diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 19eacf83..239d3da9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ver. 0.9.2 (2014/XX/XXX) - wanna-be-released
    * firewallcmd-* actions: split output into separate lines for grepping (gh-908)
    * Guard unicode encode/decode issues while storing records in the database.
      Fixes "binding parameter error (unsupported type)" (gh-973), thanks to kot for reporting
+   * filter.d/sshd added regex for matching openSUSE ssh authentication failure 
 
 - New Features:
    - New filters:
diff --git a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
index 6589e21b..b000cd49 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ failregex = ^%(__prefix_line)s(?:error: PAM: )?[aA]uthentication (?:failure|erro
             ^(?P<__prefix>%(__prefix_line)s)User .+ not allowed because account is locked<SKIPLINES>(?P=__prefix)(?:error: )?Received disconnect from <HOST>: 11: .+ \[preauth\]$
             ^(?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+(?: on \S+ port \d+)?<SKIPLINES>(?P=__prefix)Disconnecting: Too many authentication failures for .+? \[preauth\]$
+            ^%(__prefix_line)spam_unix\(sshd:auth\):\s+authentication failure;\s*logname=\S*\s*uid=\d*\s*euid=\d*\s*tty=\S*\s*ruser=\S*\s*rhost=<HOST>\s.*$
 
 ignoreregex = 
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
index a6e54196..2f4400bb 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
@@ -148,3 +148,8 @@ Apr 27 13:02:04 host sshd[29116]: User root not allowed because account is locke
 Apr 27 13:02:04 host sshd[29116]: input_userauth_request: invalid user root [preauth]
 # failJSON: { "time": "2005-04-27T13:02:04", "match": true , "host": "1.2.3.4", "desc": "No Bye-Bye" }
 Apr 27 13:02:04 host sshd[29116]: Received disconnect from 1.2.3.4: 11: Normal Shutdown, Thank you for playing [preauth]
+
+# Match sshd auth errors on OpenSUSE systems
+# failJSON: { "time": "2015-04-16T20:02:50", "match": true , "host": "222.186.21.217", "desc": "Authentication for user failed" }
+2015-04-16T18:02:50.321974+00:00 host sshd[2716]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=222.186.21.217  user=root
+