diff --git a/src/documents/regex.py b/src/documents/regex.py
index 0c5f4aac6..6e6ef7eb8 100644
--- a/src/documents/regex.py
+++ b/src/documents/regex.py
@@ -77,6 +77,33 @@ def safe_regex_match(pattern: str, text: str, *, flags: int = 0):
         return None
 
 
+def safe_regex_fullmatch(pattern: str, text: str, *, flags: int = 0):
+    """
+    Run a regex full match with a timeout. Returns a match object or None.
+    Validation errors and timeouts are logged and treated as no match.
+    """
+
+    try:
+        validate_regex_pattern(pattern)
+        compiled = regex.compile(pattern, flags=flags)
+    except (regex.error, ValueError) as exc:
+        logger.exception(
+            "Error while processing regular expression %s: %s",
+            textwrap.shorten(pattern, width=80, placeholder="…"),
+            exc,
+        )
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        return compiled.fullmatch(text, timeout=REGEX_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+    except TimeoutError:
+        logger.warning(
+            "Regular expression matching timed out for pattern %s",
+            textwrap.shorten(pattern, width=80, placeholder="…"),
+        )
+        return None
+
+
 def safe_regex_sub(pattern: str, repl: str, text: str, *, flags: int = 0) -> str | None:
     """
     Run a regex substitution with a timeout. Returns the substituted string,
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_regex.py b/src/documents/tests/test_regex.py
index d3aa04be5..ed9c4bd60 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_regex.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_regex.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from documents.regex import safe_regex_finditer
+from documents.regex import safe_regex_fullmatch
 from documents.regex import safe_regex_match
 from documents.regex import safe_regex_search
 from documents.regex import safe_regex_sub
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class TestValidateRegexPattern:
 
 
 class TestSafeRegexSearchAndMatch:
-    """Tests for safe_regex_search and safe_regex_match (same contract)."""
+    """Tests for safe_regex_search, _match and _fullmatch (same contract)."""
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("func", "pattern", "text", "expected_group"),
@@ -45,6 +46,13 @@ class TestSafeRegexSearchAndMatch:
                 "123",
                 id="match-match-found",
             ),
+            pytest.param(
+                safe_regex_fullmatch,
+                r"\d+",
+                "123",
+                "123",
+                id="fullmatch-match-found",
+            ),
         ],
     )
     def test_match_found(self, func, pattern, text, expected_group) -> None:
@@ -57,6 +65,12 @@ class TestSafeRegexSearchAndMatch:
         [
             pytest.param(safe_regex_search, r"\d+", "abcdef", id="search-no-match"),
             pytest.param(safe_regex_match, r"\d+", "abc123", id="match-no-match"),
+            pytest.param(
+                safe_regex_fullmatch,
+                r"\d+",
+                "123abc",
+                id="fullmatch-no-match",
+            ),
         ],
     )
     def test_no_match(self, func, pattern, text) -> None:
@@ -67,6 +81,7 @@ class TestSafeRegexSearchAndMatch:
         [
             pytest.param(safe_regex_search, id="search"),
             pytest.param(safe_regex_match, id="match"),
+            pytest.param(safe_regex_fullmatch, id="fullmatch"),
         ],
     )
     def test_invalid_pattern_returns_none(self, func) -> None:
@@ -77,6 +92,7 @@ class TestSafeRegexSearchAndMatch:
         [
             pytest.param(safe_regex_search, id="search"),
             pytest.param(safe_regex_match, id="match"),
+            pytest.param(safe_regex_fullmatch, id="fullmatch"),
         ],
     )
     def test_flags_respected(self, func) -> None:
@@ -87,6 +103,7 @@ class TestSafeRegexSearchAndMatch:
         [
             pytest.param(safe_regex_search, "search", id="search"),
             pytest.param(safe_regex_match, "match", id="match"),
+            pytest.param(safe_regex_fullmatch, "fullmatch", id="fullmatch"),
         ],
     )
     def test_timeout_returns_none(
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index 69d9616c9..3966300b1 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ from documents.permissions import permitted_object_ids
 from documents.permissions import set_permissions_for_objects
 from documents.permissions import user_is_unrestricted
 from documents.plugins.date_parsing import get_date_parser
+from documents.regex import safe_regex_fullmatch
 from documents.schema import generate_object_with_permissions_schema
 from documents.search import SearchHit
 from documents.serialisers import AcknowledgeTasksViewSerializer
@@ -5995,12 +5996,9 @@ class OcrTemplateViewSet(ModelViewSet):
 
         regex_match = None
         if zone.validation_regex and result.get("value") is not None:
-            try:
-                regex_match = (
-                    re.fullmatch(zone.validation_regex, result["value"]) is not None
-                )
-            except re.error:
-                regex_match = None
+            regex_match = (
+                safe_regex_fullmatch(zone.validation_regex, result["value"]) is not None
+            )
 
         return Response(
             {
diff --git a/src/documents/zone_ocr.py b/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
index 3ee520420..1bc1757b6 100644
--- a/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
+++ b/src/documents/zone_ocr.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from documents.models import CustomFieldInstance
 from documents.models import Document
 from documents.models import OcrTemplate
 from documents.models import OcrTemplateZone
+from documents.regex import safe_regex_fullmatch
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("paperless.zone_ocr")
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ def _process_template(
             if (
                 extracted is not None
                 and zone.validation_regex
-                and not re.fullmatch(zone.validation_regex, extracted)
+                and not safe_regex_fullmatch(zone.validation_regex, extracted)
             ):
                 logger.info(
                     "Zone OCR: '%s' value %r rejected by regex '%s'",