diff --git a/email_reply_parser.gemspec b/email_reply_parser.gemspec
index 2154fae..e94f5a4 100644
--- a/email_reply_parser.gemspec
+++ b/email_reply_parser.gemspec
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     test/emails/email_sig_delimiter_in_middle_of_line.txt
     test/emails/greedy_on.txt
     test/emails/pathological.txt
+    test/emails/email_with_kind_regards.txt
   ]
   # = MANIFEST =
 
diff --git a/lib/email_reply_parser.rb b/lib/email_reply_parser.rb
index e81cbcb..d3cd259 100644
--- a/lib/email_reply_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/email_reply_parser.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@
 class EmailReplyParser
   VERSION = "0.5.9"
 
+  class << self
+    attr_writer :configuration
+
+    # Public: Configuration
+    #
+    # Returns a Configration instance .
+    #
+    def configuration
+      @configuration ||= Configuration.new
+    end
+
+    # Public: Configures EmailReplyParser
+    #
+    # block - a default configuration instance is exposed in the block
+    #
+    def configure
+      yield(configuration)
+    end
+  end
+
   # Public: Splits an email body into a list of Fragments.
   #
   # text - A String email body.
@@ -50,6 +70,18 @@ def self.parse_reply(text)
     self.read(text).visible_text
   end
 
+  ### Configuration
+
+  # A Configuration instance.
+  class Configuration
+    # Configuration has an Array of regards
+    attr_accessor :regards
+
+    def initialize
+      @regards = []
+    end
+  end
+
   ### Emails
 
   # An Email instance represents a parsed body String.
@@ -141,6 +173,24 @@ def read(text)
       SIG_REGEX = Regexp.new(SIGNATURE)
     end
 
+    # Regular expression for regards
+    #
+    # Returns a Regexp instance if regards are configured, otherwise it returns
+    # nil
+    def regards_regex
+      return nil if EmailReplyParser.configuration.regards.empty?
+      value = EmailReplyParser.configuration.regards.map do |regard|
+        "(#{regard.reverse}$)"
+      end.join('|')
+
+      begin
+        require 're2'
+        RE2::Regexp.new(value, case_sensitive: false)
+      rescue LoadError
+        Regexp.new(value, ignore_case: true)
+      end
+    end
+
     ### Line-by-Line Parsing
 
     # Scans the given line of text and figures out which fragment it belongs
@@ -166,6 +216,16 @@ def scan_line(line)
         end
       end
 
+      # Mark the current Fragment as a regards if regards are configured and
+      # the current line is empty and the Fragment starts with a common regards
+      # indicator.
+      if regards_regex && @fragment && line == EMPTY
+        if regards_regex.match @fragment.lines.last
+          @fragment.regards = true
+          finish_fragment
+        end
+      end
+
       # If the line matches the current fragment, add it.  Note that a common
       # reply header also counts as part of the quoted Fragment, even though
       # it doesn't start with `>`.
@@ -217,7 +277,7 @@ def finish_fragment
       if @fragment
         @fragment.finish
         if !@found_visible
-          if @fragment.quoted? || @fragment.signature? ||
+          if @fragment.quoted? || @fragment.signature? ||  @fragment.regards? ||
               @fragment.to_s.strip == EMPTY
             @fragment.hidden = true
           else
@@ -235,7 +295,7 @@ def finish_fragment
   # Represents a group of paragraphs in the email sharing common attributes.
   # Paragraphs should get their own fragment if they are a quoted area or a
   # signature.
-  class Fragment < Struct.new(:quoted, :signature, :hidden)
+  class Fragment < Struct.new(:quoted, :signature, :hidden, :regards)
     # This is an Array of String lines of content.  Since the content is
     # reversed, this array is backwards, and contains reversed strings.
     attr_reader :lines,
@@ -245,7 +305,7 @@ class Fragment < Struct.new(:quoted, :signature, :hidden)
       :content
 
     def initialize(quoted, first_line)
-      self.signature = self.hidden = false
+      self.signature = self.hidden = self.regards = false
       self.quoted = quoted
       @lines      = [first_line]
       @content    = nil
@@ -255,6 +315,7 @@ def initialize(quoted, first_line)
     alias quoted?    quoted
     alias signature? signature
     alias hidden?    hidden
+    alias regards?   regards
 
     # Builds the string content by joining the lines and reversing them.
     #
diff --git a/test/email_reply_parser_test.rb b/test/email_reply_parser_test.rb
index df509cb..de1f38a 100644
--- a/test/email_reply_parser_test.rb
+++ b/test/email_reply_parser_test.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
 EMAIL_FIXTURE_PATH = dir + 'emails'
 
 class EmailReplyParserTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_regards_configuration
+    EmailReplyParser.configure do |config|
+      config.regards = ['best regards']
+    end
+
+    assert_equal ['best regards'], EmailReplyParser.configuration.regards
+  end
+
   def test_encoding_should_be_maintained
     body = IO.read EMAIL_FIXTURE_PATH.join("email_1_1.txt").to_s
     EmailReplyParser.read body
@@ -222,6 +230,15 @@ def test_doesnt_remove_signature_delimiter_in_mid_line
     assert_equal 1, reply.fragments.size
   end
 
+  def test_kind_regards_signature
+    EmailReplyParser.configure do |config|
+      config.regards = ['Kind regards']
+    end
+    reply = email('email_with_kind_regards')
+    assert_match(/Thats a great idea/, reply.fragments[0].to_s)
+    assert_equal [false, true], reply.fragments.map { |f| f.regards? }
+  end
+
   def email(name)
     body = IO.read EMAIL_FIXTURE_PATH.join("#{name}.txt").to_s
     EmailReplyParser.read body
diff --git a/test/emails/email_with_kind_regards.txt b/test/emails/email_with_kind_regards.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..870761c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/emails/email_with_kind_regards.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Hey,
+
+Thats a great idea!
+
+
+Kind regards
+
+Tim Tommy
+CEO