diff --git a/vlib/regex/regex.v b/vlib/regex/regex.v
index 44ea32420b..c54156094f 100644
--- a/vlib/regex/regex.v
+++ b/vlib/regex/regex.v
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ mut:
 
 	// OR flag for the token
 	next_is_or      bool       // true if the next token is an OR
+
+	// last_dot flag
+	last_dot bool
 }
 
 [inline]
@@ -1192,16 +1195,44 @@ fn (mut re RE) impl_compile(in_txt string) (int,int) {
 	// Post processing
 	//******************************************
 
+	//
+	// manage ist_dot_char
+	//
 	// count ist_dot_char to set the size of the state stack
 	mut pc1 := 0
 	mut tmp_count := 0
+	mut last_dot_pc := -1
 	for pc1 < pc {
 		if re.prog[pc1].ist == ist_dot_char {
 			tmp_count++
+			last_dot_pc = pc1
+			//println("Found dot_char pc:[${last_dot_pc}]")
 		}
 		pc1++
 	}
 
+	// if exist set the last dot_char token to manage the last .* 
+	if last_dot_pc >= 0 {
+		re.prog[last_dot_pc].last_dot = true
+		
+		mut last_dot_flag := true
+		mut tmp_pc := last_dot_pc + 1
+		for tmp_pc < pc {
+			if re.prog[tmp_pc].ist !in [rune(ist_prog_end),ist_group_end] {
+				last_dot_flag = false
+				break
+			}
+			tmp_pc++
+		}
+		re.prog[last_dot_pc].last_dot = last_dot_flag
+		//println("Our last dot flag  pc: ${last_dot_pc} flag: ${last_dot_flag}")
+	}
+
+
+	//******************************************
+
+
+
 	// init the state stack
 	re.state_stack = []StateDotObj{len: tmp_count+1, init: StateDotObj{}}
 
@@ -1325,6 +1356,12 @@ pub fn (re RE) get_code() string {
 					res.write("?")
 				}
 			}
+
+			// last dot char flag
+			if tk.last_dot == true {
+				res.write(" Last dot_char!")
+			}
+
 			res.write("\n")
 			if stop_flag {
 				break
@@ -1502,7 +1539,7 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 	mut pc    := -1                   // program counter
 	mut state := StateObj{}           // actual state
 	mut ist   := rune(0)              // actual instruction
-	mut l_ist :=rune(0)               // last matched instruction
+	mut l_ist := rune(0)              // last matched instruction
 
 	//mut group_stack      := [-1].repeat(re.group_max)
 	//mut group_data       := [-1].repeat(re.group_max)
@@ -1581,6 +1618,9 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 								buf2.write("CHAR_CLASS_NEG[${re.get_char_class(pc)}]")
 							} else if ist == ist_dot_char {
 								buf2.write("DOT_CHAR")
+								if re.prog[pc].last_dot == true {
+									buf2.write(" Last dot_char!")
+								}
 							} else if ist == ist_group_start {
 								tmp_gi :=re.prog[pc].group_id
 								tmp_gr := re.prog[re.prog[pc].goto_pc].group_rep
@@ -1638,6 +1678,11 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 						}
 						re.groups[g_index+1] = i
 
+						// manage last dot_char
+						if l_ist == ist_dot_char && re.prog[pc].last_dot == true {
+							re.groups[g_index+1]--
+						}
+
 						// continuous save, save until we have space
 						if re.group_csave_index > 0 {
 							// check if we have space to save the record
@@ -1676,6 +1721,11 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 				//println("Ok .* rep match!")
 				return first_match,i
 			}		
+
+			// manage last dot_char
+			if first_match >= 0 && l_ist == ist_dot_char && re.prog[pc].last_dot == true {
+				return first_match,i
+			}
 			
 			//m_state = .end
 			//break
@@ -1798,6 +1848,7 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 			// check GROUP end
 			else if ist == ist_group_end {
 				// we are in matching streak
+				//println("Group END!! last ist: ${l_ist:08x}")
 				if state.match_index >= 0 {
 					// restore txt index stack and save the group data
 
@@ -1816,9 +1867,14 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 						re.groups[g_index+1] = i
 						
 						// if a group end with a dot, manage the not increased char index 
+/*
 						if i == re.groups[g_index] {
 							re.groups[g_index+1] = i+1
 						}
+*/
+						if l_ist == ist_dot_char {
+							re.groups[g_index+1] = i+1
+						}
 						
 						//println("GROUP ${re.prog[pc].group_id} END [${re.groups[g_index]}, ${re.groups[g_index+1]}]")
 
@@ -1873,8 +1929,8 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 				state.match_index = i
 				re.prog[pc].rep++ // increase repetitions
 
-				//if re.prog[pc].rep >= re.prog[pc].rep_min && re.prog[pc].rep <= re.prog[pc].rep_max {
-				if re.prog[pc].rep >= 0 && re.prog[pc].rep <= re.prog[pc].rep_max {
+				if re.prog[pc].rep >= re.prog[pc].rep_min && re.prog[pc].rep <= re.prog[pc].rep_max {
+				//if re.prog[pc].rep >= 0 && re.prog[pc].rep <= re.prog[pc].rep_max {
 					//println("DOT CHAR save state : ${re.state_stack_index}")
 					// save the state
 
@@ -1893,18 +1949,21 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 				}
 
 				if re.prog[pc].rep >= 1 && re.state_stack_index >= 0 {
+					//println("Save state char index.")
 					re.state_stack[re.state_stack_index].i  = i + char_len
 				}
 
-				//i += char_len // next char
-/*
-				// manage * and {0,} quantifier
-				if re.prog[pc].rep_max == max_quantifier {
-					//println("manage .*")
+				// manage last dot char
+				if re.prog[pc].last_dot == true 
+					&& re.prog[pc].rep >= re.prog[pc].rep_min 
+					&& re.prog[pc].rep <= re.prog[pc].rep_max
+				{
+					//println("We are the last dot_char in the query")
+					i += char_len
 					m_state = .ist_load
 					continue
 				}
-*/
+
 				m_state = .ist_next
 				continue
 
@@ -2078,7 +2137,7 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 
 		}
 		// ist_quant_pg => quantifier positive test on group
-		else if m_state == .ist_quant_pg {
+		else if m_state == .ist_quant_pg {		
 			//println(".ist_quant_pg")
 			mut tmp_pc := pc
 			if group_index >= 0 {
diff --git a/vlib/regex/regex_test.v b/vlib/regex/regex_test.v
index aa5d334bbf..25aea6a47e 100644
--- a/vlib/regex/regex_test.v
+++ b/vlib/regex/regex_test.v
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ match_test_suite = [
 	TestItem{"poth", r".(oth)|(eth)$",0,4},
 	TestItem{"poth", r"^.(oth)|(eth)$",0,4},
 	TestItem{"poth", r"^\w+$",0,4},
+
+	// test dot_char
+	TestItem{"8-11 l: qllllqllklhlvtl", r"^(\d+)-(\d+) ([a-z]): (.*)$",0,23},
+	TestItem{"accccb deer", r"^a(.*)b d(.+)r",0,11},
+	TestItem{"accccb deer", r"^a(.*)b d(.+)",0,11},
+	TestItem{"accccb deer", r"^(.*)$",0,11},
+	TestItem{"accccb deer", r"^a(.*)b d(.+)p",-1,0},
 ]
 )
 
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ struct TestItemCGroup {
 	q string
 	s int
 	e int
-	cg []int
+	cg []int // [number of items (3*# item), id_group_0, start_0, end_0, id_group_1, start1, start2,... ]
 	cgn map[string]int
 }
 const (
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@ cgroups_test_suite = [
 	TestItemCGroup{
 		"http://www.ciao.mondo/hello/pippo12_/pera.html",
 		r"(?P<format>https?)|(?P<format>ftps?)://(?P<token>[\w_]+.)+",0,46,
-		[2, 0, 0, 4, 1, 7, 10],
+		[8, 0, 0, 4, 1, 7, 12, 1, 11, 17, 1, 16, 23, 1, 22, 29, 1, 28, 38, 1, 37, 43, 1, 42, 46],
 		{'format':int(0),'token':1}
 	},
 	TestItemCGroup{
@@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ fn test_regex(){
 		// check cgroups
 		if to.cgn.len > 0 {
 			if re.group_csave.len == 0 || re.group_csave[0] != to.cg[0] {
-				println("Capturing group len error! ${re.group_csave[0]}")
+				println("Capturing group len error! found: ${re.group_csave[0]} true ground: ${to.cg[0]}")
 				assert false
 				continue
 			}
@@ -256,6 +263,7 @@ fn test_regex(){
 			mut ln := re.group_csave[0]*3
 			for ln > 0 {
 				if re.group_csave[ln] != to.cg[ln] {
+					println("Capturing group failed on $ln item!")
 					assert false
 				}
 				ln--