diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fd0884092c..2ff2f6ad48 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/variable-TIME_MIN.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/action-setuid.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/action-setrsc.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/issue-1152.json
+TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/issue-1528.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/config-calling_phases_by_name.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/variable-USERID.json
 TESTS+=test/test-cases/regression/request-body-parser-multipart.json
diff --git a/src/operators/rx.cc b/src/operators/rx.cc
index 9ed07cb975..746d60e2b7 100644
--- a/src/operators/rx.cc
+++ b/src/operators/rx.cc
@@ -33,12 +33,21 @@ bool Rx::evaluate(Transaction *transaction, Rule *rule,
     const std::string& input, std::shared_ptr<RuleMessage> ruleMessage) {
     SMatch match;
     std::list<SMatch> matches;
+    Regex * re = m_re;
 
     if (m_param.empty()) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    matches = m_re->searchAll(input);
+    if (m_macro_expansion_possible) {
+        std::string eparam = MacroExpansion::expand(m_param, transaction);
+
+        if (eparam != m_param) {
+            re = new Regex(eparam);
+        }
+    }
+
+    matches = re->searchAll(input);
     if (rule && rule->getActionsByName("capture").size() > 0 && transaction) {
         int i = 0;
         matches.reverse();
@@ -56,6 +65,10 @@ bool Rx::evaluate(Transaction *transaction, Rule *rule,
         logOffset(ruleMessage, i.m_offset, i.m_length);
     }
 
+    if (re != m_re) {
+        delete re;
+    }
+
     if (matches.size() > 0) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -64,5 +77,17 @@ bool Rx::evaluate(Transaction *transaction, Rule *rule,
 }
 
 
+void Rx::checkIfMacroExpansionPossible() {
+    size_t pos = m_param.find("%{");
+
+    if (pos == std::string::npos) {
+        m_macro_expansion_possible = false;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_macro_expansion_possible = (m_param.find('}', pos) != std::string::npos);
+}
+
+
 }  // namespace operators
 }  // namespace modsecurity
diff --git a/src/operators/rx.h b/src/operators/rx.h
index 713aed2252..c2fd0c6473 100644
--- a/src/operators/rx.h
+++ b/src/operators/rx.h
@@ -38,14 +38,20 @@ class Rx : public Operator {
     Rx(std::string op, std::string param, bool negation)
         : Operator(op, param, negation) {
         m_re = new Regex(param);
+
+        checkIfMacroExpansionPossible();
         }
     Rx(std::string name, std::string param)
         : Operator(name, param) {
         m_re = new Regex(param);
+
+        checkIfMacroExpansionPossible();
     }
     explicit Rx(std::string param)
         : Operator("Rx", param) {
         m_re = new Regex(param);
+
+        checkIfMacroExpansionPossible();
     }
 
     ~Rx() {
@@ -65,6 +71,9 @@ class Rx : public Operator {
 
  private:
     Regex *m_re;
+    bool m_macro_expansion_possible;
+
+    void checkIfMacroExpansionPossible();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/issue-1528.json b/test/test-cases/regression/issue-1528.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1899fbc501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/issue-1528.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[
+{
+  "enabled": 1,
+  "version_min": 209000,
+  "version_max": -1,
+  "title": "Macro expansion inside regex does not work",
+  "url": "https:\/\/github.com\/SpiderLabs\/ModSecurity\/issues\/1528",
+  "gihub_issue": 1528,
+  "client": {
+    "ip": "200.249.12.31",
+    "port": 2313
+  },
+  "server": {
+    "ip": "200.249.12.31",
+    "port": 80
+  },
+  "request": {
+    "uri":"/?param=attack",
+    "headers": "",
+    "body": "",
+    "method": "GET",
+    "http_version": 1.1
+  },
+  "response": {
+    "headers": "",
+    "body": ""
+  },
+  "expected": {
+    "debug_log": "Rule returned 1",
+    "error_log": "Matched \"Operator `Rx' with parameter `\\^%{tx\\.bad_value}\\$' against variable `ARGS:param' \\(Value: `attack' "
+  },
+  "rules": [
+    "SecRuleEngine On",
+    "SecAction \"id:1, nolog, setvar:tx.bad_value=attack\"",
+    "SecRule ARGS:param \"@rx ^%{tx.bad_value}$\" id:2"
+  ]
+}
+]