diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f4ac2db1c..861537c61 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Version 0.3.7 (under dev!)
   hashtable_map_string, hdata_check_pointer, hdata_char, hdata_hashtable and
   nicklist_get_next_item
 * alias: add default alias umode => /mode $nick
-* irc: use extended regex in command /list
+* irc: use extended regex in commands /ignore and /list
 * irc: use redirection to get channel modes after update of modes on channel,
   display output of /mode #channel, allow /mode without argument (display modes
   of current channel or user modes on server buffer)
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-ignore.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-ignore.c
index eed8b20d3..aebbbd4a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-ignore.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-ignore.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ irc_ignore_new (const char *mask, const char *server, const char *channel)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (regcomp (regex, complete_mask, REG_NOSUB | REG_ICASE) != 0)
+    if (regcomp (regex, complete_mask, REG_NOSUB | REG_ICASE | REG_EXTENDED) != 0)
     {
         free (regex);
         free (complete_mask);