diff --git a/samples/test1 b/samples/test1
index 8cebc79..43f3b0f 100644
--- a/samples/test1
+++ b/samples/test1
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ path: /var/log/nginx.log
 
 path: ./folder/.neomake@04fd.log
 
+home: ~/.gnu/.config.txt
+
 10.3.23.42 lorem 123.2.3.4 lorem 230.23.33.34
 10.3.23.42 lorem 123.2.3.4 lorem 230.23.33.34
 10.3.23.42 lorem 123.2.3.4 lorem 230.23.33.34
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 2c57e10..fc7ae62 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const PATTERNS: [(&'static str, &'static str); 13] = [
   ("url", r"((https?://|git@|git://|ssh://|ftp://|file:///)[^ ]+)"),
   ("diff_a", r"--- a/([^ ]+)"),
   ("diff_b", r"\+\+\+ b/([^ ]+)"),
-  ("path", r"(([.\w\-@]+)?(/[.\w\-@]+)+)"),
+  ("path", r"(([.\w\-@~]+)?(/[.\w\-@]+)+)"),
   ("color", r"#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}"),
   ("uid", r"[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}"),
   ("ipfs", r"Qm[0-9a-zA-Z]{44}"),
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ mod tests {
     assert_eq!(results.get(2).unwrap().text.clone(), "../log/kern.log");
   }
 
+  #[test]
+  fn match_home() {
+    let lines = split("Lorem ~/.gnu/.config.txt, lorem");
+    let custom = [].to_vec();
+    let results = State::new(&lines, "abcd", &custom).matches(false, false);
+
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(results.get(0).unwrap().text.clone(), "~/.gnu/.config.txt");
+  }
+
   #[test]
   fn match_uids() {
     let lines = split("Lorem ipsum 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000 lorem\n Lorem lorem lorem");