diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0ef616f7..5c9e61a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
   - 0.10
-  - 0.11
   - 0.12
   - 4
   - 5
+  - 6
+  - 7
+  - 8
   - iojs
 branches:
   only:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b470f232..62ea1b50 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ test:
 	mocha
 
 cover:
-	istanbul cover ./node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha
+	istanbul cover _mocha -- --recursive
 
 hint:
 	jshint --verbose .
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 984c8948..7ce3f444 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ i18n.configure({
     // setup some locales - other locales default to en silently
     locales:['en', 'de'],
 
-    // fall back from Dutch to German
-    fallbacks:{'nl': 'de'},
+    // fall back from Dutch to German and from any localized German (de-at, de-li etc.) to German
+    fallbacks:{'nl': 'de', 'de-*': 'de'},
 
     // you may alter a site wide default locale
     defaultLocale: 'de',
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1fc97dc0..b85f3a19 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ environment:
     - nodejs_version: "0.12"
     - nodejs_version: "4"
     - nodejs_version: "5"
+    - nodejs_version: "6"
+    - nodejs_version: "7"
+    - nodejs_version: "8"
     - nodejs_version: "iojs"
 branches:
   only:
diff --git a/i18n.js b/i18n.js
index 0870cac9..1f84b7ce 100644
--- a/i18n.js
+++ b/i18n.js
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     }
 
     // consider a fallback
-    if (!locales[targetLocale] && fallbacks[targetLocale]) {
-      targetLocale = fallbacks[targetLocale];
+    if (!locales[targetLocale]) {
+      targetLocale = getFallback(targetLocale, fallbacks) || targetLocale;
     }
 
     // now set locale on object
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ module.exports = (function() {
       return locales;
     }
 
-    if (!locales[targetLocale] && fallbacks[targetLocale]) {
-      targetLocale = fallbacks[targetLocale];
+    if (!locales[targetLocale]) {
+      targetLocale = getFallback(targetLocale, fallbacks) || targetLocale;
     }
 
     if (locales[targetLocale]) {
@@ -688,8 +688,9 @@ module.exports = (function() {
             region = lr[1];
 
           // Check if we have a configured fallback set for this language.
-          if (fallbacks && fallbacks[lang]) {
-            fallback = fallbacks[lang];
+          var fallbackLang = getFallback(lang, fallbacks);
+          if (fallbackLang) {
+            fallback = fallbackLang;
             // Fallbacks for languages should be inserted
             // where the original, unsupported language existed.
             var acceptedLanguageIndex = acceptedLanguages.indexOf(lang);
@@ -701,8 +702,9 @@ module.exports = (function() {
           }
 
           // Check if we have a configured fallback set for the parent language of the locale.
-          if (fallbacks && fallbacks[parentLang]) {
-            fallback = fallbacks[parentLang];
+          var fallbackParentLang = getFallback(parentLang, fallbacks);
+          if (fallbackParentLang) {
+            fallback = fallbackParentLang;
             // Fallbacks for a parent language should be inserted
             // to the end of the list, so they're only picked
             // if there is no better match.
@@ -842,8 +844,8 @@ module.exports = (function() {
       locale = defaultLocale;
     }
 
-    if (!locales[locale] && fallbacks[locale]) {
-      locale = fallbacks[locale];
+    if (!locales[locale]) {
+      locale = getFallback(locale, fallbacks) || locale;
     }
 
     // attempt to read when defined as valid locale
@@ -1165,6 +1167,18 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     return filepath;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Get locales with wildcard support
+   */
+  var getFallback = function(targetLocale, fallbacks) {
+    fallbacks = fallbacks || {};
+    if (fallbacks[targetLocale]) return fallbacks[targetLocale];
+    var fallBackKey = Object.keys(fallbacks).find(function(key) {
+      return targetLocale.match(new RegExp('^' + key.replace('*', '.*') + '$'));
+    });
+    return fallBackKey ? fallbacks[fallBackKey] : null;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Logging proxies
    */
diff --git a/locales/fr-CA.json b/locales/fr-CA.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e26dfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/locales/fr-CA.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9a676e7..a87feeb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "*",
-    "make-plural": "^3.0.3",
+    "js-yaml": "^3.10.0",
+    "make-plural": "^4",
     "math-interval-parser": "^1.1.0",
-    "messageformat": "^0.3.1",
+    "messageformat": "^0",
     "mustache": "*",
     "sprintf-js": ">=1.0.3"
   },
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.1",
     "express": "^4.13.4",
     "jshint": "*",
-    "mocha": "*",
+    "mocha": "^3.5.3",
     "should": "*",
-    "sinon": "*",
+    "sinon": "^3.3.0",
     "url": "^0.11.0",
     "zombie": "*"
   },
diff --git a/test/i18n.configureLocales.js b/test/i18n.configureLocales.js
index 67c63f0d..bf90f42d 100644
--- a/test/i18n.configureLocales.js
+++ b/test/i18n.configureLocales.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('locales configuration', function() {
       directory: directory
     });
 
-    var expected = ['de', 'de-AT', 'de-DE', 'en', 'en-GB', 'en-US', 'fr', 'nl', 'ru', 'tr-TR'].sort();
+    var expected = ['de', 'de-AT', 'de-DE', 'en', 'en-GB', 'en-US', 'fr', 'fr-CA', 'nl', 'ru', 'tr-TR'].sort();
     should.deepEqual(i18n.getLocales(), expected);
 
     done();
diff --git a/test/i18n.fallbacks.js b/test/i18n.fallbacks.js
index edaa370f..008659cb 100644
--- a/test/i18n.fallbacks.js
+++ b/test/i18n.fallbacks.js
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ describe('Fallbacks', function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
 
       i18n.configure({
-        locales: ['en', 'de'],
+        locales: ['en', 'de', 'fr'],
         defaultLocale: 'en',
-        fallbacks: { 'foo': 'de', 'de-AT': 'de' },
+        fallbacks: { 'foo': 'de', 'de-AT': 'de', 'fr-*': 'fr' },
         directory: './locales',
         register: req
       });
@@ -45,11 +45,21 @@ describe('Fallbacks', function() {
       i18n.init(req);
       i18n.getLocale(req).should.equal('de');
     });
+    it('should fall back to "fr" for locale "fr-CA"', function() {
+      req.headers['accept-language'] = 'fr-CA';
+      i18n.init(req);
+      i18n.getLocale(req).should.equal('fr');
+    });
     it('should fall back to "de" for second-order locale "de-AT"', function() {
       req.headers['accept-language'] = 'de-DK,de-AT';
       i18n.init(req);
       i18n.getLocale(req).should.equal('de');
     });
+    it('should fall back to "fr" for second-order locale "fr-CA"', function() {
+      req.headers['accept-language'] = 'de-DK,fr-CA,de-AT';
+      i18n.init(req);
+      i18n.getLocale(req).should.equal('fr');
+    });
     it('should use default "en" for valid locale request (ignoring fallbacks)', function() {
       req.headers['accept-language'] = 'en-US,en,de-DK,de-AT';
       i18n.init(req);
@@ -100,9 +110,9 @@ describe('Fallbacks', function() {
       i18n = require(i18nFilename);
 
       i18n.configure({
-        locales: ['en-US', 'de-DE'],
+        locales: ['en-US', 'de-DE', 'fr-CA'],
         defaultLocale: 'en-US',
-        fallbacks: { 'de': 'de-DE' },
+        fallbacks: { 'de': 'de-DE', 'fr*': 'fr-CA' },
         directory: './locales',
         register: req
       });
@@ -124,6 +134,11 @@ describe('Fallbacks', function() {
       i18n.init(req);
       i18n.getLocale(req).should.equal('de-DE');
     });
+    it('should fall back to "fr-CA" for language "fr"', function() {
+      req.headers['accept-language'] = 'fr';
+      i18n.init(req);
+      i18n.getLocale(req).should.equal('fr-CA');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Keep valid locale', function() {