diff --git a/paracelsus/graph.py b/paracelsus/graph.py
index 5f98048..7031cd1 100644
--- a/paracelsus/graph.py
+++ b/paracelsus/graph.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
+import re
 from typing import List, Set
 
-from sqlalchemy import MetaData
-
+from sqlalchemy.schema import MetaData
 from .transformers.dot import Dot
 from .transformers.mermaid import Mermaid
 
@@ -83,15 +83,18 @@ def resolve_included_tables(
         case 0, 0:
             return all_tables
         case 0, int():
-            return all_tables - exclude_tables
+            excluded = {table for table in all_tables if any(re.match(pattern, table) for pattern in exclude_tables)}
+            return all_tables - excluded
         case int(), 0:
-            if not include_tables.issubset(all_tables):
+            included = {table for table in all_tables if any(re.match(pattern, table) for pattern in include_tables)}
+
+            if not included:
                 non_existent_tables = include_tables - all_tables
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Some tables to include ({non_existent_tables}) don't exist"
                     "withinthe found tables ({all_tables})."
                 )
-            return include_tables
+            return included
         case _:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Only one or none of include_tables ({include_tables}) or exclude_tables"
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 667a253..032bf3e 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Literal
 import pytest
 
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
 runner = CliRunner()
 
 
-def test_graph(package_path):
+def test_graph(package_path: Path):
     result = runner.invoke(
         app,
         ["graph", "example.base:Base", "--import-module", "example.models", "--python-dir", str(package_path)],
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ def test_graph(package_path):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("column_sort_arg", ["key-based", "preserve-order"])
-def test_graph_column_sort(package_path, column_sort_arg):
+def test_graph_column_sort(package_path: Path, column_sort_arg: Literal["key-based"] | Literal["preserve-order"]):
     result = runner.invoke(
         app,
         [
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ def test_graph_column_sort(package_path, column_sort_arg):
     mermaid_assert(result.stdout)
 
 
-def test_graph_with_exclusion(package_path):
+def test_graph_with_exclusion(package_path: Path):
     result = runner.invoke(
         app,
         [
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ def test_graph_with_exclusion(package_path):
     assert "comments {" not in result.stdout
 
 
-def test_graph_with_inclusion(package_path):
+def test_graph_with_inclusion(package_path: Path):
     result = runner.invoke(
         app,
         [
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ def test_graph_with_inclusion(package_path):
     assert "comments {" in result.stdout
 
 
-def test_inject_check(package_path):
+def test_inject_check(package_path: Path):
     result = runner.invoke(
         app,
         [
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ def test_inject_check(package_path):
     assert result.exit_code == 1
 
 
-def test_inject(package_path):
+def test_inject(package_path: Path):
     result = runner.invoke(
         app,
         [
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ def test_inject(package_path):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("column_sort_arg", ["key-based", "preserve-order"])
-def test_inject_column_sort(package_path, column_sort_arg):
+def test_inject_column_sort(package_path: Path, column_sort_arg: Literal["key-based"] | Literal["preserve-order"]):
     result = runner.invoke(
         app,
         [
@@ -140,3 +142,43 @@ def test_inject_column_sort(package_path, column_sort_arg):
 def test_version():
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["version"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+def test_graph_with_inclusion_regex(package_path: Path):
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        app,
+        [
+            "graph",
+            "example.base:Base",
+            "--import-module",
+            "example.models",
+            "--python-dir",
+            str(package_path),
+            "--include-tables",
+            "^com.*",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "comments {" in result.stdout
+    assert "users {" not in result.stdout
+    assert "post{" not in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_graph_with_exclusion_regex(package_path: Path):
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        app,
+        [
+            "graph",
+            "example.base:Base",
+            "--import-module",
+            "example.models",
+            "--python-dir",
+            str(package_path),
+            "--exclude-tables",
+            "^pos*.",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "comments {" in result.stdout
+    assert "users {" in result.stdout
+    assert "post {" not in result.stdout