diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php
index 4895f922614c..653cbd6bd59d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/ValidationRuleParser.php
@@ -85,8 +85,12 @@ protected function explodeRules($rules)
     protected function explodeExplicitRule($rule, $attribute)
     {
         if (is_string($rule)) {
-            return explode('|', $rule);
-        } elseif (is_object($rule)) {
+            [$name] = static::parseStringRule($rule);
+
+            return static::ruleIsRegex($name) ? [$rule] : explode('|', $rule);
+        }
+
+        if (is_object($rule)) {
             return Arr::wrap($this->prepareRule($rule, $attribute));
         }
 
@@ -272,13 +276,18 @@ protected static function parseStringRule($rule)
      */
     protected static function parseParameters($rule, $parameter)
     {
-        $rule = strtolower($rule);
-
-        if (in_array($rule, ['regex', 'not_regex', 'notregex'], true)) {
-            return [$parameter];
-        }
+        return static::ruleIsRegex($rule) ? [$parameter] : str_getcsv($parameter);
+    }
 
-        return str_getcsv($parameter);
+    /**
+     * Determine if the rule is a regular expression.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $rule
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected static function ruleIsRegex($rule)
+    {
+        return in_array(strtolower($rule), ['regex', 'not_regex', 'notregex'], true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationForEachTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationForEachTest.php
index 876b9d0987b3..c836844680b5 100644
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationForEachTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationForEachTest.php
@@ -201,6 +201,62 @@ public function testForEachCallbacksCanReturnDifferentRules()
         ], $v->getMessageBag()->toArray());
     }
 
+    public function testForEachCallbacksDoNotBreakRegexRules()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            'items' => [
+                ['users' => [['type' => 'super'], ['type' => 'invalid']]],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $rules = [
+            'items.*' => Rule::forEach(function () {
+                return ['users.*.type' => 'regex:/^(super|admin)$/i'];
+            }),
+        ];
+
+        $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, $data, $rules);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            'items.0.users.1.type' => ['validation.regex'],
+        ], $v->getMessageBag()->toArray());
+    }
+
+    public function testForEachCallbacksCanContainMultipleRegexRules()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            'items' => [
+                ['users' => [['type' => 'super'], ['type' => 'invalid']]],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $rules = [
+            'items.*' => Rule::forEach(function () {
+                return ['users.*.type' => [
+                    'regex:/^(super)$/i',
+                    'notregex:/^(invalid)$/i',
+                ]];
+            }),
+        ];
+
+        $trans = $this->getIlluminateArrayTranslator();
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, $data, $rules);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($v->passes());
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            'items.0.users.1.type' => [
+                'validation.regex',
+                'validation.notregex',
+            ],
+        ], $v->getMessageBag()->toArray());
+    }
+
     protected function getTranslator()
     {
         return m::mock(TranslatorContract::class);
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationRuleParserTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationRuleParserTest.php
index c54f56278f3b..49b36dbf168f 100644
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationRuleParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationRuleParserTest.php
@@ -89,6 +89,66 @@ public function testEmptyConditionalRulesArePreserved()
         ], $rules);
     }
 
+    public function testExplodeProperlyParsesSingleRegexRule()
+    {
+        $data = ['items' => [['type' => 'foo']]];
+
+        $exploded = (new ValidationRuleParser($data))->explode(
+            ['items.*.type' => 'regex:/^(foo|bar)$/i']
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals('regex:/^(foo|bar)$/i', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][0]);
+    }
+
+    public function testExplodeProperlyParsesRegexWithArrayOfRules()
+    {
+        $data = ['items' => [['type' => 'foo']]];
+
+        $exploded = (new ValidationRuleParser($data))->explode(
+            ['items.*.type' => ['in:foo', 'regex:/^(foo|bar)$/i']]
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals('in:foo', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('regex:/^(foo|bar)$/i', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][1]);
+    }
+
+    public function testExplodeProperlyParsesRegexThatDoesNotContainPipe()
+    {
+        $data = ['items' => [['type' => 'foo']]];
+
+        $exploded = (new ValidationRuleParser($data))->explode(
+            ['items.*.type' => 'in:foo|regex:/^(bar)$/i']
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals('in:foo', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('regex:/^(bar)$/i', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][1]);
+    }
+
+    public function testExplodeFailsParsingRegexWithOtherRulesInSingleString()
+    {
+        $data = ['items' => [['type' => 'foo']]];
+
+        $exploded = (new ValidationRuleParser($data))->explode(
+            ['items.*.type' => 'in:foo|regex:/^(foo|bar)$/i']
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals('in:foo', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('regex:/^(foo', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][1]);
+        $this->assertEquals('bar)$/i', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][2]);
+    }
+
+    public function testExplodeProperlyFlattensRuleArraysOfArrays()
+    {
+        $data = ['items' => [['type' => 'foo']]];
+
+        $exploded = (new ValidationRuleParser($data))->explode(
+            ['items.*.type' => ['in:foo', [[['regex:/^(foo|bar)$/i']]]]]
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals('in:foo', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][0]);
+        $this->assertEquals('regex:/^(foo|bar)$/i', $exploded->rules['items.0.type'][1]);
+    }
+
     public function testExplodeGeneratesNestedRules()
     {
         $parser = (new ValidationRuleParser([
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
index 113c01f521a3..a0bf005441fa 100755
--- a/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php
@@ -3820,6 +3820,9 @@ public function testValidateRegex()
 
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => 12], ['x' => 'Regex:/^12$/i']);
         $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
+
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['x' => ['y' => ['z' => 'james']]], ['x.*.z' => ['Regex:/^(taylor|james)$/i']]);
+        $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
     }
 
     public function testValidateNotRegex()