diff --git a/checker_test.go b/checker_test.go
index 0907c3f..ff8cee1 100644
--- a/checker_test.go
+++ b/checker_test.go
@@ -1311,6 +1311,49 @@ got args:
 want args:
   regexp
 `,
+}, {
+	about:   "ErrorMatches: match with pre-compiled regexp",
+	checker: qt.ErrorMatches,
+	got:     errBadWolf,
+	args:    []interface{}{regexp.MustCompile("bad (wolf|dog)")},
+	expectedNegateFailure: `
+error:
+  unexpected success
+got error:
+  bad wolf
+    file:line
+regexp:
+  s"bad (wolf|dog)"
+`,
+}, {
+	about:   "ErrorMatches: match with pre-compiled multi-line regexp",
+	checker: qt.ErrorMatches,
+	got:     errBadWolfMultiLine,
+	args:    []interface{}{regexp.MustCompile(`bad (wolf|dog)\nfaulty (logic|statement)`)},
+	expectedNegateFailure: `
+error:
+  unexpected success
+got error:
+  bad wolf
+  faulty logic
+    file:line
+regexp:
+  s"bad (wolf|dog)\\nfaulty (logic|statement)"
+`,
+}, {
+	about:   "ErrorMatches: mismatch with pre-compiled regexp",
+	checker: qt.ErrorMatches,
+	got:     errBadWolf,
+	args:    []interface{}{regexp.MustCompile("good (wolf|dog)")},
+	expectedCheckFailure: `
+error:
+  error does not match regexp
+got error:
+  bad wolf
+    file:line
+regexp:
+  s"good (wolf|dog)"
+`,
 }, {
 	about:   "PanicMatches: perfect match",
 	checker: qt.PanicMatches,
@@ -1428,6 +1471,51 @@ panic value:
 regexp:
   nil
 `,
+}, {
+	about:   "PanicMatches: match with pre-compiled regexp",
+	checker: qt.PanicMatches,
+	got:     func() { panic("error: bad wolf") },
+	args:    []interface{}{regexp.MustCompile("error: bad (wolf|dog)")},
+	expectedNegateFailure: `
+error:
+  unexpected success
+panic value:
+  "error: bad wolf"
+function:
+  func() {...}
+regexp:
+  s"error: bad (wolf|dog)"
+`,
+}, {
+	about:   "PanicMatches: match with pre-compiled multi-line regexp",
+	checker: qt.PanicMatches,
+	got:     func() { panic("error: bad wolf\nfaulty logic") },
+	args:    []interface{}{regexp.MustCompile(`error: bad (wolf|dog)\nfaulty (logic|statement)`)},
+	expectedNegateFailure: `
+error:
+  unexpected success
+panic value:
+  "error: bad wolf\nfaulty logic"
+function:
+  func() {...}
+regexp:
+  s"error: bad (wolf|dog)\\nfaulty (logic|statement)"
+`,
+}, {
+	about:   "PanicMatches: mismatch with pre-compiled regexp",
+	checker: qt.PanicMatches,
+	got:     func() { panic("error: bad wolf") },
+	args:    []interface{}{regexp.MustCompile("good (wolf|dog)")},
+	expectedCheckFailure: `
+error:
+  panic value does not match regexp
+panic value:
+  "error: bad wolf"
+function:
+  func() {...}
+regexp:
+  s"good (wolf|dog)"
+`,
 }, {
 	about:   "PanicMatches: not a function",
 	checker: qt.PanicMatches,
diff --git a/error_test.go b/error_test.go
index 771c159..eba25d4 100644
--- a/error_test.go
+++ b/error_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ var errBadWolf = &errTest{
 	formatted: true,
 }
 
+var errBadWolfMultiLine = &errTest{
+	msg:       "bad wolf\nfaulty logic",
+	formatted: true,
+}
+
 // errTest is an error type used in tests.
 type errTest struct {
 	msg       string