diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 5763e9c57f7..51ef290d711 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
                     - 'e2e/applied-rule-removed-node'
                     - 'e2e/parallel with space'
                     - 'e2e/wildcards-path-config'
+                    - 'e2e/wildcards-path-import-config'
 
         name: End to end test - ${{ matrix.directory }}
 
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/.gitignore b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61ead86667c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/vendor
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/composer.json b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/composer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5468cd74606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "require": {
+        "php": "^8.1"
+    },
+    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "prefer-stable": true
+}
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/config/import_config.php b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/config/import_config.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c87491f0931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/config/import_config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->rule(RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector::class);
+};
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/config/import_config_another.php b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/config/import_config_another.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..284db15c501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/config/import_config_another.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\Stmt\RemoveUnreachableStatementRector;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->rule(RemoveUnreachableStatementRector::class);
+};
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/expected-output.diff b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/expected-output.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37165e6a782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/expected-output.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+2 files with changes
+====================
+
+1) src/GotUnreachableReturn.php:4
+
+    ---------- begin diff ----------
+@@ @@
+     public function run()
+     {
+         throw new Exception();
+-
+-        return 'test';
+     }
+ }
+    ----------- end diff -----------
+
+Applied rules:
+ * RemoveUnreachableStatementRector
+
+
+2) src/DeadConstructor.php:1
+
+    ---------- begin diff ----------
+@@ @@
+
+ final class DeadConstructor
+ {
+-    public function __construct()
+-    {
+-    }
+ }
+    ----------- end diff -----------
+
+Applied rules:
+ * RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector
+
+
+ [OK] 2 files would have changed (dry-run) by Rector
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/rector.php b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/rector.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e35cfccaf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/rector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->paths([
+        __DIR__ . '/src',
+    ]);
+
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/config/*');
+};
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/src/DeadConstructor.php b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/src/DeadConstructor.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03d800c4879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/src/DeadConstructor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+final class DeadConstructor
+{
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/src/GotUnreachableReturn.php b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/src/GotUnreachableReturn.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1fd9aa961e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/wildcards-path-import-config/src/GotUnreachableReturn.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+final class GotUnreachableReturn
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        throw new Exception();
+
+        return 'test';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/Config/RectorConfig.php b/packages/Config/RectorConfig.php
index 693a90a0e5e..bc4a887a144 100644
--- a/packages/Config/RectorConfig.php
+++ b/packages/Config/RectorConfig.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Rector\Core\Contract\Rector\NonPhpRectorInterface;
 use Rector\Core\Contract\Rector\RectorInterface;
 use Rector\Core\Exception\ShouldNotHappenException;
+use Rector\Core\FileSystem\FilesystemTweaker;
 use Rector\Core\NodeAnalyzer\ScopeAnalyzer;
 use Rector\Core\Rector\AbstractScopeAwareRector;
 use Rector\Core\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ static function (
         }
     }
 
-    public function import(string $filePath): void
+    private function importFile(string $filePath): void
     {
         Assert::fileExists($filePath);
 
@@ -210,6 +211,18 @@ public function import(string $filePath): void
         $callable($self);
     }
 
+    public function import(string $filePath): void
+    {
+        $paths = [$filePath];
+
+        $filesystemTweaker  = new FilesystemTweaker();
+        $paths = $filesystemTweaker->resolveWithFnmatch($paths);
+
+        foreach ($paths as $path) {
+            $this->importFile($path);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array<class-string<RectorInterface>> $rectorClasses
      */