diff --git a/list.php b/list.php
index 21c8547b..5e4b9751 100644
--- a/list.php
+++ b/list.php
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ function getFullName() {
     <span class="input-group-btn">
     <?php if($list === "black") { ?>
         <button id="btnAdd" class="btn btn-default" type="button">Add (exact)</button>
-        <button id="btnAddWildcard" class="btn btn-default" type="button">Add (regex)</button>
+        <button id="btnAddWildcard" class="btn btn-default" type="button">Add (wildcard)</button>
+        <button id="btnAddRegex" class="btn btn-default" type="button">Add (regex)</button>
     <?php }else{ ?>
         <button id="btnAdd" class="btn btn-default" type="button">Add</button>
     <?php } ?>
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ function getFullName() {
 <?php } ?>
 <ul class="list-group" id="list"></ul>
 <?php if($list === "black") { ?>
-<h3>Regex blocking</h3>
+<h3>Regex &amp; Wildcard blocking</h3>
 <ul class="list-group" id="list-regex"></ul>
 <?php } ?>
 
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js b/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js
index da8a19c8..99e7be05 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/js/list.js
@@ -126,12 +126,14 @@ window.onload = refresh(false);
 function add(arg) {
     var locallistType = listType;
     var domain = $("#domain");
+    var wild = false;
     if(domain.val().length === 0){
         return;
     }
-    if(arg === "wild")
+    if(arg === "wild" || arg === "regex")
     {
-        locallistType = "wild";
+        locallistType = arg;
+        wild = true;
     }
 
     var alInfo = $("#alInfo");
@@ -146,8 +148,8 @@ function add(arg) {
         method: "post",
         data: {"domain":domain.val().trim(), "list":locallistType, "token":token},
         success: function(response) {
-          if (locallistType !== "wild" && response.indexOf("] Pi-hole blocking is ") === -1 ||
-              locallistType === "wild" && response.length > 1) {
+          if (!wild && response.indexOf("] Pi-hole blocking is ") === -1 ||
+               wild && response.length > 1) {
             alFailure.show();
             err.html(response);
             alFailure.delay(4000).fadeOut(2000, function() {
@@ -200,6 +202,10 @@ $("#btnAddWildcard").on("click", function() {
     add("wild");
 });
 
+$("#btnAddRegex").on("click", function() {
+    add("regex");
+});
+
 $("#btnRefresh").on("click", function() {
     refresh(true);
 });
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php b/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php
index 723eef11..fe4668cb 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/php/add.php
@@ -14,6 +14,23 @@ $type = $_POST['list'];
 // All of the verification for list editing
 list_verify($type);
 
+function add_regex($regex)
+{
+    global $regexfile;
+    if(file_put_contents($regexfile, "\n".$regex, FILE_APPEND) === FALSE)
+    {
+        $err = error_get_last()["message"];
+        echo "Unable to add regex \"".htmlspecialchars($_POST['domain'])."\" to ${regexfile}<br>Error message: $err";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Send SIGHUP to pihole-FTL using a frontend command
+        // to force reloading of the regex domains
+        // This will also wipe the resolver's cache
+        echo exec("sudo pihole restartdns reload");
+    }
+}
+
 switch($type) {
     case "white":
         if(!isset($_POST["auditlog"]))
@@ -34,18 +51,12 @@ switch($type) {
         }
         break;
     case "wild":
-        if(file_put_contents($regexfile, "\n".$_POST['domain'], FILE_APPEND) === FALSE)
-        {
-            $err = error_get_last()["message"];
-            echo "Unable to add regex \"".htmlspecialchars($_POST['domain'])."\" to ${regexfile}<br>Error message: $err";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Send SIGHUP to pihole-FTL using a frontend command
-            // to force reloading of the regex domains
-            // This will also wipe the resolver's cache
-            echo exec("sudo pihole restartdns reload");
-        }
+        // Escape "." so it won't be interpreted as the wildcard character
+        $domain = str_replace(".","\.",$_POST['domain']);
+        // Add regex filter for legacy wildcard behavior
+        add_regex("((^)|(\.))".$domain."$");
+    case "regex":
+        add_regex($_POST['domain']);
     case "audit":
         echo exec("sudo pihole -a audit ${_POST['domain']}");
         break;
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php b/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php
index d540db4a..027220c9 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/php/auth.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function list_verify($type) {
     // valid domain for regex expressions
     // Regex filters are validated by FTL
     // on import and skipped if invalid
-    if($_POST['list'] !== "wild")
+    if($_POST['list'] !== "regex")
     {
         check_domain();
     }