diff --git a/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py b/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py
index 9937e91345..f4791fd674 100644
--- a/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py
+++ b/django/contrib/mongodb/compiler.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import re
+
 from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING
 
 from django.db.models.sql.datastructures import FullResultSet, EmptyResultSet
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ class SQLCompiler(object):
         "isnull": lambda params, value_annotation, negated: {"$ne": None} if value_annotation == negated else None,
         "gt": lambda params, value_annotation, negated: {"$gt": params[0]},
         "in": lambda params, value_annotation, negated: {"$in": params},
+        "regex": lambda params, value_annotation, negated: re.compile(params[0]),
+        "iregex": lambda params, value_annotations, negated: re.compile(params[0], re.I)
     }
     
     def __init__(self, query, connection, using):
@@ -54,7 +58,9 @@ class SQLCompiler(object):
         return column, self.LOOKUP_TYPES[lookup_type](params, value_annotation, negated)
     
     def negate(self, k, v):
-        if isinstance(v, dict):
+        # Regex lookups are of the form {"field": re.compile("pattern") and
+        # need to be negated with $not, not $ne.
+        if isinstance(v, dict) or isinstance(v, re._pattern_type):
             return {k: {"$not": v}}
         return {k: {"$ne": v}}
     
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py
index 13177ffa9f..ace0b4fdec 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/mongodb/tests.py
@@ -284,3 +284,31 @@ class MongoTestCase(TestCase):
             ],
             lambda g: g.name,
         )
+    
+    def test_regex(self):
+        q = Group.objects.create(name="Queen")
+        e = Group.objects.create(name="The E Street Band")
+        b = Group.objects.create(name="The Beatles")
+        
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Group.objects.filter(name__regex="^The"), [
+                "The E Street Band",
+                "The Beatles",
+            ],
+            lambda g: g.name
+        )
+        
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Group.objects.filter(name__iregex="^the"), [
+                "The E Street Band",
+                "The Beatles",
+            ],
+            lambda g: g.name
+        )
+
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            Group.objects.exclude(name__regex="^The"), [
+                "Queen",
+            ],
+            lambda g: g.name,
+        )