diff --git a/performance/command_line.cpp b/performance/command_line.cpp
index 7c7a5a68..bdebc7a1 100644
--- a/performance/command_line.cpp
+++ b/performance/command_line.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ bool time_safe_greta = false;
 bool time_posix = false;
 bool time_pcre = false;
 bool time_xpressive = false;
+bool time_std = false;
 
 bool test_matches = false;
 bool test_code = false;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ double locale_boost_total = 0;
 double posix_total = 0;
 double pcre_total = 0;
 double xpressive_total = 0;
+double std_total = 0;
 unsigned greta_test_count = 0;
 unsigned safe_greta_test_count = 0;
 unsigned boost_test_count = 0;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ unsigned locale_boost_test_count = 0;
 unsigned posix_test_count = 0;
 unsigned pcre_test_count = 0;
 unsigned xpressive_test_count = 0;
+unsigned std_test_count = 0;
 
 int handle_argument(const std::string& what)
 {
@@ -86,6 +89,10 @@ int handle_argument(const std::string& what)
 #ifdef BOOST_HAS_XPRESSIVE
    else if(what == "-xpressive" || what == "-dxpr")
       time_xpressive = true;
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+   else if(what == "-std")
+      time_std = true;
 #endif
    else if(what == "-all")
    {
@@ -103,6 +110,9 @@ int handle_argument(const std::string& what)
 #endif
 #ifdef BOOST_HAS_XPRESSIVE
       time_xpressive = true;
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+      time_std = true;
 #endif
    }
    else if(what == "-test-matches")
@@ -166,6 +176,9 @@ int show_usage()
 #endif
 #ifdef BOOST_HAS_XPRESSIVE
       "      -dxpr  Apply tests to dynamic xpressive library\n"
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+	  "      -std  Apply tests to std::regex.\n"
 #endif
       "      -all   Apply tests to all libraries\n\n"
       "   test options:\n"
@@ -273,6 +286,10 @@ void output_html_results(bool show_description, const std::string& tagname)
 #ifdef BOOST_HAS_XPRESSIVE
       if(time_xpressive == true)
          os << "<td><strong>Dynamic Xpressive</strong></td>";
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+      if(time_std == true)
+         os << "<td><strong>std::regex</strong></td>";
 #endif
       os << "</tr>\n";
 
@@ -307,7 +324,6 @@ void output_html_results(bool show_description, const std::string& tagname)
             }
          }
 #endif
-#if defined(BOOST_HAS_POSIX)
          if(time_boost == true)
          {
             print_result(os, first->boost_time, first->factor);
@@ -317,7 +333,6 @@ void output_html_results(bool show_description, const std::string& tagname)
                ++boost_test_count;
             }
          }
-#endif
          if(time_localised_boost == true)
          {
             print_result(os, first->localised_boost_time, first->factor);
@@ -357,6 +372,17 @@ void output_html_results(bool show_description, const std::string& tagname)
                ++xpressive_test_count;
             }
          }
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+         if(time_std == true)
+         {
+            print_result(os, first->std_time, first->factor);
+            if(first->std_time > 0)
+            {
+               std_total += first->std_time / first->factor;
+               ++std_test_count;
+            }
+         }
 #endif
          os << "</tr>\n";
          ++first;
@@ -429,6 +455,12 @@ std::string get_averages_table()
    {
       os << "<td><strong>Dynamic Xpressive</strong></td>";
    }
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+   if(time_std == true)
+   {
+      os << "<td><strong>std::regex</strong></td>";
+   }
 #endif
    os << "</tr>\n";
 
@@ -446,6 +478,8 @@ std::string get_averages_table()
    if(time_boost == true)
       os << "<td>" << (boost_total / boost_test_count) << "</td>\n";
 #endif
+   if(time_boost == true)
+      os << "<td>" << (boost_total / boost_test_count) << "</td>\n";
    if(time_localised_boost == true)
       os << "<td>" << (locale_boost_total / locale_boost_test_count) << "</td>\n";
    if(time_posix == true)
@@ -457,6 +491,10 @@ std::string get_averages_table()
 #if defined(BOOST_HAS_XPRESSIVE)
    if(time_xpressive == true)
       os << "<td>" << (xpressive_total / xpressive_test_count) << "</td>\n";
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+   if(time_std == true)
+      os << "<td>" << (std_total / std_test_count) << "</td>\n";
 #endif
    os << "</tr>\n";
    os << "</table>\n";
diff --git a/performance/input.html b/performance/input.html
index 9b2312b8..425dedeb 100644
--- a/performance/input.html
+++ b/performance/input.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <h3>Comparison 2: Medium Sized Search</h3>
       <p>For each of the following regular expressions the time taken to find all 
          occurrences of the expression within a medium sized English language text was 
-         measured (the first 50K from mtent12.txt).&nbsp;</p>
+         measured (the first 50K from mtent12.txt - up to the end of Chapter 1).&nbsp;</p>
       <P>%short_twain_search%</P>
       <H3>Comparison 3:&nbsp;C++ Code&nbsp;Search</H3>
       <P>For each of the following regular expressions the time taken to find all 
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@
 
    </body>
 </html>
+
diff --git a/performance/main.cpp b/performance/main.cpp
index 203f6bd5..3301fb59 100644
--- a/performance/main.cpp
+++ b/performance/main.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ void test_match(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, const std::strin
       r.xpressive_time = time;
       std::cout << "\txpressive regex: " << time << "s\n";
    }
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+   if(time_std == true)
+   {
+      time = stdr::time_match(re, text, icase);
+      r.std_time = time;
+      std::cout << "\tstd::regex: " << time << "s\n";
+   }
 #endif
    r.finalise();
    result_list.push_back(r);
@@ -134,6 +142,14 @@ void test_find_all(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, const std::st
       r.xpressive_time = time;
       std::cout << "\txpressive regex: " << time << "s\n";
    }
+#endif
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+   if(time_std == true)
+   {
+      time = stdr::time_find_all(re, text, icase);
+      r.std_time = time;
+      std::cout << "\tstd::regex: " << time << "s\n";
+   }
 #endif
    r.finalise();
    result_list.push_back(r);
diff --git a/performance/regex_comparison.hpp b/performance/regex_comparison.hpp
index 1c4cc6c2..4ed968fd 100644
--- a/performance/regex_comparison.hpp
+++ b/performance/regex_comparison.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ extern bool time_safe_greta;
 extern bool time_posix;
 extern bool time_pcre;
 extern bool time_xpressive;
+extern bool time_std;
 
 extern bool test_matches;
 extern bool test_short_twain;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ struct results
    double posix_time;
    double pcre_time;
    double xpressive_time;
+   double std_time;
    double factor;
    std::string expression;
    std::string description;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ struct results
         posix_time(-1),
         pcre_time(-1),
         xpressive_time(-1),
+		std_time(-1),
         factor((std::numeric_limits<double>::max)()),
         expression(ex), 
         description(desc)
@@ -86,6 +89,8 @@ struct results
          factor = pcre_time;
       if((xpressive_time >= 0) && (xpressive_time < factor))
          factor = xpressive_time;
+      if((std_time >= 0) && (std_time < factor))
+         factor = std_time;
    }
 };
 
@@ -133,6 +138,11 @@ namespace dxpr {
 double time_match(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase);
 double time_find_all(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase);
 }
+namespace stdr {
+// xpressive tests:
+double time_match(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase);
+double time_find_all(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase);
+}
 
 void test_match(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, const std::string& description, bool icase = false);
 void test_find_all(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, const std::string& description, bool icase = false);
diff --git a/performance/time_std.cpp b/performance/time_std.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46fa212b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/performance/time_std.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002
+ * John Maddock
+ *
+ * Use, modification and distribution are subject to the 
+ * Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file 
+ * LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "regex_comparison.hpp"
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_0X_HDR_REGEX
+#include <iostream>
+#include <boost/timer.hpp>
+#include <regex>
+
+namespace stdr{
+
+double time_match(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase)
+{
+    try{
+    std::regex e(re, (icase ? std::regex::ECMAScript | std::regex::icase : std::regex::ECMAScript));
+    std::smatch what;
+    boost::timer tim;
+    int iter = 1;
+    int counter, repeats;
+    double result = 0;
+    double run;
+    do
+    {
+        tim.restart();
+        for(counter = 0; counter < iter; ++counter)
+        {
+            std::regex_match(text, what, e);
+        }
+        result = tim.elapsed();
+        iter *= 2;
+    }while(result < 0.5);
+    iter /= 2;
+
+    // repeat test and report least value for consistency:
+    for(repeats = 0; repeats < REPEAT_COUNT; ++repeats)
+    {
+        tim.restart();
+        for(counter = 0; counter < iter; ++counter)
+        {
+            std::regex_match(text, what, e);
+        }
+        run = tim.elapsed();
+        result = (std::min)(run, result);
+    }
+    return result / iter;
+    }
+    catch(const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+bool dummy_grep_proc(const std::smatch&)
+{ return true; }
+
+struct noop
+{
+    void operator()( std::smatch const & ) const
+    {
+    }
+};
+
+double time_find_all(const std::string& re, const std::string& text, bool icase)
+{
+    try{
+    std::regex e(re, (icase ? std::regex::ECMAScript | std::regex::icase : std::regex::ECMAScript));
+    std::smatch what;
+    boost::timer tim;
+    int iter = 1;
+    int counter, repeats;
+    double result = 0;
+    double run;
+    do
+    {
+        tim.restart();
+        for(counter = 0; counter < iter; ++counter)
+        {
+            std::sregex_iterator begin( text.begin(), text.end(), e ), end;
+            std::for_each( begin, end, noop() );
+            //std::regex_grep(&dummy_grep_proc, text, e);
+        }
+        result = tim.elapsed();
+        iter *= 2;
+    }while(result < 0.5);
+    iter /= 2;
+
+    if(result >10)
+        return result / iter;
+
+    // repeat test and report least value for consistency:
+    for(repeats = 0; repeats < REPEAT_COUNT; ++repeats)
+    {
+        tim.restart();
+        for(counter = 0; counter < iter; ++counter)
+        {
+            std::sregex_iterator begin( text.begin(), text.end(), e ), end;
+            std::for_each( begin, end, noop() );
+            //std::regex_grep(&dummy_grep_proc, text, e);
+        }
+        run = tim.elapsed();
+        result = (std::min)(run, result);
+    }
+    return result / iter;
+    }
+    catch(const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif