diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 783ceca7d62..84ab76db133 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -1356,6 +1356,9 @@ CmdLineParser::Result CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const a
                             if (std::strcmp(engine, "pcre") == 0) {
                                 rule.engine = Regex::Engine::Pcre;
                             }
+                            else if (std::strcmp(engine, "std") == 0) {
+                                rule.engine = Regex::Engine::Std;
+                            }
                             else {
                                 mLogger.printError(std::string("unknown regex engine '") + engine + "'.");
                                 return Result::Fail;
diff --git a/lib/regex.cpp b/lib/regex.cpp
index bee8acb2a2a..2da2f45e492 100644
--- a/lib/regex.cpp
+++ b/lib/regex.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "regex.h"
 
+#include <regex>
 #include <utility>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -246,6 +247,51 @@ namespace {
     }
 }
 
+namespace {
+    class StdRegex : public Regex
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit StdRegex(std::string pattern)
+            : mPattern(std::move(pattern))
+        {}
+
+        std::string compile()
+        {
+            if (mCompiled)
+                return "regular expression has already been compiled";
+
+            try {
+                mRegex = std::regex(mPattern);
+            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+                return e.what();
+            }
+            mCompiled = true;
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        std::string match(const std::string& str, const MatchFn& matchFn) const override
+        {
+            if (!mCompiled)
+                return "regular expression has not been compiled yet";
+
+            auto I = std::sregex_iterator(str.cbegin(), str.cend(), mRegex);
+            const auto E = std::sregex_iterator();
+            while (I != E)
+            {
+                const std::smatch& match = *I;
+                matchFn(match.position(), match.position() + match.length());
+                ++I;
+            }
+            return "";
+        }
+
+    private:
+        std::string mPattern;
+        std::regex mRegex;
+        bool mCompiled{};
+    };
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 static T* createAndCompileRegex(std::string pattern, std::string& err)
 {
@@ -259,6 +305,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<Regex> Regex::create(std::string pattern, Engine engine, std::st
     Regex* regex = nullptr;
     if (engine == Engine::Pcre)
         regex = createAndCompileRegex<PcreRegex>(std::move(pattern), err);
+    else if (engine == Engine::Std)
+        regex = createAndCompileRegex<StdRegex>(std::move(pattern), err);
     else {
         err = "unknown regular expression engine";
     }
diff --git a/lib/regex.h b/lib/regex.h
index afe92d92d40..3ac266ccf20 100644
--- a/lib/regex.h
+++ b/lib/regex.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB Regex
     enum class Engine : std::uint8_t
     {
         Unknown = 0,
-        Pcre = 1
+        Pcre = 1,
+        Std = 2
     };
 
     static std::shared_ptr<Regex> create(std::string pattern, Engine engine, std::string& err);
diff --git a/releasenotes.txt b/releasenotes.txt
index 94e79a792e3..3cb1ccb0b2c 100644
--- a/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/releasenotes.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ Infrastructure & dependencies:
 
 Other:
 - Make it possible to specify the regular expression engine using the `engine` element in a rule XML.
+- Added support for `std::regex` as the regular engine for rules. It can be specified using `std` in the engine` element in a rule XML.
+-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
index 870e0ac341c..c35d8102af2 100644
--- a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -2674,6 +2674,7 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
                         "</message>\n"
                         "</rule>\n"
                         "<rule>\n"
+                        "<engine>std</engine>\n"
                         "<tokenlist>define</tokenlist>\n"
                         "<pattern>.*</pattern>\n"
                         "<message>\n"
@@ -2694,7 +2695,7 @@ class TestCmdlineParser : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("ruleId1", it->id);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("ruleSummary1", it->summary);
         ++it;
-        ASSERT_EQUALS_ENUM(Regex::Engine::Pcre, it->engine);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS_ENUM(Regex::Engine::Std, it->engine);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("define", it->tokenlist);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(".*", it->pattern);
         ASSERT_EQUALS_ENUM(Severity::warning, it->severity);
diff --git a/test/testregex.cpp b/test/testregex.cpp
index 4b6b2781cc8..5cfa217312d 100644
--- a/test/testregex.cpp
+++ b/test/testregex.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ class TestRegExBase : public TestFixture {
         std::string exp;
         if (mEngine == Regex::Engine::Pcre)
             exp = "missing terminating ] for character class";
+        else if (mEngine == Regex::Engine::Std)
+        {
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+            exp = "regex_error(error_brack): The expression contained mismatched [ and ].";
+#elif defined(_LIBCPP_VERSION)
+            exp = "The expression contained mismatched [ and ].";
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+            exp = "Unexpected character within '[...]' in regular expression";
+#else
+            exp = "Unexpected character in bracket expression.";
+#endif
+        }
 
         (void)assertRegex("[", exp);
     }
@@ -201,6 +213,12 @@ class TestRegExPcre : public TestRegExBase {
     TestRegExPcre() : TestRegExBase("TestRegExPcre", Regex::Engine::Pcre) {}
 };
 
+class TestRegExStd : public TestRegExBase {
+public:
+    TestRegExStd() : TestRegExBase("TestRegExStd", Regex::Engine::Std) {}
+};
+
 REGISTER_TEST(TestRegExPcre)
+REGISTER_TEST(TestRegExStd)
 
 #endif // HAVE_RULES