diff --git a/crates/committed/src/checks.rs b/crates/committed/src/checks.rs
index 46f964a..c7ee999 100644
--- a/crates/committed/src/checks.rs
+++ b/crates/committed/src/checks.rs
@@ -371,3 +371,24 @@ pub(crate) fn check_merge_commit(
         Ok(false)
     }
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn check_allowed_author(
+    source: report::Source<'_>,
+    commit: &git2::Commit<'_>,
+    re: &regex::Regex,
+    report: report::Report,
+) -> Result<bool, anyhow::Error> {
+    let author = commit.author().to_string();
+    if !re.is_match(&author) {
+        report(report::Message::error(
+            source,
+            report::DisallowedAuthor {
+                used: author,
+                allowed: re.as_str(),
+            },
+        ));
+        Ok(true)
+    } else {
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/committed/src/config.rs b/crates/committed/src/config.rs
index c6bed46..b8fa68f 100644
--- a/crates/committed/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/committed/src/config.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
     pub(crate) allowed_types: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub(crate) allowed_scopes: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub(crate) merge_commit: Option<bool>,
+    pub(crate) allowed_author_re: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl Config {
             allowed_types: Some(empty.allowed_types().map(|s| s.to_owned()).collect()),
             allowed_scopes: Some(empty.allowed_scopes().map(|s| s.to_owned()).collect()),
             merge_commit: Some(empty.merge_commit()),
+            allowed_author_re: empty.allowed_author_re().map(|s| s.to_owned()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ impl Config {
         if let Some(source) = source.merge_commit {
             self.merge_commit = Some(source);
         }
+        if let Some(source) = source.allowed_author_re {
+            self.allowed_author_re = Some(source);
+        }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn ignore_author_re(&self) -> Option<&str> {
@@ -157,4 +162,8 @@ impl Config {
     pub(crate) fn merge_commit(&self) -> bool {
         self.merge_commit.unwrap_or(true)
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn allowed_author_re(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.allowed_author_re.as_deref()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/committed/src/main.rs b/crates/committed/src/main.rs
index 784e752..e3af2c2 100644
--- a/crates/committed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/committed/src/main.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ fn run() -> proc_exit::ExitResult {
         }
         false
     };
+    let allowed_author_re = config
+        .allowed_author_re()
+        .map(regex::Regex::new)
+        .transpose()
+        .with_code(proc_exit::sysexits::CONFIG_ERR)?;
 
     let mut failed = false;
     if let Some(output_path) = options.dump_config.as_ref() {
@@ -240,6 +245,10 @@ fn run() -> proc_exit::ExitResult {
                 log::trace!("Ignoring {}", source);
             } else {
                 log::trace!("Processing {}", source);
+                if let Some(re) = allowed_author_re.as_ref() {
+                    failed |= checks::check_allowed_author(source, &commit, re, report)
+                        .with_code(UNKNOWN_ERR)?;
+                }
                 let message = commit.message().unwrap();
                 failed |= checks::check_message(source, message, &config, report)
                     .with_code(UNKNOWN_ERR)?;
@@ -272,6 +281,10 @@ fn run() -> proc_exit::ExitResult {
             log::trace!("Ignoring {}", source);
         } else {
             log::trace!("Processing {}", source);
+            if let Some(re) = allowed_author_re.as_ref() {
+                failed |= checks::check_allowed_author(source, &commit, re, report)
+                    .with_code(UNKNOWN_ERR)?;
+            }
             let message = commit.message().unwrap();
             failed |=
                 checks::check_message(source, message, &config, report).with_code(UNKNOWN_ERR)?;
diff --git a/crates/committed/src/report.rs b/crates/committed/src/report.rs
index 499ca12..4f58352 100644
--- a/crates/committed/src/report.rs
+++ b/crates/committed/src/report.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Content<'s> {
     DisallowedCommitType(DisallowedCommitType),
     DisallowedCommitScope(DisallowedCommitScope),
     MergeCommitDisallowed(MergeCommitDisallowed),
+    DisallowedAuthor(DisallowedAuthor<'s>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize)]
@@ -180,6 +181,19 @@ pub(crate) struct MergeCommitDisallowed {}
 #[display("Empty commits are disallowed")]
 pub(crate) struct EmptyCommit {}
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[derive(derive_more::Display)]
+#[display(
+    "Disallowed author `{}` used, please use one matching `{}`",
+    used,
+    allowed
+)]
+pub(crate) struct DisallowedAuthor<'s> {
+    pub(crate) used: String,
+    pub(crate) allowed: &'s str,
+}
+
 pub(crate) type Report = fn(msg: Message<'_>);
 
 pub(crate) fn print_silent(_: Message<'_>) {}
diff --git a/docs/reference.md b/docs/reference.md
index ad9a27b..b195f83 100644
--- a/docs/reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Configuration is read from the following (in precedence order)
 | Field                  | Argument          | Format               | Default                                             | Description                                                                                                           |
 | ---------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | ignore_author_re       | \-                | regx                 | (none)                                              | Authors to ignore the commits for. Generally used with bots out of your control.                                      |
+| allowed_author_re      | \-                | regx                 | (none)                                              | Require commit author to match this regular expression                                                                |
 | subject_length         | \-                | number               | 50                                                  | Number of columns the subject can occupy                                                                              |
 | line_length            | \-                | number               | 72                                                  | Number of columns any line with a break can occupy, including subject                                                 |
 | hard_line_length       | \-                | number               | 0 (none)                                            | Max number of columns any line can occupy.                                                                            |