diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae336c2..e4ad29d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ You need to install rdkafka gem.
       exclude_topic_key     (bool) :default => false
       exclude_partition_key (bool) :default => false
       discard_kafka_delivery_failed (bool) :default => false (No discard)
+      discard_kafka_delivery_failed_regex (regexp) :default => nil (No discard)
       use_event_time        (bool) :default => false
 
       # same with kafka2
@@ -559,6 +560,9 @@ You need to install rdkafka gem.
       max_enqueue_bytes_per_second (integer) :default => nil
     </match>
 
+`rdkafka2` supports `discard_kafka_delivery_failed_regex` parameter:
+- `discard_kafka_delivery_failed_regex` - default: nil - discard the record where the Kafka::DeliveryFailed occurred and the emitted message matches the given regex pattern, such as `/unknown_topic/`. 
+
 If you use v0.12, use `rdkafka` instead.
 
     <match kafka.**>
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_rdkafka2.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_rdkafka2.rb
index 044efe6..0fc18e7 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_rdkafka2.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_rdkafka2.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class Fluent::Rdkafka2Output < Output
     config_param :use_event_time, :bool, :default => false, :desc => 'Use fluentd event time for rdkafka timestamp'
     config_param :max_send_limit_bytes, :size, :default => nil
     config_param :discard_kafka_delivery_failed, :bool, :default => false
+    config_param :discard_kafka_delivery_failed_regex, :regexp, :default => nil
     config_param :rdkafka_buffering_max_ms, :integer, :default => nil, :desc => 'Used for queue.buffering.max.ms'
     config_param :rdkafka_buffering_max_messages, :integer, :default => nil, :desc => 'Used for queue.buffering.max.messages'
     config_param :rdkafka_message_max_bytes, :integer, :default => nil, :desc => 'Used for message.max.bytes'
@@ -461,9 +462,13 @@ def write(chunk)
       if @discard_kafka_delivery_failed
         log.warn "Delivery failed. Discard events:", :error => e.to_s, :error_class => e.class.to_s, :tag => tag
       else
-        log.warn "Send exception occurred: #{e} at #{e.backtrace.first}"
-        # Raise exception to retry sendind messages
-        raise e
+	if @discard_kafka_delivery_failed_regex != nil && @discard_kafka_delivery_failed_regex.match?(e.to_s)
+          log.warn "Delivery failed and matched regexp pattern #{@discard_kafka_delivery_failed_regex}. Discard events:", :error => e.to_s, :error_class => e.class.to_s, :tag => tag
+	else
+	  log.warn "Send exception occurred: #{e} at #{e.backtrace.first}"
+          # Raise exception to retry sendind messages
+          raise e
+	end
       end
     ensure
       @writing_threads_mutex.synchronize { @writing_threads.delete(Thread.current) }