diff --git a/ballroom/src/main/java/org/jboss/hal/ballroom/form/PropertiesItem.java b/ballroom/src/main/java/org/jboss/hal/ballroom/form/PropertiesItem.java
index 8697f3165f..5edce8de51 100644
--- a/ballroom/src/main/java/org/jboss/hal/ballroom/form/PropertiesItem.java
+++ b/ballroom/src/main/java/org/jboss/hal/ballroom/form/PropertiesItem.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public boolean isEmpty() {
 
     @Override
     public String allowedCharacters() {
-        return "- . : @ ; = ? ! # $ % & [ ] ( )";
+        return "- . : @ ; = ? ! # $ % & [ ] ( ) *";
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void removeTag(Map<String, String> tag) {
     static class MapMapping implements TagsMapping<Map<String, String>> {
 
         private static final RegExp REGEX = RegExp.compile(
-                "^([\\w\\-\\.\\/]+)=([\\w\\-\\.\\/:\\@\\;\\=\\?\\!\\#\\$\\%\\&\\[\\]\\,\\(\\)]+)$"); //NON-NLS
+                "^([\\w\\-\\.\\/]+)=([\\w\\-\\.\\/:\\@\\;\\=\\?\\!\\#\\$\\%\\&\\[\\]\\,\\(\\)\\*]+)$"); //NON-NLS
         private static final String EQ = "=";
 
         @Override