diff --git a/singer/schema.py b/singer/schema.py
index f54f97a..b4da4ac 100644
--- a/singer/schema.py
+++ b/singer/schema.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     'type',
     'additionalProperties',
     'anyOf',
+    'patternProperties',
 ]
 
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, type=None, format=None, properties=None, items=None,
                  selected=None, inclusion=None, description=None, minimum=None,
                  maximum=None, exclusiveMinimum=None, exclusiveMaximum=None,
                  multipleOf=None, maxLength=None, minLength=None, additionalProperties=None,
-                 anyOf=None):
+                 anyOf=None, patternProperties=None):
 
         self.type = type
         self.properties = properties
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ def __init__(self, type=None, format=None, properties=None, items=None,
         self.anyOf = anyOf
         self.format = format
         self.additionalProperties = additionalProperties
+        self.patternProperties = patternProperties
 
     def __str__(self):
         return json.dumps(self.to_dict())
@@ -79,8 +81,9 @@ def to_dict(self):
 
         if self.items is not None:
             result['items'] = self.items.to_dict()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
         for key in STANDARD_KEYS:
-            if self.__dict__[key] is not None:
+            if self.__dict__.get(key) is not None:
                 result[key] = self.__dict__[key]
 
         return result
diff --git a/singer/transform.py b/singer/transform.py
index fcb2f83..1a1bd85 100644
--- a/singer/transform.py
+++ b/singer/transform.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+import re
 from jsonschema import RefResolver
 
 import singer.metadata
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ def _transform_anyof(self, data, schema, path):
             self.errors.append(Error(path, data, schema))
             return False, None
 
-    def _transform_object(self, data, schema, path):
+    def _transform_object(self, data, schema, path, pattern_properties):
         # We do not necessarily have a dict to transform here. The schema's
         # type could contain multiple possible values. Eg:
         #     ["null", "object", "string"]
@@ -170,14 +171,19 @@ def _transform_object(self, data, schema, path):
             return False, data
 
         # Don't touch an empty schema
-        if schema == {}:
+        if schema == {} and not pattern_properties:
             return True, data
 
         result = {}
         successes = []
         for key, value in data.items():
-            if key in schema:
-                success, subdata = self.transform_recur(value, schema[key], path + [key])
+            # patternProperties are a map of {"pattern": { schema...}}
+            pattern_schemas = [schema for pattern, schema
+                               in (pattern_properties or {}).items()
+                               if re.match(pattern, key)]
+            if key in schema or pattern_schemas:
+                sub_schema = schema.get(key, {'anyOf': pattern_schemas})
+                success, subdata = self.transform_recur(value, sub_schema, path + [key])
                 successes.append(success)
                 result[key] = subdata
             else:
@@ -238,7 +244,10 @@ def _transform(self, data, typ, schema, path):
 
         elif typ == "object":
             # Objects do not necessarily specify properties
-            return self._transform_object(data, schema.get("properties", {}), path)
+            return self._transform_object(data,
+                                          schema.get("properties", {}),
+                                          path,
+                                          schema.get(SchemaKey.pattern_properties))
 
         elif typ == "array":
             return self._transform_array(data, schema["items"], path)
diff --git a/tests/test_transform.py b/tests/test_transform.py
index be25a1f..3ba57fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_transform.py
+++ b/tests/test_transform.py
@@ -360,3 +360,19 @@ def test_refs_resolve_preserves_existing_fields(self):
         result = resolve_schema_references(schema, refs)
         self.assertEqual(result['properties']['name']['type'], "string")
         self.assertEqual(result['properties']['name']['still_here'], "yep")
+
+class TestPatternProperties(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_pattern_properties_match(self):
+        schema = {"type": "object",
+                  "patternProperties": { ".+": {"type": "string"}}}
+        dict_value = {"name": "chicken", "unit_cost": '1.45', "SKU": '123456'}
+        expected = dict(dict_value)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, transform(dict_value, schema))
+
+    def test_pattern_properties_match_multiple(self):
+        schema = {"type": "object",
+                  "patternProperties": { ".+?cost": {"type": "number"},
+                                         ".+(?<!cost)$": {"type": "string"}}}
+        dict_value = {"name": "chicken", "unit_cost": 1.45, "SKU": '123456'}
+        expected = dict(dict_value)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, transform(dict_value, schema))