diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go
index adedb084a0..e288d82c97 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	regexChars            = regexp.QuoteMeta(`()|=`)
 	authVerifyClientRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`on|off|optional|optional_no_ca`)
-	commonNameRegex       = regexp.MustCompile(`^CN=[/\-.\_\~a-zA-Z0-9` + regexChars + `]*$`)
 	redirectRegex         = regexp.MustCompile(`^((https?://)?[A-Za-z0-9\-.]*(:\d+)?/[A-Za-z0-9\-.]*)?$`)
 )
 
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ var authTLSAnnotations = parser.Annotation{
 			Documentation: `This annotation defines if the received certificates should be passed or not to the upstream server in the header "ssl-client-cert"`,
 		},
 		annotationAuthTLSMatchCN: {
-			Validator:     parser.ValidateRegex(commonNameRegex, true),
+			Validator:     parser.CommonNameAnnotationValidator,
 			Scope:         parser.AnnotationScopeLocation,
 			Risk:          parser.AnnotationRiskHigh,
 			Documentation: `This annotation adds a sanity check for the CN of the client certificate that is sent over using a string / regex starting with "CN="`,
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators.go
index 9a46bc8407..64a9d133d2 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators.go
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ func ValidateRegex(regex *regexp.Regexp, removeSpace bool) AnnotationValidator {
 	}
 }
 
+// CommonNameAnnotationValidator checks whether the annotation value starts with
+// 'CN=' and is followed by a valid regex.
+func CommonNameAnnotationValidator(s string) error {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "CN=") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("value %s is not a valid Common Name annotation: missing prefix 'CN='", s)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := regexp.Compile(s[3:]); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("value %s is not a valid regex: %w", s, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ValidateOptions receives an array of valid options that can be the value of annotation.
 // If no valid option is found, it will return an error
 func ValidateOptions(options []string, caseSensitive, trimSpace bool) AnnotationValidator {
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators_test.go
index e7aeb15ca4..8523232a2e 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/validators_test.go
@@ -307,3 +307,59 @@ func TestCheckAnnotationRisk(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCommonNameAnnotationValidator(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		annotation string
+		wantErr    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "correct example",
+			annotation: `CN=(my\.common\.name)`,
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "no CN= prefix",
+			annotation: `(my\.common\.name)`,
+			wantErr:    true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "invalid prefix",
+			annotation: `CN(my\.common\.name)`,
+			wantErr:    true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "invalid regex",
+			annotation: `CN=(my\.common\.name]`,
+			wantErr:    true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "wildcard regex",
+			annotation: `CN=(my\..*\.name)`,
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "somewhat complex regex",
+			annotation: "CN=(my\\.app\\.dev|.*\\.bbb\\.aaaa\\.tld)",
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "another somewhat complex regex",
+			annotation: `CN=(my-app.*\.c\.defg\.net|other.app.com)`,
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "nested parenthesis regex",
+			annotation: `CN=(api-one\.(asdf)?qwer\.webpage\.organization\.org)`,
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := CommonNameAnnotationValidator(tt.annotation); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("CommonNameAnnotationValidator() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}