diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a9cf1b..f8f980d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Members can be matched to positional slots using several criteria, including nam
 - `readonly`: `true|false` to restrict the match to members with typescript `readonly` keyword.
 - `async`: `true|false` to restrict the match to async members.
 - `sort`: `"alphabetical"|"none"`. Used to require a specific sorting within the slot for matched members. Defaults to `"none"`.
-- `groupByDecorator`: a string used to group properties with the same decorator name (e.g. `observable` for `@observable`). Can be used together with `sort`. **Note**: Decorators are a Stage 2 proposal and require a custom parser like [babel-eslint](https://github.com/babel/babel-eslint).
+- `groupByDecorator`: a string used to group properties with the same decorator name (e.g. `observable` for `@observable`). Can be used together with `sort`. If the string starts and ends with `/` it will be interpreted as a regular expression. E.g., `"/_.+/"` will match members that have a decorator that starts with an underscore. **Note**: Decorators are a Stage 2 proposal and require a custom parser like [babel-eslint](https://github.com/babel/babel-eslint).
 
 A few examples:
 
diff --git a/src/rules/sort-class-members.js b/src/rules/sort-class-members.js
index 97aec0c..15c727d 100644
--- a/src/rules/sort-class-members.js
+++ b/src/rules/sort-class-members.js
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ function expandSlot(input, groups) {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	const testName = slot.name && getNameComparer(slot.name);
+	const testName = slot.name && getStringComparer(slot.name);
 	if (testName) {
 		slot.testName = testName;
 	}
@@ -372,24 +372,24 @@ function matchAccessorPairs(members) {
 	});
 }
 
-function getNameComparer(name) {
-	if (name[0] === '/') {
-		let namePattern = name.substr(1, name.length - 2);
+function getStringComparer(str) {
+	if (str[0] === '/') {
+		let strPattern = str.substr(1, str.length - 2);
 
-		if (namePattern[0] !== '^') {
-			namePattern = `^${namePattern}`;
+		if (strPattern[0] !== '^') {
+			strPattern = `^${strPattern}`;
 		}
 
-		if (namePattern[namePattern.length - 1] !== '$') {
-			namePattern += '$';
+		if (strPattern[strPattern.length - 1] !== '$') {
+			strPattern += '$';
 		}
 
-		const re = new RegExp(namePattern);
+		const re = new RegExp(strPattern);
 
-		return (n) => re.test(n);
+		return (s) => re.test(s);
 	}
 
-	return (n) => n === name;
+	return (s) => s === str;
 }
 
 function flatten(collection) {
@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ const comparers = [
 	{
 		property: 'groupByDecorator',
 		value: 10,
-		test: (m, s) => m.decorators.includes(s.groupByDecorator),
+		test: (m, s) => {
+			const comparer = getStringComparer(s.groupByDecorator);
+			return m.decorators.some((decorator) => comparer(decorator));
+		},
 	},
 	{
 		property: 'accessorPair',
diff --git a/test/rules/sort-class-members.spec.js b/test/rules/sort-class-members.spec.js
index db18c2b..3177415 100644
--- a/test/rules/sort-class-members.spec.js
+++ b/test/rules/sort-class-members.spec.js
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ const decoratorOptions = [
 	},
 ];
 
+const decoratorRegexpOptions = [
+	{
+		order: ['before', '[decorator-starts-with-ab]', 'after', '[everything-else]'],
+		groups: {
+			'decorator-starts-with-ab': [{ groupByDecorator: '/ab.+/' }],
+		},
+	},
+];
+
 const decoratorOptionsAlphabetical = [
 	{
 		order: ['[observables]', '[properties]'],
@@ -322,6 +331,13 @@ ruleTester.run('sort-class-members', rule, {
 				code: 'class A { @observable bar = 2; @observable foo = 1; @Inject() @observable fuga = 5; baz = 3; constructor(){}; @Inject() hoge = 4; }',
 				options: decoratorOptions,
 			},
+
+			// regexp decorators
+			{ code: 'class A { before(){} @abc() x = 4; after(){} }', options: decoratorRegexpOptions },
+			{
+				code: 'class A { before(){} @something @abc() x = 4; after(){} xyz(){} }',
+				options: decoratorRegexpOptions,
+			},
 		]),
 
 		// regexp names