diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 2ce857b..2191367 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -221,6 +221,16 @@ Ranges of numbers are specified using a combination of `min()` and `max()`:
 $schema = Expect::int()->min(10)->max(20);
 ```
 
+Regular expressions
+-------------------
+
+String can be restricted by regular expression using the `pattern()`:
+
+```php
+// just 9 numbers
+$schema = Expect::string()->pattern('\d{9}');
+```
+
 Data mapping to objects
 -----------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Schema/Elements/Type.php b/src/Schema/Elements/Type.php
index 7f302b9..724fca3 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Elements/Type.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Elements/Type.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ final class Type implements Schema
 	/** @var array */
 	private $range = [null, null];
 
+	/** @var string|null */
+	private $pattern;
+
 
 	public function __construct(string $type)
 	{
@@ -77,6 +80,13 @@ public function items($type = 'mixed'): self
 	}
 
 
+	public function pattern(string $pattern): self
+	{
+		$this->pattern = $pattern;
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+
 	/********************* processing ****************d*g**/
 
 
@@ -129,6 +139,10 @@ public function complete($value, Context $context)
 		if (!$this->doValidate($value, $expected, $context)) {
 			return;
 		}
+		if ($this->pattern !== null && !preg_match("\x01^(?:$this->pattern)\\z\x01u", $value)) {
+			$context->addError("The option %path% expects to match pattern '$this->pattern', '$value' given.");
+			return;
+		}
 
 		if ($value instanceof DynamicParameter) {
 			$context->dynamics[] = [$value, str_replace('|' . DynamicParameter::class, '', $expected)];
diff --git a/tests/Schema/Expect.pattern.phpt b/tests/Schema/Expect.pattern.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd802e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Schema/Expect.pattern.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Nette\Schema\Expect;
+use Nette\Schema\Processor;
+use Tester\Assert;
+
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
+
+
+test(function () {
+	$schema = Expect::string()->pattern('\d{9}');
+
+	Assert::same('123456789', (new Processor)->process($schema, '123456789'));
+});
+
+
+test(function () {
+	$schema = Expect::string()->pattern('\d{9}');
+
+	checkValidationErrors(function () use ($schema) {
+		(new Processor)->process($schema, '123');
+	}, ["The option expects to match pattern '\\d{9}', '123' given."]);
+});