diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/command/PlayerSelector.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/command/PlayerSelector.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aacfa2551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/command/PlayerSelector.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- ../src-base/minecraft/net/minecraft/command/PlayerSelector.java
++++ ../src-work/minecraft/net/minecraft/command/PlayerSelector.java
+@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
+ 
+ public class PlayerSelector
+ {
+-    private static final Pattern field_82389_a = Pattern.compile("^@([pare])(?:\\[([\\w=,!-]*)\\])?$");
++    private static final Pattern field_82389_a = Pattern.compile("^@([pare])(?:\\[([\\w\\.=,!-]*)\\])?$"); // FORGE: allow . in entity selectors
+     private static final Pattern field_82387_b = Pattern.compile("\\G([-!]?[\\w-]*)(?:$|,)");
+-    private static final Pattern field_82388_c = Pattern.compile("\\G(\\w+)=([-!]?[\\w-]*)(?:$|,)");
++    private static final Pattern field_82388_c = Pattern.compile("\\G(\\w+)=([-!]?[\\w\\.-]*)(?:$|,)"); // FORGE: allow . in entity selectors
+     private static final Set<String> field_179666_d = Sets.newHashSet(new String[] {"x", "y", "z", "dx", "dy", "dz", "rm", "r"});
+ 
+     public static EntityPlayerMP func_82386_a(ICommandSender p_82386_0_, String p_82386_1_)