diff --git a/src/filters/pcre.c b/src/filters/pcre.c
index 85fff2e..74d44a3 100644
--- a/src/filters/pcre.c
+++ b/src/filters/pcre.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ create(const char *id) {
 
   cfg->logcb = &logcb_stub;
   cfg->flags |= MOD_TYPE_FILTER;
+  cfg->defscore = MATCH_DEFSCORE;
   return cfg;
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ config(cfg_t *cfg, const char *key, const char *value) {
 #endif
     return true;
   }
+  if (strcmp(key, "defscore") == 0) {
+    cfg->defscore = atoi(value);
+    return true;
+  }
 
   return false;
 }
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ append(cfg_t *cfg, const char *pattern) {
     }
   }
 
+  regex->score = cfg->defscore;
   regex->ftag = fnv_32a_str(pattern, FNV1_32A_INIT);
   regex->next = cfg->regexps;
   cfg->regexps = regex;
diff --git a/src/filters/preg.c b/src/filters/preg.c
index fb310a4..b496c76 100644
--- a/src/filters/preg.c
+++ b/src/filters/preg.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct _regexp {
   rx_t *next;
   uint32_t ftag;
   int matches;
+  short int score;
   regex_t regex;
   char pattern[PATTERN_MAX];
 };
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ create(const char *id) {
 
   cfg->logcb = &logcb_stub;
   cfg->flags |= MOD_TYPE_FILTER;
+  cfg->defscore = MATCH_DEFSCORE;
   return cfg;
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ config(cfg_t *cfg, const char *key, const char *value) {
     cfg->icase = (strcmp(value, "yes") == 0) ? true : false;
     return true;
   }
+  if (strcmp(key, "defscore") == 0) {
+    cfg->defscore = atoi(value);
+    return true;
+  }
 
   return false;
 }
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ append(cfg_t *cfg, const char *pattern) {
     return false;
 
   if ((ret = regcomp(&regex->regex, buf, flags)) == 0) {
+    regex->score = cfg->defscore;
     regex->ftag = fnv_32a_str(pattern, FNV1_32A_INIT);
     regex->next = cfg->regexps;
     cfg->regexps = regex;
diff --git a/src/mod-defs.h b/src/mod-defs.h
index dc15453..cd8e8e0 100644
--- a/src/mod-defs.h
+++ b/src/mod-defs.h
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 #define MOD_TYPE_SOURCE    1024 
 #define MOD_TYPE_FILTER    2048
 #define MOD_TYPE_BACKEND   4096
+
+#define MATCH_DEFSCORE 10