diff --git a/tests/compat.py b/tests/compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab84e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+def get_model_name(klass):
+    if hasattr(klass._meta, 'model_name'):
+        model_name = klass._meta.model_name
+    else:  # Django < 1.6
+        model_name = klass._meta.module_name
+
+    return model_name
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 621c0ca..67780c3 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import connection
 
+from .compat import get_model_name
+
 
 class assert_number_queries(object):
 
     def __init__(self, number):
         self.number = number
 
+    def matched_queries(self):
+        return connection.queries
+
     def query_count(self):
-        return len(connection.queries)
+        return len(self.matched_queries())
 
     def __enter__(self):
         self.DEBUG = settings.DEBUG
@@ -23,20 +28,30 @@ def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
         settings.DEBUG = self.DEBUG
 
 
-class assert_select_number_queries_on_model(assert_number_queries):
+class RegexMixin(object):
+    regex = None
 
-    def __init__(self, model_class, number):
-        super(assert_select_number_queries_on_model, self).__init__(number)
-        self.model_class = model_class
+    def matched_queries(self):
+        matched_queries = super(RegexMixin, self).matched_queries()
 
-    def query_count(self):
+        if self.regex is not None:
+            pattern = re.compile(self.regex)
+            regex_compliant_queries = [query for query in connection.queries if pattern.match(query.get('sql'))]
+
+        return regex_compliant_queries
 
-        if hasattr(self.model_class._meta, 'model_name'):
-            model_name = self.model_class._meta.model_name
-        else:  # < 1.6
-            model_name = self.model_class._meta.module_name
 
-        pattern = re.compile(r'^.*SELECT.*FROM "tests_%s".*$' % model_name)
-        cnt = len([query for query in connection.queries if pattern.match(query.get('sql'))])
+class assert_number_of_queries_on_regex(RegexMixin, assert_number_queries):
+
+    def __init__(self, number, regex=None):
+        super(assert_number_of_queries_on_regex, self).__init__(number)
+        self.regex = regex
+
+
+class assert_select_number_queries_on_model(assert_number_of_queries_on_regex):
+
+    def __init__(self, model_class, number):
+        super(assert_select_number_queries_on_model, self).__init__(number)
 
-        return cnt
+        model_name = get_model_name(model_class)
+        self.regex = r'^.*SELECT.*FROM "tests_%s".*$' % model_name