diff --git a/crates/dash_regex/src/lib.rs b/crates/dash_regex/src/lib.rs
index 89b667b8..9e861bcc 100644
--- a/crates/dash_regex/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/dash_regex/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ pub fn test() {
     assert!(matches(HEX_REGEX, "#aabbccdd"));
     assert!(!matches(HEX_REGEX, "#AAb"));
     assert!(matches(HEX_REGEX, "#aBcDEEf0"));
+
+    assert!(matches("\\d", "a1"));
+    assert!(matches("V\\dX", "aV1aVaXaV1Xs"));
+    assert!(!matches("V\\dX", "aV1aVaXaV?Xs"));
 }
diff --git a/crates/dash_regex/src/matcher.rs b/crates/dash_regex/src/matcher.rs
index 75383830..2448975f 100644
--- a/crates/dash_regex/src/matcher.rs
+++ b/crates/dash_regex/src/matcher.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,22 @@ impl<'a> Matcher<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn matches(&mut self) -> bool {
-        while !self.nodes.is_eof() {
+        let mut index = self.text.index();
+
+        while index < self.text.len() {
+            if self.nodes.is_eof() {
+                // all regex nodes matched
+                return true;
+            }
+
             if !self.matches_single() {
-                return false;
+                index += 1;
+                self.nodes.set_index(0);
+                self.text.set_index(index);
             }
         }
-        true
+
+        false
     }
 
     pub fn matches_single(&mut self) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/dash_regex/src/stream.rs b/crates/dash_regex/src/stream.rs
index 5b35bf0c..e8502d61 100644
--- a/crates/dash_regex/src/stream.rs
+++ b/crates/dash_regex/src/stream.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ impl<'a, T> BorrowedStream<'a, T> {
         self.index
     }
 
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.source.len()
+    }
+
     pub fn set_index(&mut self, i: usize) {
         self.index = i;
     }