diff --git a/elasticsearch_dsl/search.py b/elasticsearch_dsl/search.py
index e5e0b8e26..5273d1b33 100644
--- a/elasticsearch_dsl/search.py
+++ b/elasticsearch_dsl/search.py
@@ -605,21 +605,39 @@ def highlight(self, *fields, **kwargs):
             s._highlight[f] = kwargs
         return s
 
-    def suggest(self, name, text, **kwargs):
+    def suggest(self, name, text=None, regex=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Add a suggestions request to the search.
 
         :arg name: name of the suggestion
         :arg text: text to suggest on
+        :arg regex: regex query for Completion Suggester
 
         All keyword arguments will be added to the suggestions body. For example::
 
             s = Search()
             s = s.suggest('suggestion-1', 'Elasticsearch', term={'field': 'body'})
+
+            # regex query for Completion Suggester
+            s = Search()
+            s = s.suggest('suggestion-1', regex='py[thon|py]', completion={'field': 'body'})
+
         """
+        if text is None and regex is None:
+            raise ValueError('You have to pass "text" or "regex" argument.')
+        if text and regex:
+            raise ValueError('You can only pass either "text" or "regex" argument.')
+        if regex and 'completion' not in kwargs:
+            raise ValueError('"regex" argument must be passed with "completion" keyword argument.')
+
         s = self._clone()
-        s._suggest[name] = {'text': text}
-        s._suggest[name].update(kwargs)
+        d = s._suggest[name] = kwargs
+        if regex:
+            d['regex'] = regex
+        elif 'completion' in kwargs:
+            d['prefix'] = text
+        else:
+            d['text'] = text
         return s
 
     def to_dict(self, count=False, **kwargs):
diff --git a/test_elasticsearch_dsl/test_search.py b/test_elasticsearch_dsl/test_search.py
index 53d3c95d6..18817dc42 100644
--- a/test_elasticsearch_dsl/test_search.py
+++ b/test_elasticsearch_dsl/test_search.py
@@ -505,6 +505,53 @@ def test_suggest():
         }
     } == s.to_dict()
 
+
+def test_suggest_completion():
+    s = search.Search()
+    s = s.suggest('my_suggestion', 'pyhton', completion={'field': 'title'})
+
+    assert {
+        'suggest': {
+            'my_suggestion': {
+                'completion': {'field': 'title'},
+                'prefix': 'pyhton'
+            }
+        }
+    } == s.to_dict()
+
+
+def test_suggest_regex_query():
+    s = search.Search()
+    s = s.suggest('my_suggestion', regex='py[thon|py]', completion={'field': 'title'})
+
+    assert {
+        'suggest': {
+            'my_suggestion': {
+                'completion': {'field': 'title'},
+                'regex': 'py[thon|py]'
+            }
+        }
+    } == s.to_dict()
+
+
+def test_suggest_must_pass_text_or_regex():
+    s = search.Search()
+    with raises(ValueError):
+        s.suggest('my_suggestion')
+
+
+def test_suggest_can_only_pass_text_or_regex():
+    s = search.Search()
+    with raises(ValueError):
+        s.suggest('my_suggestion', text='python', regex='py[hton|py]')
+
+
+def test_suggest_regex_must_be_wtih_completion():
+    s = search.Search()
+    with raises(ValueError):
+        s.suggest('my_suggestion', regex='py[thon|py]')
+
+
 def test_exclude():
     s = search.Search()
     s = s.exclude('match', title='python')