diff --git a/lib/searchkick/query.rb b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
index 85e2c8d..a1b65bd 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/query.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/query.rb
@@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ module Searchkick
                     }
                   }
                 }
+              when :regexp # support for regexp queries without using a regexp ruby object
+                filters << {regexp: {field => {value: op_value}}}
               when :not # not equal
                 filters << {not: term_filters(field, op_value)}
               when :all
diff --git a/test/sql_test.rb b/test/sql_test.rb
index f7bf735..5f0fcb3 100644
--- a/test/sql_test.rb
+++ b/test/sql_test.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ class TestSql < Minitest::Test
     assert_search "*", ["Product A"], where: {name: /Pro.+/}
   end
 
+  def test_alternate_regexp
+    store_names ["Product A", "Item B"]
+    assert_search "*", ["Product A"], where: {name: {regexp: "Pro.+"}}
+  end
+
   def test_where_string
     store [
       {name: "Product A", color: "RED"}
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