/cli/src/parse.rs#L364]
+fn position_for_offset(input: &[u8], offset: usize) -> Point {
+  let mut result = Point { row: 0, column: 0 };
+  for c in &input[0..offset] {
+    if *c as char == '\n' {
+      result.row += 1;
+      result.column = 0;
+    } else {
+      result.column += 1;
+    }
+  }
+  result
+}
+
 /// A range of positions in a multi-line text document, both in terms of bytes and of
 /// rows and columns.
 #[derive(
diff --git a/src/models/rule_store.rs b/src/models/rule_store.rs
index d91780fc92..9de4c2b5f9 100644
--- a/src/models/rule_store.rs
+++ b/src/models/rule_store.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ impl RuleStore {
   pub(crate) fn query(&mut self, cg_pattern: &CGPattern) -> &CompiledCGPattern {
     let pattern = cg_pattern.pattern();
     if pattern.starts_with("rgx ") {
-      panic!("Regex not supported.")
+      return &*self
+        .rule_query_cache
+        .entry(pattern)
+        .or_insert_with(|| CompiledCGPattern::R(Regex::new(&cg_pattern.extract_regex()).unwrap()));
     }
 
     &*self
diff --git a/src/models/unit_tests/rule_graph_validation_test.rs b/src/models/unit_tests/rule_graph_validation_test.rs
index f12d9880a9..9102ff837f 100644
--- a/src/models/unit_tests/rule_graph_validation_test.rs
+++ b/src/models/unit_tests/rule_graph_validation_test.rs
@@ -118,13 +118,3 @@ fn test_filter_bad_arg_contains_n_sibling() {
     .sibling_count(2)
     .build();
 }
-
-#[test]
-#[should_panic(expected = "Regex not supported")]
-fn test_unsupported_regex() {
-  RuleGraphBuilder::default()
-    .rules(vec![
-      piranha_rule! {name = "Test rule", query = "rgx (\\w+) (\\w)+"},
-    ])
-    .build();
-}
diff --git a/src/tests/test_piranha_java.rs b/src/tests/test_piranha_java.rs
index 6340b8d9d4..56c3a023e8 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_piranha_java.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_piranha_java.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ create_rewrite_tests! {
   test_new_line_character_used_in_string_literal:  "new_line_character_used_in_string_literal",   1;
   test_java_delete_method_invocation_argument: "delete_method_invocation_argument", 1;
   test_java_delete_method_invocation_argument_no_op: "delete_method_invocation_argument_no_op", 0;
+  test_regex_based_matcher: "regex_based_matcher", 1;
 }
 
 create_match_tests! {
diff --git a/src/utilities/mod.rs b/src/utilities/mod.rs
index 7035b8567e..7ca6df0296 100644
--- a/src/utilities/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utilities/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2023 Uber Technologies, Inc.
  limitations under the License.
 */
 
+pub(crate) mod regex_utilities;
 pub(crate) mod tree_sitter_utilities;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::error::Error;
diff --git a/src/utilities/regex_utilities.rs b/src/utilities/regex_utilities.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4ea25e4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/regex_utilities.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ Copyright (c) 2023 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+
+ <p>Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ <p>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ <p>Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the
+ License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+ express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+use crate::models::matches::Match;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use regex::Regex;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use tree_sitter::Node;
+
+/// Applies the query upon the given `node`, and gets all the matches
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `node` - the root node to apply the query upon
+/// * `source_code` - the corresponding source code string for the node.
+/// * `recursive` - if `true` it matches the query to `self` and `self`'s sub-ASTs, else it matches the `query` only to `self`.
+/// * `replace_node` - node to replace
+///
+/// # Returns
+/// The range of the match in the source code and the corresponding mapping from tags to code snippets.
+pub(crate) fn get_all_matches_for_regex(
+  node: &Node, source_code: String, regex: &Regex, recursive: bool, replace_node: Option<String>,
+) -> Vec<Match> {
+  // let code_snippet = node.utf8_text(source_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+  let all_captures = regex.captures_iter(&source_code).collect_vec();
+  let names = regex.capture_names().collect_vec();
+  let mut all_matches = vec![];
+  for captures in all_captures {
+    // Check if the range of the self (node), and the range of outermost node captured by the query are equal.
+    let range_matches_node = node.start_byte() == captures.get(0).unwrap().start()
+      && node.end_byte() == captures.get(0).unwrap().end();
+    let range_matches_inside_node = node.start_byte() <= captures.get(0).unwrap().start()
+      && node.end_byte() >= captures.get(0).unwrap().end();
+    if (recursive && range_matches_inside_node) || range_matches_node {
+      let group_by_tag = if let Some(ref rn) = replace_node {
+        captures
+          .name(rn)
+          .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("the tag {rn} provided in the replace node is not present"))
+      } else {
+        captures.get(0).unwrap()
+      };
+      let matches = extract_captures(&captures, &names);
+      all_matches.push(Match::from_regex(&group_by_tag, matches, &source_code));
+    }
+  }
+  all_matches
+}
+
+// Creates an hashmap from the capture group(name) to the corresponding code snippet.
+fn extract_captures(
+  captures: &regex::Captures<'_>, names: &Vec<Option<&str>>,
+) -> HashMap<String, String> {
+  names
+    .iter()
+    .flatten()
+    .flat_map(|x| {
+      captures
+        .name(x)
+        .map(|v| (x.to_string(), v.as_str().to_string()))
+    })
+    .collect()
+}
diff --git a/src/utilities/tree_sitter_utilities.rs b/src/utilities/tree_sitter_utilities.rs
index 6cbd5832b6..176d0872af 100644
--- a/src/utilities/tree_sitter_utilities.rs
+++ b/src/utilities/tree_sitter_utilities.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_all_matches_for_query(
     // If `recursive` it allows matches to the subtree of self (Node)
     // Else it ensure that the query perfectly matches the node (`self`).
     if recursive || range_matches_self {
-      let mut replace_node_range = captured_node_range;
+      let mut replace_node_range: Range = captured_node_range;
       if let Some(replace_node_name) = &replace_node {
         if let Some(r) =
           get_range_for_replace_node(query, &query_matches, replace_node_name, replace_node_idx)
diff --git a/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/configurations/edges.toml b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/configurations/edges.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..183e25ebe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/configurations/edges.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+# 
+# <p>Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+# except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# <p>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# <p>Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the
+# License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+# express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+[[edges]]
+scope = "File"
+from = "update_import"
+to = ["update_list_int"]
+
+[[edges]]
+scope = "Method"
+from = "update_list_int"
+to = ["update_add"]
diff --git a/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/configurations/rules.toml b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/configurations/rules.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ea6f676c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/configurations/rules.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+# 
+# <p>Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+# except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# <p>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# <p>Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the
+# License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+# express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Replace foo().bar().baz() with `true` inside methods not nnotated as @DoNotCleanup
+[[rules]]
+name = "replace_call"
+query = """rgx (?P<n1>foo\\(\\)\\.bar\\(\\)\\.baz\\(\\))"""
+replace_node = "n1"
+replace = "true"
+groups = ["replace_expression_with_boolean_literal"]
+[[rules.filters]]
+enclosing_node = """(method_declaration) @md"""
+not_contains = ["""rgx @DoNotCleanup"""]
+
+# Before:  
+# abc().def().ghi()
+# abc().fed().ghi()
+[[rules]]
+name = "replace_call_def_fed"
+query = """rgx (?P<n>abc\\(\\)\\.(?P<m_def>def)\\(\\)\\.ghi\\(\\))"""
+replace_node = "m_def"
+replace = "fed"
+
+
+# The below three rules do a dummy type migration from List<Integer> to NewList 
+
+# Updates the import statement from `java.util.List` to `com.uber.NEwList`
+[[rules]]
+name = "update_import"
+query = """rgx (?P<n>java\\.util\\.List)"""
+replace_node = "n"
+replace = "com.uber.NewList"
+
+# Updates the type of local variables from `List<Integer>` to `com.uber.NewList`
+[[rules]]
+name = "update_list_int"
+query = """rgx (?P<var_decl>(?P<type>List<Integer>)\\s*(?P<name>\\w+)\\s*=.*;)"""
+replace_node = "type"
+replace = "NewList"
+is_seed_rule = false
+[[rules.filter]]
+enclosing_node = "(method_declaration) @cmd"
+
+# Updates the relevant callsite from `add` to `addToNewList`
+[[rules]]
+name = "update_add"
+query = """rgx (?P<call>@name\\.(?P<m_name>add)\\(\\w+\\))"""
+replace_node = "m_name"
+replace = "addToNewList"
+holes = ["name"]
+is_seed_rule = false
diff --git a/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/expected/Sample.java b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/expected/Sample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a20ab4428f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/expected/Sample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package com.uber.piranha;
+
+import com.uber.NewList;
+
+class A {
+
+    void foobar() {
+        System.out.println("Hello World!");
+        System.out.println(true);
+    }
+    
+    @DoNotCleanup
+    void barfn() {
+        boolean b = foo().bar().baz();
+        System.out.println(b);
+    }
+
+     void foofn() {
+        int total = abc().fed().ghi();
+    }
+
+    void someTypeChange() {
+        // Will get updated
+        NewList a = getList();
+        Integer item = getItem();
+        a.addToNewList(item);
+
+        // Will not get updated
+        List<String> b = getListStr();
+        Integer item = getItemStr();
+        b.add(item);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/input/Sample.java b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/input/Sample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01d8b22ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/java/regex_based_matcher/input/Sample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.uber.piranha;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+class A {
+
+    void foobar() {
+        boolean b = foo().bar().baz();
+        if (b) {
+            System.out.println("Hello World!");
+        }
+        System.out.println(b);
+    }
+
+    @DoNotCleanup
+    void barfn() {
+        boolean b = foo().bar().baz();
+        System.out.println(b);
+    }
+
+    void foofn() {
+        int total = abc().def().ghi();
+    }
+
+    void someTypeChange() {
+        // Will get updated
+        List<Integer> a = getList();
+        Integer item = getItem();
+        a.add(item);
+        
+        // Will not get updated
+        List<String> b = getListStr();
+        Integer item = getItemStr();
+        b.add(item);
+    }
+
+}