diff --git a/lib/webrat/select_option.rb b/lib/webrat/select_option.rb
index f687941..587c52b 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/select_option.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/select_option.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ module Webrat
       @element = element
     end
     
-    def matches_text?(text)      
-      @element.innerHTML == text.to_s
+    def matches_text?(text)
+      if text.is_a?(Regexp)
+        @element.innerHTML =~ text
+      else
+        @element.innerHTML == text.to_s
+      end
     end
     
     def choose
diff --git a/test/selects_test.rb b/test/selects_test.rb
index bee63cf..feef07a 100644
--- a/test/selects_test.rb
+++ b/test/selects_test.rb
@@ -108,4 +108,31 @@ class SelectsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @session.selects "January", :from => "month"
     @session.clicks_button
   end
+
+  def test_should_find_option_by_regexp
+    @response.stubs(:body).returns(<<-EOS)
+      <form method="post" action="/login">
+        <select name="month"><option>January</option></select>
+        <input type="submit" />
+      </form>
+    EOS
+    @session.expects(:post_via_redirect).with("/login", "month" => "January")
+    @session.selects(/jan/i)
+    @session.clicks_button
+  end
+
+  def test_should_find_option_by_regexp_in_list_specified_by_label
+    @response.stubs(:body).returns(<<-EOS)
+      <form method="post" action="/login">
+        <label for="start_month">Start Month</label>
+        <select id="start_month" name="start_month"><option value="s1">January</option></select>
+        <label for="end_month">End Month</label>
+        <select id="end_month" name="end_month"><option value="e1">January</option></select>
+        <input type="submit" />
+      </form>
+    EOS
+    @session.expects(:post_via_redirect).with("/login", "start_month" => "s1", "end_month" => "e1")
+    @session.selects(/jan/i, :from => "End Month")
+    @session.clicks_button
+  end
 end