diff --git a/ls/src/configuration.rs b/ls/src/configuration.rs
index 93f584211..5d33ad68b 100644
--- a/ls/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/ls/src/configuration.rs
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ pub struct MetadataValidationRule {
     pub ty: Option<String>,
     /// Format of the metadata entry, if type is "date".
     pub format: Option<String>,
+    /// Regex pattern to validate the metadata entry, if type is "string".
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub regex: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/ls/src/features/diagnostics.rs b/ls/src/features/diagnostics.rs
index d1316885b..43feee612 100644
--- a/ls/src/features/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/ls/src/features/diagnostics.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ use async_lsp::lsp_types::{
 use dashmap::mapref::one::Ref;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::configuration::MetadataValidationRule;
 use chrono::NaiveDate;
+use regex::Regex;
 
+use crate::configuration::MetadataValidationRule;
 #[cfg(feature = "full-compiler")]
 use crate::documents::document::Document;
 use crate::documents::storage::DocumentStorage;
@@ -95,18 +96,37 @@ pub fn compiler_diagnostics(
         if let Some(ty) = &validation_rule.ty {
             match ty.as_str() {
                 "string" => {
-                    compiler.add_linter(linter.validator(
-                        |meta| {
-                            matches!(
-                                meta.value,
-                                yara_x_parser::ast::MetaValue::String(_)
-                            )
-                        },
-                        format!(
-                            "`{}` must be a `string`",
-                            validation_rule.identifier
-                        ),
-                    ));
+                    if let Some(pattern) = &validation_rule.regex {
+                        compiler.add_linter(linter.validator(
+                            |meta| {
+                                if let yara_x_parser::ast::MetaValue::String(
+                                    value,
+                                ) = &meta.value
+                                {
+                                    Regex::new(pattern).unwrap().is_match(value.0)
+                                } else {
+                                    false
+                                }
+                            },
+                            format!(
+                                "`{}` must be a string and match the pattern `{}`",
+                                validation_rule.identifier, pattern
+                            ),
+                        ));
+                    } else {
+                        compiler.add_linter(linter.validator(
+                            |meta| {
+                                matches!(
+                                    meta.value,
+                                    yara_x_parser::ast::MetaValue::String(_)
+                                )
+                            },
+                            format!(
+                                "`{}` must be a `string`",
+                                validation_rule.identifier
+                            ),
+                        ));
+                    }
                 }
                 "integer" => {
                     compiler.add_linter(linter.validator(
diff --git a/ls/src/server.rs b/ls/src/server.rs
index ca4f5944e..6bd940996 100644
--- a/ls/src/server.rs
+++ b/ls/src/server.rs
@@ -704,6 +704,23 @@ impl YARALanguageServer {
                             ),
                         });
                     }
+
+                    for rule in &config.metadata_validation {
+                        if let Some(pattern) = &rule.regex
+                            && let Err(err) = regex::Regex::new(pattern)
+                        {
+                            let _ = client.show_message(ShowMessageParams {
+                                    typ: MessageType::ERROR,
+                                    message: format!(
+                                        "YARA: invalid regex for metadata '{}': {} ({})",
+                                        rule.identifier,
+                                        pattern,
+                                        err
+                                    ),
+                                });
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     let _ = client.emit(UpdateConfig(config));
                 }
                 None => {