diff --git a/model/labels/matcher_test.go b/model/labels/matcher_test.go
index 14615a50d..6a95358f7 100644
--- a/model/labels/matcher_test.go
+++ b/model/labels/matcher_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ func TestMatcher(t *testing.T) {
 			value:   "foo-bar",
 			match:   false,
 		},
+		{
+			matcher: mustNewMatcher(t, MatchRegexp, "$*bar"),
+			value:   "foo-bar",
+			match:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			matcher: mustNewMatcher(t, MatchRegexp, "bar^+"),
+			value:   "foo-bar",
+			match:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			matcher: mustNewMatcher(t, MatchRegexp, "$+bar"),
+			value:   "foo-bar",
+			match:   false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/model/labels/regexp.go b/model/labels/regexp.go
index 6406b5d9b..5c9d033ba 100644
--- a/model/labels/regexp.go
+++ b/model/labels/regexp.go
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ func clearBeginEndText(re *syntax.Regexp) {
 	}
 	if len(re.Sub) == 1 {
 		if re.Sub[0].Op == syntax.OpBeginText || re.Sub[0].Op == syntax.OpEndText {
+			// We need to remove this element. Since it's the only one, we convert into a matcher of an empty string.
+			// OpEmptyMatch is regexp's nop operator.
+			re.Op = syntax.OpEmptyMatch
 			re.Sub = nil
 			return
 		}