diff --git a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
index 27578988..ca1adde3 100644
--- a/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex_parser.hpp
@@ -346,8 +346,13 @@ bool basic_regex_parser<charT, traits>::parse_extended()
       ++m_position;
       return parse_repeat_range(false);
    case regex_constants::syntax_close_brace:
-      fail(regex_constants::error_brace, this->m_position - this->m_base, "Found a closing repetition operator } with no corresponding {.");
-      return false;
+      if((this->flags() & regbase::no_perl_ex) == regbase::no_perl_ex)
+      {
+         fail(regex_constants::error_brace, this->m_position - this->m_base, "Found a closing repetition operator } with no corresponding {.");
+         return false;
+      }
+      result = parse_literal();
+      break;
    case regex_constants::syntax_or:
       return parse_alt();
    case regex_constants::syntax_open_set:
diff --git a/test/regress/test_simple_repeats.cpp b/test/regress/test_simple_repeats.cpp
index d0e3a299..1691673a 100644
--- a/test/regress/test_simple_repeats.cpp
+++ b/test/regress/test_simple_repeats.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ void test_simple_repeats()
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("^a{0,1}?$", perl, "aaaaa", match_default, make_array(-2, -2));
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("^(?:a){0,1}?$", perl, "aaaaa", match_default, make_array(-2, -2));
    TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("^a(?:bc)?", perl, "abcbc", match_any|match_all, make_array(-2, -2));
+   TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a}", perl, "a}", match_default, make_array(0, 2, -2, -2));
+   TEST_REGEX_SEARCH("a{12b", perl, "a{12bc", match_default, make_array(0, 5, -2, -2));
+   TEST_INVALID_REGEX("a{b", extended);
+   TEST_INVALID_REGEX("a}b", extended);
    test_simple_repeats2();
 }