diff --git a/lib/mysql/connector/cursor.py b/lib/mysql/connector/cursor.py
index 2b549f9..bdc2130 100644
--- a/lib/mysql/connector/cursor.py
+++ b/lib/mysql/connector/cursor.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RE_SQL_ON_DUPLICATE = re.compile(
     r'''\s*ON\s+DUPLICATE\s+KEY(?:[^"'`]*["'`][^"'`]*["'`])*[^"'`]*$''',
     re.I | re.M | re.S)
 RE_SQL_INSERT_STMT = re.compile(
-    r"({0}|\s)*INSERT({0}|\s)*INTO\s+[`'\"]?.+[`'\"]?(?:\.[`'\"]?.+[`'\"]?)"
+    r"({0}|\s)*INSERT({0}|\s)*(?:IGNORE\s+)?INTO\s+[`'\"]?.+[`'\"]?(?:\.[`'\"]?.+[`'\"]?)"
     r"{{0,2}}\s+VALUES\s*\(.+(?:\s*,.+)*\)".format(SQL_COMMENT),
     re.I | re.M | re.S)
 RE_SQL_INSERT_VALUES = re.compile(r'.*VALUES\s*(\(.*\)).*', re.I | re.M | re.S)