diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/advanced-route-matching.md b/changelog/unreleased/advanced-route-matching.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..815add61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/advanced-route-matching.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Change: Route requests based on regex or query parameters
+
+Some requests needed to be distinguished based on a pattern or a query parameter.
+We've implemented the functionality to route requests based on different conditions.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis-proxy/issues/21
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index eca858189..f397c25ff 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -44,11 +44,31 @@ type Policy struct {
 
 // Route define forwarding routes
 type Route struct {
+	Type        RouteType
 	Endpoint    string
 	Backend     string
 	ApacheVHost bool `mapstructure:"apache-vhost"`
 }
 
+// RouteType defines the type of a route
+type RouteType string
+
+const (
+	// PrefixRoute are routes matched by a prefix
+	PrefixRoute RouteType = "prefix"
+	// QueryRoute are routes machted by a prefix and query parameters
+	QueryRoute RouteType = "query"
+	// RegexRoute are routes matched by a pattern
+	RegexRoute RouteType = "regex"
+	// DefaultRouteType is the PrefixRoute
+	DefaultRouteType RouteType = PrefixRoute
+)
+
+var (
+	// RouteTypes is an array of the available route types
+	RouteTypes []RouteType = []RouteType{QueryRoute, RegexRoute, PrefixRoute}
+)
+
 // Config combines all available configuration parts.
 type Config struct {
 	File     string
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
index b64482036..3f21fbd9d 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-pkg/v2/log"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 // MultiHostReverseProxy extends httputil to support multiple hosts with diffent policies
 type MultiHostReverseProxy struct {
 	httputil.ReverseProxy
-	Directors map[string]map[string]func(req *http.Request)
+	Directors map[string]map[config.RouteType]map[string]func(req *http.Request)
 	logger    log.Logger
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func NewMultiHostReverseProxy(opts ...Option) *MultiHostReverseProxy {
 	options := newOptions(opts...)
 
 	rp := &MultiHostReverseProxy{
-		Directors: make(map[string]map[string]func(req *http.Request)),
+		Directors: make(map[string]map[config.RouteType]map[string]func(req *http.Request)),
 		logger:    options.Logger,
 	}
 
@@ -72,9 +73,16 @@ func singleJoiningSlash(a, b string) string {
 func (p *MultiHostReverseProxy) AddHost(policy string, target *url.URL, rt config.Route) {
 	targetQuery := target.RawQuery
 	if p.Directors[policy] == nil {
-		p.Directors[policy] = make(map[string]func(req *http.Request))
+		p.Directors[policy] = make(map[config.RouteType]map[string]func(req *http.Request))
 	}
-	p.Directors[policy][rt.Endpoint] = func(req *http.Request) {
+	routeType := config.DefaultRouteType
+	if rt.Type != "" {
+		routeType = rt.Type
+	}
+	if p.Directors[policy][routeType] == nil {
+		p.Directors[policy][routeType] = make(map[string]func(req *http.Request))
+	}
+	p.Directors[policy][routeType][rt.Endpoint] = func(req *http.Request) {
 		req.URL.Scheme = target.Scheme
 		req.URL.Host = target.Host
 		// Apache deployments host addresses need to match on req.Host and req.URL.Host
@@ -107,28 +115,77 @@ func (p *MultiHostReverseProxy) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 			Msgf("policy %v is not configured", policy)
 	}
 
-	for k := range p.Directors[policy] {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, k) && k != "/" {
-			p.Director = p.Directors[policy][k]
-			hit = true
-			p.logger.
-				Debug().
-				Str("policy", policy).
-				Str("prefix", k).
-				Str("path", r.URL.Path).
-				Msg("director found")
+Loop:
+	for _, rt := range config.RouteTypes {
+		var handler func(string, url.URL) bool
+		switch rt {
+		case config.QueryRoute:
+			handler = p.queryRouteMatcher
+		case config.RegexRoute:
+			handler = p.regexRouteMatcher
+		case config.PrefixRoute:
+			fallthrough
+		default:
+			handler = p.prefixRouteMatcher
+		}
+		for endpoint := range p.Directors[policy][rt] {
+			if handler(endpoint, *r.URL) {
+				p.Director = p.Directors[policy][rt][endpoint]
+				hit = true
+				p.logger.
+					Debug().
+					Str("policy", policy).
+					Str("prefix", endpoint).
+					Str("path", r.URL.Path).
+					Str("routeType", string(rt)).
+					Msg("director found")
+				break Loop
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	// override default director with root. If any
-	if !hit && p.Directors[policy]["/"] != nil {
-		p.Director = p.Directors[policy]["/"]
+	if !hit && p.Directors[policy][config.PrefixRoute]["/"] != nil {
+		p.Director = p.Directors[policy][config.PrefixRoute]["/"]
 	}
 
 	// Call upstream ServeHTTP
 	p.ReverseProxy.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }
 
+func (p MultiHostReverseProxy) queryRouteMatcher(endpoint string, target url.URL) bool {
+	u, _ := url.Parse(endpoint)
+	if strings.HasPrefix(target.Path, u.Path) && endpoint != "/" {
+		query := u.Query()
+		if len(query) != 0 {
+			rQuery := target.Query()
+			match := true
+			for k := range query {
+				v := query.Get(k)
+				rv := rQuery.Get(k)
+				if rv != v {
+					match = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			return match
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p *MultiHostReverseProxy) regexRouteMatcher(endpoint string, target url.URL) bool {
+	matched, err := regexp.MatchString(endpoint, target.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		p.logger.Warn().Err(err).Msgf("regex with pattern %s failed", endpoint)
+	}
+	return matched
+}
+
+func (p *MultiHostReverseProxy) prefixRouteMatcher(endpoint string, target url.URL) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(target.Path, endpoint) && endpoint != "/"
+}
+
 func defaultPolicies() []config.Policy {
 	return []config.Policy{
 		config.Policy{
@@ -154,6 +211,11 @@ func defaultPolicies() []config.Policy {
 					Endpoint: "/ocs/",
 					Backend:  "http://localhost:9140",
 				},
+				config.Route{
+					Type:     config.QueryRoute,
+					Endpoint: "/remote.php/?preview=1",
+					Backend:  "http://localhost:9115",
+				},
 				config.Route{
 					Endpoint: "/remote.php/",
 					Backend:  "http://localhost:9140",
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/proxy_test.go b/pkg/proxy/proxy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a5d3d64b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/proxy/proxy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-proxy/pkg/config"
+)
+
+func TestPrefixRouteMatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := "/foobar"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url")
+
+	matched := p.prefixRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if !matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueryRouteMatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := "/foobar?parameter=true"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url?parameter=true")
+
+	matched := p.queryRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if !matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueryRouteMatcherWithoutParameters(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := "/foobar"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url?parameter=true")
+
+	matched := p.queryRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should not match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueryRouteMatcherWithDifferingParameters(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := "/foobar?parameter=false"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url?parameter=true")
+
+	matched := p.queryRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should not match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueryRouteMatcherWithMultipleDifferingParameters(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := "/foobar?parameter=false&other=true"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url?parameter=true")
+
+	matched := p.queryRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should not match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQueryRouteMatcherWithMultipleParameters(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := "/foobar?parameter=false&other=true"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url?parameter=false&other=true")
+
+	matched := p.queryRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if !matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegexRouteMatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := ".*some\\/url.*parameter=true"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url?parameter=true")
+
+	matched := p.regexRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if !matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegexRouteMatcherWithInvalidPattern(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.New()
+	p := NewMultiHostReverseProxy(Config(cfg))
+
+	endpoint := "([\\])\\w+"
+	u, _ := url.Parse("/foobar/baz/some/url?parameter=true")
+
+	matched := p.regexRouteMatcher(endpoint, *u)
+	if matched {
+		t.Errorf("Endpoint %s and URL %s should not match", endpoint, u.String())
+	}
+}