diff --git a/src/env.js b/src/env.js
index d968d16..1cb4350 100644
--- a/src/env.js
+++ b/src/env.js
@@ -55,7 +55,24 @@ const env = {
 	 * @static
 	 * @type {Boolean}
 	 */
-	isAndroid: isAndroid( userAgent )
+	isAndroid: isAndroid( userAgent ),
+
+	/**
+	 * Environment features information.
+	 *
+	 * @memberOf module:utils/env~env
+	 * @namespace
+	 */
+	features: {
+		/**
+		 * Indicates that the environment supports ES2018 Unicode property escapes — like `\p{P}` or `\p{L}`.
+		 * More information about unicode properties might be found
+		 * [in Unicode Standard Annex #44](https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr44/#GC_Values_Table).
+		 *
+		 * @type {Boolean}
+		 */
+		isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported: isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported()
+	}
 };
 
 export default env;
@@ -109,3 +126,26 @@ export function isSafari( userAgent ) {
 export function isAndroid( userAgent ) {
 	return userAgent.indexOf( 'android' ) > -1;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the current environment supports ES2018 Unicode properties like `\p{P}` or `\p{L}`.
+ * More information about unicode properties might be found
+ * [in Unicode Standard Annex #44](https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr44/#GC_Values_Table).
+ *
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+export function isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported() {
+	let isSupported = false;
+
+	// Feature detection for Unicode properties. Added in ES2018. Currently Firefox and Edge do not support it.
+	// See https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5-mention/issues/44#issuecomment-487002174.
+
+	try {
+		// Usage of regular expression literal cause error during build (ckeditor/ckeditor5-dev#534).
+		isSupported = 'ć'.search( new RegExp( '[\\p{L}]', 'u' ) ) === 0;
+	} catch ( error ) {
+		// Firefox throws a SyntaxError when the group is unsupported.
+	}
+
+	return isSupported;
+}
diff --git a/tests/env.js b/tests/env.js
index fb666ef..74f6220 100644
--- a/tests/env.js
+++ b/tests/env.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * For licensing, see LICENSE.md or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license
  */
 
-import env, { isEdge, isMac, isGecko, isSafari, isAndroid } from '../src/env';
+import env, { isEdge, isMac, isGecko, isSafari, isAndroid, isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported } from '../src/env';
 
 function toLowerCase( str ) {
 	return str.toLowerCase();
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ describe( 'Env', () => {
 		} );
 	} );
 
+	describe( 'features', () => {
+		it( 'is an object', () => {
+			expect( env.features ).to.be.an( 'object' );
+		} );
+
+		describe( 'isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported', () => {
+			it( 'is a boolean', () => {
+				expect( env.features.isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported ).to.be.a( 'boolean' );
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+
 	describe( 'isMac()', () => {
 		it( 'returns true for macintosh UA strings', () => {
 			expect( isMac( 'macintosh' ) ).to.be.true;
@@ -169,4 +181,17 @@ describe( 'Env', () => {
 		} );
 		/* eslint-enable max-len */
 	} );
+
+	describe( 'isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported()', () => {
+		it( 'should detect accessibility of unicode properties', () => {
+			// Usage of regular expression literal cause error during build (ckeditor/ckeditor5-dev#534)
+			const testFn = () => ( new RegExp( '\\p{L}', 'u' ) ).test( 'ć' );
+
+			if ( isRegExpUnicodePropertySupported() ) {
+				expect( testFn() ).to.be.true;
+			} else {
+				expect( testFn ).to.throw();
+			}
+		} );
+	} );
 } );