diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 478493a42..d82953076 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 + rfe #2890226 [view] Enable VIEW rename 
 + rfe #838637 [privileges] Export a user's privileges 
 - [core] Updated mootools to fix some glitches with Safari.
++ rfe #2816943 [interface] Add REGEXP ^...$ to select dialog.
 
 3.3.0.0 (not yet released)
 + rfe #2308632 [edit] Use hex for (var)binary fields,
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index f6d6f1b9c..da9ac99c4 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -2973,6 +2973,7 @@ $cfg['TextOperators'] = array(
    '=',
    '!=',
    'REGEXP',
+   'REGEXP ^...$',
    'NOT REGEXP',
    "= ''",
    "!= ''"
diff --git a/tbl_select.php b/tbl_select.php
index f37d1a7e7..c49826b42 100644
--- a/tbl_select.php
+++ b/tbl_select.php
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ else {
                     $func_type = 'LIKE';
                     $fields[$i] = '%' . $fields[$i] . '%';
                 }
+                if ($func_type == 'REGEXP ^...$') {
+                    $func_type = 'REGEXP';
+                    $fields[$i] = '^' . $fields[$i] . '$';
+                }
                 $w[] = PMA_backquote($names[$i]) . ' ' . $func_type . ' ' . $quot . PMA_sqlAddslashes($fields[$i]) . $quot;
 
             } // end if