diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py
index 020f5a3b50..ddd7220f17 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/selector.py
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ class Selector:
                     results = []
                     for prop_name, prop_value in value.items():
                         if re.match(key, prop_name):
-                            results.append(prop_value)
+                            if isinstance(prop_value, (list, tuple)):
+                                results.extend(prop_value)
+                            else:
+                                results.append(prop_value)
                     value = results
                 else:
                     value = value.get(key, None)
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_selector.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_selector.py
index e61eba3ea4..180a168815 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_selector.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/util/test_selector.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class TestSelector(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         ifcopenshell.api.run("pset.edit_pset", self.file, pset=pset, properties={"Foo": "Bar"})
         assert subject.Selector.parse(self.file, ".IfcElement[Foo_Bar.Foo]") == [element]
         assert subject.Selector.parse(self.file, ".IfcElement[Foo_Bar.Fox]") == []
+        assert subject.Selector.parse(self.file, '.IfcElement[r"Foo.*ar"."Fo.*"]') == [element]
 
     def test_selecting_by_string_property(self):
         element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcWall")