diff --git a/modules/setting/service.go b/modules/setting/service.go
index 10e389995032..f1721a6d92b9 100644
--- a/modules/setting/service.go
+++ b/modules/setting/service.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+
+	"github.com/gobwas/glob"
 )
 
 // Service settings
@@ -25,8 +27,8 @@ var Service = struct {
 	ResetPwdCodeLives                       int
 	RegisterEmailConfirm                    bool
 	RegisterManualConfirm                   bool
-	EmailDomainWhitelist                    []string
-	EmailDomainBlocklist                    []string
+	EmailDomainWhitelist                    []glob.Glob
+	EmailDomainBlocklist                    []glob.Glob
 	DisableRegistration                     bool
 	AllowOnlyInternalRegistration           bool
 	AllowOnlyExternalRegistration           bool
@@ -103,6 +105,23 @@ func (a AllowedVisibility) ToVisibleTypeSlice() (result []structs.VisibleType) {
 	return result
 }
 
+// BuildEmailGlobs takes in an array of strings and
+// builds an array of compiled globs used to do
+// pattern matching in IsEmailDomainAllowed. A compiled list
+func BuildEmailGlobs(list []string) []glob.Glob {
+	var emaillist []glob.Glob
+
+	for _, s := range list {
+		if g, err := glob.Compile(s); err == nil {
+			emaillist = append(emaillist, g)
+		} else {
+			log.Warn("Invalid glob expression %q (skipped): %v", s, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return emaillist
+}
+
 func newService() {
 	sec := Cfg.Section("service")
 	Service.ActiveCodeLives = sec.Key("ACTIVE_CODE_LIVE_MINUTES").MustInt(180)
@@ -119,8 +138,8 @@ func newService() {
 	} else {
 		Service.RegisterManualConfirm = false
 	}
-	Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = sec.Key("EMAIL_DOMAIN_WHITELIST").Strings(",")
-	Service.EmailDomainBlocklist = sec.Key("EMAIL_DOMAIN_BLOCKLIST").Strings(",")
+	Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = BuildEmailGlobs(sec.Key("EMAIL_DOMAIN_WHITELIST").Strings(","))
+	Service.EmailDomainBlocklist = BuildEmailGlobs(sec.Key("EMAIL_DOMAIN_BLOCKLIST").Strings(","))
 	Service.ShowRegistrationButton = sec.Key("SHOW_REGISTRATION_BUTTON").MustBool(!(Service.DisableRegistration || Service.AllowOnlyExternalRegistration))
 	Service.ShowMilestonesDashboardPage = sec.Key("SHOW_MILESTONES_DASHBOARD_PAGE").MustBool(true)
 	Service.RequireSignInView = sec.Key("REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW").MustBool()
diff --git a/services/forms/user_form.go b/services/forms/user_form.go
index 036c2ca3ec2c..a8a890bb5dd5 100644
--- a/services/forms/user_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/user_form.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 
 	"gitea.com/go-chi/binding"
+
+	"github.com/gobwas/glob"
 )
 
 // InstallForm form for installation page
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ func (f *RegisterForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.
 
 // IsEmailDomainListed checks whether the domain of an email address
 // matches a list of domains
-func IsEmailDomainListed(list []string, email string) bool {
+func IsEmailDomainListed(list []glob.Glob, email string) bool {
 	if len(list) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -119,8 +121,8 @@ func IsEmailDomainListed(list []string, email string) bool {
 
 	domain := strings.ToLower(email[n+1:])
 
-	for _, v := range list {
-		if strings.ToLower(v) == domain {
+	for _, l := range list {
+		if l.Match(domain) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/services/forms/user_form_test.go b/services/forms/user_form_test.go
index 9f67143d12c8..b6a760fa443f 100644
--- a/services/forms/user_form_test.go
+++ b/services/forms/user_form_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_Empty(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = setting.Service
 
-	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = []string{}
+	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = setting.BuildEmailGlobs([]string{})
 
 	form := RegisterForm{}
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_Empty(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_InvalidEmail(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = setting.Service
 
-	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = []string{"gitea.io"}
+	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = setting.BuildEmailGlobs([]string{"gitea.io"})
 
 	tt := []struct {
 		email string
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_InvalidEmail(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_WhitelistedEmail(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = setting.Service
 
-	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = []string{"gitea.io"}
+	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = setting.BuildEmailGlobs([]string{"gitea.io", "*.gc.ca"})
 
 	tt := []struct {
 		email string
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_WhitelistedEmail(t *testing.T) {
 		{"security@gITea.io", true},
 		{"hdudhdd", false},
 		{"seee@example.com", false},
+		{"security@fishsauce.gc.ca", true},
 	}
 
 	for _, v := range tt {
@@ -66,8 +67,8 @@ func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_WhitelistedEmail(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_BlocklistedEmail(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = setting.Service
 
-	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = []string{}
-	setting.Service.EmailDomainBlocklist = []string{"gitea.io"}
+	setting.Service.EmailDomainWhitelist = setting.BuildEmailGlobs([]string{})
+	setting.Service.EmailDomainBlocklist = setting.BuildEmailGlobs([]string{"gitea.io", "*.gov"})
 
 	tt := []struct {
 		email string
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ func TestRegisterForm_IsDomainAllowed_BlocklistedEmail(t *testing.T) {
 		{"security@gitea.io", false},
 		{"security@gitea.example", true},
 		{"hdudhdd", true},
+		{"security@fishsauce.gov", false},
 	}
 
 	for _, v := range tt {