diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Data.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Data.cs
index 41cfaad55fa..c27e87e5d87 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Data.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Data.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public enum ValidationType
///
Decimal,
+ ///
+ /// Currency validation
+ ///
+ Currency,
+
///
/// Text only validation
///
diff --git a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Internals.cs b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Internals.cs
index 1ffe92bd083..e15fd702c48 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Internals.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI/Extensions/TextBox/TextBoxExtensions.Regex.Internals.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ private static void ValidateTextBox(TextBox textBox, bool force = true)
case ValidationType.Decimal:
regexMatch = textBox.Text.IsDecimal();
break;
+ case ValidationType.Currency:
+ // @"(^\d*\.\d{2}$)" regex pattern to detect currency sign with currency value
+ // Mathes: $100.00, $100, $10.25
+ // Non-Matches: 100., $10.233, $10.
+ regexMatch = Regex.IsMatch(textBox.Text, @"^\$( )*\d*(.\d{1,2})?$");
+ break;
case ValidationType.Email:
regexMatch = textBox.Text.IsEmail();
break;