diff --git a/src/PAST/Compiler-Regex.pir b/src/PAST/Compiler-Regex.pir
index 5380c56..1585ec2 100644
--- a/src/PAST/Compiler-Regex.pir
+++ b/src/PAST/Compiler-Regex.pir
@@ -1101,8 +1101,9 @@ Perform a subrule call.
     negate = node.'negate'()
     testop = self.'??!!'(negate, 'if', 'unless')
 
-    .local pmc subtype
+    .local pmc subtype, backtrack
     subtype = node.'subtype'()
+    backtrack = node.'backtrack'()
 
     ops.'push_pirop'('inline', subpost, subtype, negate, 'inline'=>"  # rx subrule %0 subtype=%1 negate=%2")
 
@@ -1111,8 +1112,27 @@ Perform a subrule call.
     ops.'push_pirop'('callmethod', subpost, cur, posargs :flat, namedargs :flat, 'result'=>'$P10')
     ops.'push_pirop'(testop, '$P10', fail)
     if subtype == 'zerowidth' goto done
+    if backtrack != 'r' goto subrule_backtrack
     if subtype == 'method' goto subrule_pos
     self.'!cursorop'(ops, '!mark_push', 0, 0, CURSOR_FAIL, 0, '$P10')
+    goto subrule_named
+  subrule_backtrack:
+    .local string rxname
+    .local pmc backlabel, passlabel
+    rxname = self.'unique'('rxsubrule')
+    $S0 = concat rxname, '_back'
+    backlabel = self.'post_new'('Label', 'result'=>$S0)
+    $S0 = concat rxname, '_pass'
+    passlabel = self.'post_new'('Label', 'result'=>$S0)
+    ops.'push_pirop'('goto', passlabel)
+    ops.'push'(backlabel)
+    ops.'push_pirop'('callmethod', '"!cursor_next"', '$P10', 'result'=>'$P10')
+    ops.'push_pirop'(testop, '$P10', fail)
+    ops.'push'(passlabel)
+    ops.'push_pirop'('set_addr', '$I10', backlabel)
+    self.'!cursorop'(ops, '!mark_push', 0, 0, pos, '$I10', '$P10')
+    if subtype == 'method' goto subrule_pos
+  subrule_named:
     ops.'push'(name)
     ops.'push_pirop'('callmethod', '"!cursor_names"', '$P10', name)
   subrule_pos:
diff --git a/src/Regex/Cursor.pir b/src/Regex/Cursor.pir
index 308dffb..e6be79e 100644
--- a/src/Regex/Cursor.pir
+++ b/src/Regex/Cursor.pir
@@ -219,15 +219,8 @@ Return the next match from a successful Cursor.
 =cut
 
 .sub 'next' :method
-    .local pmc regex, cur, match
-    regex = getattribute self, '&!regex'
-    if null regex goto cur_fail
-    cur = self.regex()
-    goto cur_done
-  cur_fail:
-    cur = self.'!cursor_start'()
-    cur.'!cursor_fail'()
-  cur_done:
+    .local pmc cur, match
+    cur = self.'!cursor_next'()
     match = cur.'MATCH'()
     .return (match)
 .end
@@ -406,7 +399,7 @@ with a "real" Match object when requested.
 
 =item !cursor_backtrack()
 
-Configure this cursor for backtracking via .next.
+Configure this cursor for backtracking via C<!cursor_next>.
 
 =cut
 
@@ -417,6 +410,25 @@ Configure this cursor for backtracking via .next.
 .end
 
 
+=item !cursor_next()
+
+Continue a regex match from where the current cursor left off.
+
+=cut
+
+.sub '!cursor_next' :method
+    .local pmc regex, cur
+    regex = getattribute self, '&!regex'
+    if null regex goto fail
+    cur = self.regex()
+    .return (cur)
+  fail:
+    cur = self.'!cursor_start'()
+    cur.'!cursor_fail'()
+    .return (cur)
+.end
+
+
 =item !cursor_caparray(caparray :slurpy)
 
 Set the list of subcaptures that produce arrays to C<caparray>.