diff --git a/docs/en/sql-reference/functions/string-search-functions.md b/docs/en/sql-reference/functions/string-search-functions.md
index dba8a6e275c..3cde7dd71d4 100644
--- a/docs/en/sql-reference/functions/string-search-functions.md
+++ b/docs/en/sql-reference/functions/string-search-functions.md
@@ -591,3 +591,7 @@ Result:
 ```
 
 [Original article](https://clickhouse.tech/docs/en/query_language/functions/string_search_functions/) <!--hide-->
+
+## countMatches(haystack, pattern) {#countmatcheshaystack-pattern}
+
+Returns the number of regular expression matches for a `pattern` in a `haystack`.
diff --git a/src/Functions/countMatches.cpp b/src/Functions/countMatches.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..935b9fb9904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Functions/countMatches.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "FunctionFactory.h"
+#include "countMatchesImpl.h"
+
+
+namespace DB
+{
+
+void registerFunctionCountMatches(FunctionFactory & factory)
+{
+    factory.registerFunction<FunctionCountMatches>(FunctionFactory::CaseInsensitive);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Functions/countMatchesImpl.h b/src/Functions/countMatchesImpl.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86e25a252ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Functions/countMatchesImpl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Functions/IFunctionImpl.h>
+#include <Functions/FunctionFactory.h>
+#include <Functions/FunctionHelpers.h>
+#include <Columns/ColumnString.h>
+#include <Columns/ColumnFixedString.h>
+#include <Columns/ColumnsNumber.h>
+#include <DataTypes/DataTypesNumber.h>
+#include <DataTypes/DataTypeString.h>
+#include <Functions/Regexps.h>
+
+
+namespace DB
+{
+
+namespace ErrorCodes
+{
+    extern const int ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT;
+    extern const int NUMBER_OF_ARGUMENTS_DOESNT_MATCH;
+    extern const int BAD_ARGUMENTS;
+    extern const int ILLEGAL_COLUMN;
+}
+
+using Pos = const char *;
+
+class FunctionCountMatches : public IFunction
+{
+public:
+    static constexpr auto name = "countMatches";
+    static FunctionPtr create(const Context &) { return std::make_shared<FunctionCountMatches>(); }
+
+    String getName() const override
+    {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    size_t getNumberOfArguments() const override { return 2; }
+
+    DataTypePtr getReturnTypeImpl(const DataTypes & arguments) const override
+    {
+        if (!isString(arguments[1]))
+            throw Exception("Illegal type " + arguments[1]->getName() + " of second argument of function " + getName() + ". Must be String.",
+                ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_TYPE_OF_ARGUMENT);
+        
+        return std::make_shared<DataTypeUInt64>();
+    }
+
+    void executeImpl(Block & block, const ColumnNumbers & arguments, size_t result, size_t /*input_rows_count*/) const override
+    {
+
+        const ColumnConst * col = checkAndGetColumnConstStringOrFixedString(block.getByPosition(arguments[1]).column.get());
+
+        if (!col)
+            throw Exception("Illegal column " + block.getByPosition(arguments[1]).column->getName()
+                + " of first argument of function " + getName() + ". Must be constant string.",
+                ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
+
+        Regexps::Pool::Pointer re = Regexps::get<false, false>(col->getValue<String>());
+        size_t capture = re->getNumberOfSubpatterns() > 0 ? 1 : 0;
+        OptimizedRegularExpression::MatchVec matches;
+        matches.resize(capture + 1);
+
+        size_t array_argument_position = arguments[0];
+
+        const ColumnString * col_str = checkAndGetColumn<ColumnString>(block.getByPosition(array_argument_position).column.get());
+        const ColumnConst * col_const_str =
+                checkAndGetColumnConstStringOrFixedString(block.getByPosition(array_argument_position).column.get());
+
+        auto col_res = ColumnUInt64::create();
+        ColumnUInt64::Container & vec_res = col_res->getData();
+
+        if (col_str)
+        {
+            const ColumnString::Chars & src_chars = col_str->getChars();
+            const ColumnString::Offsets & src_offsets = col_str->getOffsets();
+
+            vec_res.resize(src_offsets.size());
+
+            size_t size = src_offsets.size();
+            ColumnString::Offset current_src_offset = 0;
+
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+            {
+                Pos pos = reinterpret_cast<Pos>(&src_chars[current_src_offset]);
+                current_src_offset = src_offsets[i];
+                Pos end = reinterpret_cast<Pos>(&src_chars[current_src_offset]) - 1;
+
+                uint64_t match_count = 0;
+                while (true)
+                {
+                    if (!pos || pos > end)
+                        break;
+                    if (!re->match(pos, end - pos, matches) || !matches[0].length)
+                        break;
+                    pos += matches[0].offset + matches[0].length;
+                    match_count++;
+                }
+                vec_res[i] = match_count;
+            }
+
+            block.getByPosition(result).column = std::move(col_res);
+        }
+        else if (col_const_str)
+        {
+            String src = col_const_str->getValue<String>();
+ 
+            Pos pos = reinterpret_cast<Pos>(src.data());
+            Pos end = reinterpret_cast<Pos>(src.data() + src.size());
+
+            uint64_t match_count = 0;
+            while (true)
+            {
+                if (!pos || pos > end)
+                    break;
+                if (!re->match(pos, end - pos, matches) || !matches[0].length)
+                    break;
+                pos += matches[0].offset + matches[0].length;
+                match_count++;
+            }
+
+            block.getByPosition(result).column = DataTypeUInt64().createColumnConst(col_const_str->size(), match_count);
+        }
+        else
+            throw Exception("Illegal columns " + block.getByPosition(array_argument_position).column->getName()
+                    + ", " + block.getByPosition(array_argument_position).column->getName()
+                    + " of arguments of function " + getName(),
+                ErrorCodes::ILLEGAL_COLUMN);
+    }
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Functions/registerFunctionsString.cpp b/src/Functions/registerFunctionsString.cpp
index 5d4c165e1e3..647f63fe910 100644
--- a/src/Functions/registerFunctionsString.cpp
+++ b/src/Functions/registerFunctionsString.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void registerFunctionTrim(FunctionFactory &);
 void registerFunctionRegexpQuoteMeta(FunctionFactory &);
 void registerFunctionNormalizeQuery(FunctionFactory &);
 void registerFunctionNormalizedQueryHash(FunctionFactory &);
+void registerFunctionCountMatches(FunctionFactory &);
 
 #if USE_BASE64
 void registerFunctionBase64Encode(FunctionFactory &);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ void registerFunctionsString(FunctionFactory & factory)
     registerFunctionRegexpQuoteMeta(factory);
     registerFunctionNormalizeQuery(factory);
     registerFunctionNormalizedQueryHash(factory);
+    registerFunctionCountMatches(factory);
 #if USE_BASE64
     registerFunctionBase64Encode(factory);
     registerFunctionBase64Decode(factory);