diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98792d9e..b93a1c31 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ ver. 0.8.12 (2013/12/XX) - things-can-only-get-better
 
 - New Features:
 
+  Daniel Black
+   * filter.d/solid-pop3d -- added thanks to Jacques Lav!gnotte on mailinglist.
+
 - Enhancements:
 
 
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index 13303c21..ee3922dd 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Georgiy Mernov
 Guillaume Delvit
 Hanno 'Rince' Wagner
 Iain Lea
+Jacques Lav!gnotte
 Jonathan Kamens
 Jonathan Lanning
 Jonathan Underwood
diff --git a/config/filter.d/solid-pop3d.conf b/config/filter.d/solid-pop3d.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67deafb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/solid-pop3d.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Fail2Ban filter for unsuccesful solid-pop3 authentication attempts
+#
+#
+[INCLUDES]
+
+before = common.conf
+
+[Definition]
+
+_daemon = solid-pop3d
+
+failregex = ^%(__prefix_line)sauthentication failed: no such user: .*? - <HOST>$
+
+ignoreregex = 
+
+# DEV Notes:
+#
+# Authors: Daniel Black
diff --git a/testcases/files/logs/solid-pop3d b/testcases/files/logs/solid-pop3d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0574084d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/files/logs/solid-pop3d
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# failJSON: { "time": "2004-11-15T00:34:53", "match": true , "host": "123.33.44.45" }
+Nov 15 00:34:53 rmc1pt2-2-35-70 solid-pop3d[3822]: authentication failed: no such user: adrian - 123.33.44.45