diff --git a/mongoengine/fields.py b/mongoengine/fields.py
index 01d3fc63..9c0bedec 100644
--- a/mongoengine/fields.py
+++ b/mongoengine/fields.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class EmailField(StringField):
     def validate(self, value):
         if not EmailField.EMAIL_REGEX.match(value):
             self.error('Invalid Mail-address: %s' % value)
+        super(EmailField, self).validate(value)
 
 
 class IntField(BaseField):
diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 98065501..88e82f17 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -2299,6 +2299,18 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
         post.comments[1].content = 'here we go'
         post.validate()
 
+    def test_email_field_honors_regex(self):
+        class User(Document):
+            email = EmailField(regex=r'\w+@example.com')
+
+        # Fails regex validation
+        user = User(email='me@foo.com')
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, user.validate)
+
+        # Passes regex validation
+        user = User(email='me@example.com')
+        self.assertTrue(user.validate() is None)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()