diff --git a/jerry-core/parser/regexp/re-parser.c b/jerry-core/parser/regexp/re-parser.c
index 0046acea2..0af0589e5 100644
--- a/jerry-core/parser/regexp/re-parser.c
+++ b/jerry-core/parser/regexp/re-parser.c
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ re_parse_char_class (re_parser_ctx_t *parser_ctx_p, /**< number of classes */
   bool is_range = false;
   parser_ctx_p->num_of_classes = 0;
 
-  if (lit_utf8_peek_prev (parser_ctx_p->input_curr_p) != LIT_CHAR_LEFT_SQUARE)
+  const ecma_char_t prev_char = lit_utf8_peek_prev (parser_ctx_p->input_curr_p);
+  if (prev_char != LIT_CHAR_LEFT_SQUARE && prev_char != LIT_CHAR_CIRCUMFLEX)
   {
     lit_utf8_decr (&parser_ctx_p->input_curr_p);
     lit_utf8_decr (&parser_ctx_p->input_curr_p);
diff --git a/tests/jerry/regression-test-issue-2178.js b/tests/jerry/regression-test-issue-2178.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f781ce65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/jerry/regression-test-issue-2178.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright JS Foundation and other contributors, http://js.foundation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Testcase from bugreport (issue: #2178).
+bad = "'detailForm','detailForm:j_id166', []);\" ><img alt=\"Export to XLS format\" />\n</a>"
+good = "'detailForm','detailForm:j_id166');\" ><img alt=\"Export to XLS format\" />\n</a>"
+r = /'(detailForm:j_id\d+)'[^>]+>[^>]+Export to XLS format/;
+assert(!!good.match(r) && !!bad.match(r));
+
+// Similar testcases.
+var regexPatternCharacters = ['^', '$', '\\', '.', '*', '+', '?', '(', ')', '[', ']', '{', '}'];
+regexPatternCharacters.forEach(function (str) {
+  assert(str.match(/[^>]/) == str);
+})