diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b3091e..f66192d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SUBPKGS += daemon/streamrpcconfig
 SUBPKGS += endpoint
 SUBPKGS += logger
 SUBPKGS += pruning
+SUBPKGS += pruning/retentiongrid
 SUBPKGS += replication
 SUBPKGS += replication/fsrep
 SUBPKGS += replication/pdu
diff --git a/config/retentiongrid.go b/config/retentiongrid.go
index e208941..58b2ff3 100644
--- a/config/retentiongrid.go
+++ b/config/retentiongrid.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type RetentionIntervalList []RetentionInterval
 type PruneGrid struct {
 	Type          string                `yaml:"type"`
 	Grid          RetentionIntervalList `yaml:"grid"`
-	KeepBookmarks string                `yaml:"keep_bookmarks"`
+	Regex	      string                `yaml:"regex"`
 }
 
 type RetentionInterval struct {
diff --git a/config/samples/local.yml b/config/samples/local.yml
index 01d73f0..5cc6c2c 100644
--- a/config/samples/local.yml
+++ b/config/samples/local.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jobs:
       keep_receiver:
       - type: grid
         grid: 1x1h(keep=all) | 24x1h | 35x1d | 6x30d
-        keep_bookmarks: all
+        regex: "zrepl_.*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/samples/pull.yml b/config/samples/pull.yml
index 4fd162b..4eb5113 100644
--- a/config/samples/pull.yml
+++ b/config/samples/pull.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       count: 10
     - type: grid
       grid: 1x1h(keep=all) | 24x1h | 14x1d
-      keep_bookmarks: all
+      regex: "zrepl_.*"
     keep_receiver:
     - type: grid
       grid: 1x1h(keep=all) | 24x1h | 35x1d | 6x30d
-      keep_bookmarks: all
+      regex: "zrepl_.*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml b/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml
index 3e809a6..920f237 100644
--- a/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml
+++ b/config/samples/pull_ssh.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       count: 10
     - type: grid
       grid: 1x1h(keep=all) | 24x1h | 14x1d
-      keep_bookmarks: all
+      regex: "^zrepl_.*"
     keep_receiver:
     - type: prefix
       prefix: keep_
     - type: grid
       grid: 1x1h(keep=all) | 24x1h | 35x1d | 6x30d
-      keep_bookmarks: all
+      regex: "^zrepl_.*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/samples/push.yml b/config/samples/push.yml
index b017dad..cf941f0 100644
--- a/config/samples/push.yml
+++ b/config/samples/push.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ jobs:
           count: 10
         - type: grid
           grid: 1x1h(keep=all) | 24x1h | 14x1d
-          keep_bookmarks: all
-
+          regex: "^zrepl_.*"
       keep_receiver:
         - type: grid
           grid: 1x1h(keep=all) | 24x1h | 35x1d | 6x30d
-          keep_bookmarks: all
+          regex: "^zrepl_.*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pruning/keep_grid.go b/pruning/keep_grid.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24da21a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pruning/keep_grid.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package pruning
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/config"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/pruning/retentiongrid"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// KeepGrid fits snapshots that match a given regex into a retentiongrid.Grid,
+// uses the most recent snapshot among those that match the regex as 'now',
+// and deletes all snapshots that do not fit the grid specification.
+type KeepGrid struct {
+	retentionGrid *retentiongrid.Grid
+	re *regexp.Regexp
+}
+
+func NewKeepGrid(in *config.PruneGrid) (p *KeepGrid, err error) {
+
+	if in.Regex == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Regex must not be empty")
+	}
+	re, err := regexp.Compile(in.Regex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Regex is invalid")
+	}
+
+	// Assert intervals are of increasing length (not necessarily required, but indicates config mistake)
+	lastDuration := time.Duration(0)
+	for i := range in.Grid {
+
+		if in.Grid[i].Length() < lastDuration {
+			// If all intervals before were keep=all, this is ok
+			allPrevKeepCountAll := true
+			for j := i - 1; allPrevKeepCountAll && j >= 0; j-- {
+				allPrevKeepCountAll = in.Grid[j].KeepCount() == config.RetentionGridKeepCountAll
+			}
+			if allPrevKeepCountAll {
+				goto isMonotonicIncrease
+			}
+			err = errors.New("retention grid interval length must be monotonically increasing")
+			return
+		}
+	isMonotonicIncrease:
+		lastDuration = in.Grid[i].Length()
+
+	}
+
+	retentionIntervals := make([]retentiongrid.Interval, len(in.Grid))
+	for i := range in.Grid {
+		retentionIntervals[i] = &in.Grid[i]
+	}
+
+	return &KeepGrid{
+		retentiongrid.NewGrid(retentionIntervals),
+		re,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type retentionGridAdaptor struct {
+	Snapshot
+}
+
+func (a retentionGridAdaptor) LessThan(b retentiongrid.Entry) bool {
+	return a.Date().Before(b.Date())
+}
+
+// Prune filters snapshots with the retention grid.
+func (p *KeepGrid) KeepRule(snaps []Snapshot) (destroyList []Snapshot) {
+
+	snaps = filterSnapList(snaps, func(snapshot Snapshot) bool {
+		return p.re.MatchString(snapshot.Name())
+	})
+	if len(snaps) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Build adaptors for retention grid
+	adaptors := make([]retentiongrid.Entry, 0)
+	for i := range snaps {
+		adaptors = append(adaptors, retentionGridAdaptor{snaps[i]})
+	}
+
+	// determine 'now' edge
+	sort.SliceStable(adaptors, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return adaptors[i].LessThan(adaptors[j])
+	})
+	now := adaptors[len(adaptors)-1].Date()
+
+	// Evaluate retention grid
+	_, removea := p.retentionGrid.FitEntries(now, adaptors)
+
+	// Revert adaptors
+	destroyList = make([]Snapshot, len(removea))
+	for i := range removea {
+		destroyList[i] = removea[i].(retentionGridAdaptor).Snapshot
+	}
+	return destroyList
+}
diff --git a/pruning/pruning.go b/pruning/pruning.go
index eb575c2..2c4dec9 100644
--- a/pruning/pruning.go
+++ b/pruning/pruning.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ func RuleFromConfig(in config.PruningEnum) (KeepRule, error) {
 		return NewKeepLastN(v.Count)
 	case *config.PruneKeepRegex:
 		return NewKeepRegex(v.Regex)
+	case *config.PruneGrid:
+		return NewKeepGrid(v)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown keep rule type %T", v)
 	}
diff --git a/pruning/retentiongrid/config_prune_grid.go b/pruning/retentiongrid/config_prune_grid.go
deleted file mode 100644
index de1c6ba..0000000
--- a/pruning/retentiongrid/config_prune_grid.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-package retentiongrid
-
-import (
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/config"
-	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/zfs"
-	"math"
-	"sort"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
-)
-
-type GridPrunePolicy struct {
-	retentionGrid *retentionGrid
-	keepBookmarks int
-}
-
-const GridPrunePolicyMaxBookmarksKeepAll = -1
-
-type retentionGridAdaptor struct {
-	zfs.FilesystemVersion
-}
-
-func (a retentionGridAdaptor) Date() time.Time {
-	return a.Creation
-}
-
-func (a retentionGridAdaptor) LessThan(b RetentionGridEntry) bool {
-	return a.CreateTXG < b.(retentionGridAdaptor).CreateTXG
-}
-
-// Prune filters snapshots with the retention grid.
-// Bookmarks are deleted such that keepBookmarks are kept in the end.
-// The oldest bookmarks are removed first.
-func (p *GridPrunePolicy) Prune(_ *zfs.DatasetPath, versions []zfs.FilesystemVersion) (keep, remove []zfs.FilesystemVersion, err error) {
-	skeep, sremove := p.pruneSnapshots(versions)
-	keep, remove = p.pruneBookmarks(skeep)
-	remove = append(remove, sremove...)
-	return keep, remove, nil
-}
-
-func (p *GridPrunePolicy) pruneSnapshots(versions []zfs.FilesystemVersion) (keep, remove []zfs.FilesystemVersion) {
-
-	// Build adaptors for retention grid
-	keep = []zfs.FilesystemVersion{}
-	adaptors := make([]RetentionGridEntry, 0)
-	for fsv := range versions {
-		if versions[fsv].Type != zfs.Snapshot {
-			keep = append(keep, versions[fsv])
-			continue
-		}
-		adaptors = append(adaptors, retentionGridAdaptor{versions[fsv]})
-	}
-
-	sort.SliceStable(adaptors, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return adaptors[i].LessThan(adaptors[j])
-	})
-	now := adaptors[len(adaptors)-1].Date()
-
-	// Evaluate retention grid
-	keepa, removea := p.retentionGrid.FitEntries(now, adaptors)
-
-	// Revert adaptors
-	for i := range keepa {
-		keep = append(keep, keepa[i].(retentionGridAdaptor).FilesystemVersion)
-	}
-	remove = make([]zfs.FilesystemVersion, len(removea))
-	for i := range removea {
-		remove[i] = removea[i].(retentionGridAdaptor).FilesystemVersion
-	}
-	return
-
-}
-
-func (p *GridPrunePolicy) pruneBookmarks(versions []zfs.FilesystemVersion) (keep, remove []zfs.FilesystemVersion) {
-
-	if p.keepBookmarks == GridPrunePolicyMaxBookmarksKeepAll {
-		return versions, []zfs.FilesystemVersion{}
-	}
-
-	keep = []zfs.FilesystemVersion{}
-	bookmarks := make([]zfs.FilesystemVersion, 0)
-	for fsv := range versions {
-		if versions[fsv].Type != zfs.Bookmark {
-			keep = append(keep, versions[fsv])
-			continue
-		}
-		bookmarks = append(bookmarks, versions[fsv])
-	}
-
-	if len(bookmarks) == 0 {
-		return keep, []zfs.FilesystemVersion{}
-	}
-	if len(bookmarks) < p.keepBookmarks {
-		keep = append(keep, bookmarks...)
-		return keep, []zfs.FilesystemVersion{}
-	}
-
-	// NOTE: sorting descending by descending by createtxg <=> sorting ascending wrt creation time
-	sort.SliceStable(bookmarks, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return (bookmarks[i].CreateTXG > bookmarks[j].CreateTXG)
-	})
-
-	keep = append(keep, bookmarks[:p.keepBookmarks]...)
-	remove = bookmarks[p.keepBookmarks:]
-
-	return keep, remove
-}
-
-func ParseGridPrunePolicy(in config.PruneGrid, willSeeBookmarks bool) (p *GridPrunePolicy, err error) {
-
-	const KeepBookmarksAllString = "all"
-
-	// Assert intervals are of increasing length (not necessarily required, but indicates config mistake)
-	lastDuration := time.Duration(0)
-	for i := range in.Grid {
-
-		if in.Grid[i].Length() < lastDuration {
-			// If all intervals before were keep=all, this is ok
-			allPrevKeepCountAll := true
-			for j := i - 1; allPrevKeepCountAll && j >= 0; j-- {
-				allPrevKeepCountAll = in.Grid[j].KeepCount() == config.RetentionGridKeepCountAll
-			}
-			if allPrevKeepCountAll {
-				goto isMonotonicIncrease
-			}
-			err = errors.New("retention grid interval length must be monotonically increasing")
-			return
-		}
-	isMonotonicIncrease:
-		lastDuration = in.Grid[i].Length()
-
-	}
-
-	// Parse keepBookmarks
-	keepBookmarks := 0
-	if in.KeepBookmarks == KeepBookmarksAllString || (in.KeepBookmarks == "" && !willSeeBookmarks) {
-		keepBookmarks = GridPrunePolicyMaxBookmarksKeepAll
-	} else {
-		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(in.KeepBookmarks, 10, 32)
-		if err != nil || i <= 0 || i > math.MaxInt32 {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("keep_bookmarks must be positive integer or 'all'")
-		}
-		keepBookmarks = int(i)
-	}
-
-	retentionIntervals := make([]RetentionInterval, len(in.Grid))
-	for i := range in.Grid {
-		retentionIntervals[i] = &in.Grid[i]
-	}
-
-	return &GridPrunePolicy{
-		newRetentionGrid(retentionIntervals),
-		keepBookmarks,
-	}, nil
-}
diff --git a/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid.go b/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid.go
index 4813933..78f8767 100644
--- a/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid.go
+++ b/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid.go
@@ -5,50 +5,50 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-type RetentionInterval interface {
+type Interval interface {
 	Length() time.Duration
 	KeepCount() int
 }
 
 const RetentionGridKeepCountAll int = -1
 
-type retentionGrid struct {
-	intervals []RetentionInterval
+type Grid struct {
+	intervals []Interval
 }
 
 //A point inside the grid, i.e. a thing the grid can decide to remove
-type RetentionGridEntry interface {
+type Entry interface {
 	Date() time.Time
-	LessThan(b RetentionGridEntry) bool
+	LessThan(b Entry) bool
 }
 
-func dateInInterval(date, startDateInterval time.Time, i RetentionInterval) bool {
+func dateInInterval(date, startDateInterval time.Time, i Interval) bool {
 	return date.After(startDateInterval) && date.Before(startDateInterval.Add(i.Length()))
 }
 
-func newRetentionGrid(l []RetentionInterval) *retentionGrid {
+func NewGrid(l []Interval) *Grid {
 	// TODO Maybe check for ascending interval lengths here, although the algorithm
 	// 		itself doesn't care about that.
-	return &retentionGrid{l}
+	return &Grid{l}
 }
 
-// Partition a list of RetentionGridEntries into the retentionGrid,
+// Partition a list of RetentionGridEntries into the Grid,
 // relative to a given start date `now`.
 //
-// The `keepCount` oldest entries per `RetentionInterval` are kept (`keep`),
+// The `keepCount` oldest entries per `retentiongrid.Interval` are kept (`keep`),
 // the others are removed (`remove`).
 //
 // Entries that are younger than `now` are always kept.
 // Those that are older than the earliest beginning of an interval are removed.
-func (g retentionGrid) FitEntries(now time.Time, entries []RetentionGridEntry) (keep, remove []RetentionGridEntry) {
+func (g Grid) FitEntries(now time.Time, entries []Entry) (keep, remove []Entry) {
 
 	type bucket struct {
-		entries []RetentionGridEntry
+		entries []Entry
 	}
 	buckets := make([]bucket, len(g.intervals))
 
-	keep = make([]RetentionGridEntry, 0)
-	remove = make([]RetentionGridEntry, 0)
+	keep = make([]Entry, 0)
+	remove = make([]Entry, 0)
 
 	oldestIntervalStart := now
 	for i := range g.intervals {
diff --git a/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid_test.go b/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid_test.go
index 70c8ccd..3e5e52f 100644
--- a/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid_test.go
+++ b/pruning/retentiongrid/retentiongrid_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ func (i *retentionIntervalStub) KeepCount() int {
 	return i.keepCount
 }
 
-func retentionGridFromString(gs string) (g *retentionGrid) {
+func gridFromString(gs string) (g *Grid) {
 	intervals := strings.Split(gs, "|")
-	g = &retentionGrid{
-		intervals: make([]RetentionInterval, len(intervals)),
+	g = &Grid{
+		intervals: make([]Interval, len(intervals)),
 	}
 	for idx, i := range intervals {
 		comps := strings.SplitN(i, ",", 2)
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ func (ds dummySnap) Date() time.Time {
 	return ds.date
 }
 
-func (ds dummySnap) LessThan(b RetentionGridEntry) bool {
+func (ds dummySnap) LessThan(b Entry) bool {
 	return ds.date.Before(b.(dummySnap).date) // don't have a txg here
 }
 
-func validateRetentionGridFitEntries(t *testing.T, now time.Time, input, keep, remove []RetentionGridEntry) {
+func validateRetentionGridFitEntries(t *testing.T, now time.Time, input, keep, remove []Entry) {
 
 	snapDescr := func(d dummySnap) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", d.Name, d.date.Sub(now))
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func validateRetentionGridFitEntries(t *testing.T, now time.Time, input, keep, r
 }
 
 func TestRetentionGridFitEntriesEmptyInput(t *testing.T) {
-	g := retentionGridFromString("10m|10m|10m|1h")
-	keep, remove := g.FitEntries(time.Now(), []RetentionGridEntry{})
+	g := gridFromString("10m|10m|10m|1h")
+	keep, remove := g.FitEntries(time.Now(), []Entry{})
 	assert.Empty(t, keep)
 	assert.Empty(t, remove)
 }
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ func TestRetentionGridFitEntriesIntervalBoundariesAndAlignment(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Intervals are (duration], i.e. 10min is in the first interval, not in the second
 
-	g := retentionGridFromString("10m|10m|10m")
+	g := gridFromString("10m|10m|10m")
 
 	t.Logf("%#v\n", g)
 
 	now := time.Unix(0, 0)
 
-	snaps := []RetentionGridEntry{
+	snaps := []Entry{
 		dummySnap{"0", true, now.Add(1 * time.Minute)},    // before now
 		dummySnap{"1", true, now},                         // before now
 		dummySnap{"2", true, now.Add(-10 * time.Minute)},  // 1st interval
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ func TestRetentionGridFitEntriesIntervalBoundariesAndAlignment(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRetentionGridFitEntries(t *testing.T) {
 
-	g := retentionGridFromString("10m,-1|10m|10m,2|1h")
+	g := gridFromString("10m,-1|10m|10m,2|1h")
 
 	t.Logf("%#v\n", g)
 
 	now := time.Unix(0, 0)
 
-	snaps := []RetentionGridEntry{
+	snaps := []Entry{
 		dummySnap{"1", true, now.Add(3 * time.Minute)},   // pre-now must always be kept
 		dummySnap{"b1", true, now.Add(-6 * time.Minute)}, // 1st interval allows unlimited entries
 		dummySnap{"b3", true, now.Add(-8 * time.Minute)}, // 1st interval allows unlimited entries