diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 45ad01e06..b4f3eb88c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   ## inputs
   - bugfix: gelf: work around gelf parser errors (#476, patch by Chris McCoy)
 
+  ## filters
+  - bugfix: grep: allow repeating a field in the hash config (LOGSTASH-919)
+
   ## outputs
   - feature: irc: add messages_per_second tunable (LOGSTASH-962)
 
diff --git a/lib/logstash/filters/grep.rb b/lib/logstash/filters/grep.rb
index 282a72c05..1f897369f 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/filters/grep.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/filters/grep.rb
@@ -48,10 +48,13 @@ class LogStash::Filters::Grep < LogStash::Filters::Base
       # TODO(sissel): 
     @match.each do |field, pattern|
 
-      re = Regexp.new(pattern)
-      @patterns[field] << re
-      @logger.debug("Registered grep", :type => @type, :field => field,
-                    :pattern => pattern, :regexp => re)
+      pattern = [pattern] if pattern.is_a?(String)
+      pattern.each do |p|
+        re = Regexp.new(p)
+        @patterns[field] << re
+        @logger.debug? and @logger.debug("Registered grep", :type => @type, :field => field,
+                    :pattern => p, :regexp => re)
+      end
     end # @match.merge.each
   end # def register
 
diff --git a/spec/filters/grep.rb b/spec/filters/grep.rb
index 922f75513..8c5555759 100644
--- a/spec/filters/grep.rb
+++ b/spec/filters/grep.rb
@@ -264,4 +264,60 @@ describe LogStash::Filters::Grep do
       insist { subject }.nil?
     end
   end
+
+  #LOGSTASH-894 and LOGSTASH-919
+  describe "repeat a field in match config, similar to piped grep command line" do
+    config <<-CONFIG
+    filter {
+      grep {
+        match => ["@message", "hello", "@message", "world"]
+      }
+    }
+    CONFIG
+
+    #both match
+    sample "hello world" do
+      reject { subject }.nil?
+    end
+    #one match
+    sample "bye world" do
+      insist { subject }.nil?
+    end
+    #one match
+    sample "hello Jordan" do
+      insist { subject }.nil?
+    end
+    #no match
+    sample "WTF" do
+      insist { subject }.nil?
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "repeat a field in match config, similar to several -e in grep command line" do
+    config <<-CONFIG
+    filter {
+      grep {
+        match => ["@message", "hello", "@message", "world"]
+        negate => true
+      }
+    }
+    CONFIG
+
+    #both match
+    sample "hello world" do
+      insist { subject }.nil?
+    end
+    #one match
+    sample "bye world" do
+      insist { subject }.nil?
+    end
+    #one match
+    sample "hello Jordan" do
+      insist { subject }.nil?
+    end
+    #no match
+    sample "WTF" do
+      reject { subject }.nil?
+    end
+  end
 end