diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index b872ee7..27f1c15 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -391,3 +391,66 @@
     }
     return ret;
 }
+
+bool matchProbe(const nlohmann::json& probe, const BasicVariantType& dbusValue)
+{
+    bool deviceMatches = true;
+
+    switch (probe.type())
+    {
+        case nlohmann::json::value_t::string:
+        {
+            std::regex search(probe.get<std::string>());
+            std::smatch regMatch;
+
+            // convert value to string respresentation
+            std::string probeValue =
+                std::visit(VariantToStringVisitor(), dbusValue);
+            if (!std::regex_search(probeValue, regMatch, search))
+            {
+                deviceMatches = false;
+                break;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case nlohmann::json::value_t::boolean:
+        case nlohmann::json::value_t::number_unsigned:
+        {
+            unsigned int probeValue =
+                std::visit(VariantToUnsignedIntVisitor(), dbusValue);
+
+            if (probeValue != probe.get<unsigned int>())
+            {
+                deviceMatches = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case nlohmann::json::value_t::number_integer:
+        {
+            int probeValue = std::visit(VariantToIntVisitor(), dbusValue);
+
+            if (probeValue != probe.get<int>())
+            {
+                deviceMatches = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case nlohmann::json::value_t::number_float:
+        {
+            float probeValue = std::visit(VariantToFloatVisitor(), dbusValue);
+
+            if (probeValue != probe.get<float>())
+            {
+                deviceMatches = false;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+        {
+            std::cerr << "unexpected dbus probe type " << probe.type_name()
+                      << "\n";
+            deviceMatches = false;
+        }
+    }
+    return deviceMatches;
+}