A voltage regulator controls a regulated output voltage (Vout) by feeding it back to a differential input stage (13) receiving a reference voltage (Vref) and applying an output (3) to a control electrode of a follower transistor (M4) that is coupled to an output stage (15) which generates the output voltage (Vout). The output stage operates pull-up (M7B) and pull-down (M5B) transistors in response to a signal (6A) produced by the follower transistor (M4) during normal regulation operation, and provides fast settling of the output voltage by turning on a transient pull-up transistor (M7A) or transient pull-down transistor (M5A) in response to the signal (6A) produced by the follower transistor (M4) during a fast increasing or decreasing transition, respectively, of the load current (IL). A filtering resistor (RFLT) is coupled between the output voltage and a common electrode of the transient pull-up and pull down transistors.