4 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.cc b/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.cc
index 42bc2babb..ba341df60 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.cc
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<APT::CacheFilter::Matcher> PatternParser::aPattern(std::unique_p
       return std::make_unique<APT::CacheFilter::TrueMatcher>();
    if (node->matches("?upgradable", 0, 0))
       return std::make_unique<Patterns::PackageIsUpgradable>(file);
+   if (node->matches("?version", 1, 1))
+      return std::make_unique<Patterns::VersionIsVersion>(aWord(node->arguments[0]));
    if (node->matches("?virtual", 0, 0))
       return std::make_unique<Patterns::PackageIsVirtual>();
    if (node->matches("?x-name-fnmatch", 1, 1))
diff --git a/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.h b/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.h
index f13edbbc2..4959b0f14 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.h
+++ b/apt-pkg/cachefilter-patterns.h
@@ -244,6 +244,31 @@ struct PackageIsVirtual : public PackageMatcher
       return Pkg->VersionList == 0;
    }
 };
+
+struct VersionAnyMatcher : public Matcher
+{
+   bool operator()(pkgCache::GrpIterator const &Grp) override { return false; }
+   bool operator()(pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver) override = 0;
+   bool operator()(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pkg) override
+   {
+      for (auto Ver = Pkg.VersionList(); not Ver.end(); Ver++)
+      {
+         if ((*this)(Ver))
+            return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+   }
+};
+
+struct VersionIsVersion : public VersionAnyMatcher
+{
+   BaseRegexMatcher matcher;
+   VersionIsVersion(std::string const &pattern) : matcher(pattern) {}
+   bool operator()(pkgCache::VerIterator const &Ver) override
+   {
+      return matcher(Ver.VerStr());
+   }
+};
 } // namespace Patterns
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace APT
diff --git a/doc/apt-patterns.7.xml b/doc/apt-patterns.7.xml
index efd4293dc..780d13d2e 100644
--- a/doc/apt-patterns.7.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-patterns.7.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+   <title>Version patterns</title>
+   <para>
+   These patterns select specific versions of a package.
+   </para>
+   <variablelist>
+     <varlistentry><term><code>?version(REGEX)</code></term>
+     <listitem><para>Selects versions where the version string matching the specified regular expression.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+   </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
 
 
  <refsect1><title>Examples</title>
diff --git a/test/integration/test-apt-patterns b/test/integration/test-apt-patterns
index 92c76edd1..a78413011 100755
--- a/test/integration/test-apt-patterns
+++ b/test/integration/test-apt-patterns
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ testsuccessequal "Listing...
 not-obsolete/unstable 2.0 i386 [upgradable from: 1.0]
 N: There is 1 additional version. Please use the '-a' switch to see it" apt list '?upgradable'
 
+testsuccessequal "Listing...
+foreign/unstable 2.0 amd64
+not-obsolete/unstable 2.0 i386 [upgradable from: 1.0]" apt list '?version(2.0)'
+
 testsuccessequal "Package: does-not-exist
 State: not a real package (virtual)
 N: Can't select candidate version from package does-not-exist as it has no candidate