diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banregex.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banregex.py
index ea2f3a7f..f99f9f01 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banregex.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2banregex.py
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ Report bugs to https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues
 			   help="File encoding. Default: system locale"),
 		Option("-r", "--raw", action='store_true',
 			   help="Raw hosts, don't resolve dns"),
+		Option("--usedns", action='store', default=None,
+			   help="DNS specified replacement of tags <HOST> in regexp "
+			        "('yes' - matches all form of hosts, 'no' - IP addresses only)"),
 		Option("-L", "--maxlines", type=int, default=0,
 			   help="maxlines for multi-line regex"),
 		Option("-m", "--journalmatch",
@@ -240,6 +243,8 @@ class Fail2banRegex(object):
 		else:
 			self.encoding = PREFER_ENC
 		self.raw = True if opts.raw else False
+		if opts.usedns:
+			self._filter.setUseDns(opts.usedns)
 
 	def decode_line(self, line):
 		return FileContainer.decode_line('<LOG>', self.encoding, line)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banregextestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banregextestcase.py
index 1d38a58e..0154e5af 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banregextestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banregextestcase.py
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ class Fail2banRegexTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.assertTrue(fail2banRegex.start(opts, args))
 		self.assertLogged('Lines: 19 lines, 0 ignored, 16 matched, 3 missed')
 
+	def testDirectRE_1raw_noDns(self):
+		(opts, args, fail2banRegex) = _Fail2banRegex(
+			"--print-all-matched", "--raw", "--usedns=no",
+			Fail2banRegexTest.FILENAME_01, 
+			Fail2banRegexTest.RE_00
+		)
+		self.assertTrue(fail2banRegex.start(opts, args))
+		self.assertLogged('Lines: 19 lines, 0 ignored, 13 matched, 6 missed')
+
 	def testDirectRE_2(self):
 		(opts, args, fail2banRegex) = _Fail2banRegex(
 			"--print-all-matched",