diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ac775a44..ed2add0f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ configuration before relying on it.
    * Multiline filter for sendmail-spam. Close gh-418
    * Multiline regex for Disconnecting: Too many authentication failures for
      root [preauth]\nConnection closed by 6X.XXX.XXX.XXX [preauth]
+   * Multiline regex for Disconnecting: Connection from 61.XX.XX.XX port
+     51353\nToo many authentication failures for root [preauth]. Thanks
+     Helmut Grohne. Close gh-457
    * Replacing use of deprecated API (.warning, .assertEqual, etc)
    * [..a648cc2] Filters can have options now too which are substituted into
      failregex / ignoreregex
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index a0132f55..f252edbf 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Georgiy Mernov
 Guilhem Lettron
 Guillaume Delvit
 Hanno 'Rince' Wagner
+Helmut Grohne
 Iain Lea
 Ivo Truxa
 John Thoe
diff --git a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
index 92b6ed19..93a43ea2 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ failregex = ^%(__prefix_line)s(?:error: PAM: )?[aA]uthentication (?:failure|erro
             ^%(__prefix_line)sUser .+ from <HOST> not allowed because none of user's groups are listed in AllowGroups\s*$
             ^(?P<__prefix>%(__prefix_line)s)User .+ not allowed because account is locked<SKIPLINES>(?P=__prefix)(?:error: )?Received disconnect from <HOST>: 11: Bye Bye \[preauth\]$
             ^(?P<__prefix>%(__prefix_line)s)Disconnecting: Too many authentication failures for .+? \[preauth\]<SKIPLINES>(?P=__prefix)(?:error: )?Connection closed by <HOST> \[preauth\]$
+            ^(?P<__prefix>%(__prefix_line)s)Connection from <HOST> port \d+<SKIPLINES>(?P=__prefix)Disconnecting: Too many authentication failures for .+? \[preauth\]$
 
 ignoreregex = 
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
index 53f0cc67..b1559d47 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
@@ -132,3 +132,7 @@ Nov 23 21:50:37 sshd[7148]: Connection closed by 61.0.0.1 [preauth]
 # failJSON: { "time": "2005-07-13T18:44:28", "match": true , "host": "89.24.13.192", "desc": "from gh-289" }
 Jul 13 18:44:28 mdop sshd[4931]: Received disconnect from 89.24.13.192: 3: com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: Auth fail
 
+# failJSON: { "time": "2005-02-12T04:09:21", "match": true , "host": "115.249.163.77", "desc": "from gh-457" }
+Feb 12 04:09:18 localhost sshd[26713]: Connection from 115.249.163.77 port 51353
+# failJSON: { "match": false }
+Feb 12 04:09:21 localhost sshd[26713]: Disconnecting: Too many authentication failures for root [preauth]