diff --git a/doc/01-api.md b/doc/01-api.md
index 17ba333..f7098dd 100644
--- a/doc/01-api.md
+++ b/doc/01-api.md
@@ -66,6 +66,28 @@ $result = $a + $b;
 $emitter->emit('numbers_added', [$result, $a, $b]);
 ```
 
+## emit_regex($pattern, array $arguments = [])
+
+Emit an event, which will call all listeners by regular expression.
+
+Example:
+
+```php
+$events->on('note_a1',  function($channel, $velocity) {
+    echo "paying note a1\n";
+});
+
+$events->on('note_a2', function($channel, $velocity) {
+    echo "paying note a2\n";
+});
+
+$events->on('note_b2', function($channel, $velocity) {
+    echo "paying note b2\n";
+});
+
+$events->emit_regex("/note_a/i", [0, 127]);
+```
+
 ## listeners($event)
 
 Allows you to inspect the listeners attached to an event. Particularly useful
diff --git a/src/EventEmitterTrait.php b/src/EventEmitterTrait.php
index 1503429..63b29e8 100644
--- a/src/EventEmitterTrait.php
+++ b/src/EventEmitterTrait.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public function emit($event, array $arguments = [])
             $onceListeners = array_values($this->onceListeners[$event]);
         }
 
-        if(empty($listeners) === false) {
+        if(empty($listeners) === false) {          
             foreach ($listeners as $listener) {
                 $listener(...$arguments);
             }
@@ -151,4 +151,30 @@ public function emit($event, array $arguments = [])
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public function emit_regex($pattern, array $arguments = [])
+    {
+        if ($pattern === null) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('event name must not be null');
+        }
+
+        $listeners = [];
+        foreach($this->listeners as $_event => $_listeners) {
+            if(preg_match($pattern, $_event, $matches)) {
+                foreach ($_listeners as $listener) {
+                    $listener(...$arguments);
+                }                
+            }
+        }
+
+        $onceListeners = [];
+        foreach($this->onceListeners as $_event => $_listeners) {
+            if(preg_match($pattern, $_event, $matches)) {
+                unset($this->onceListeners[$_event]);
+                foreach ($_listeners as $listener) {
+                    $listener(...$arguments);
+                }                
+            }
+        }
+    }    
 }