diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index eb1713491e..1b9bb1e5a7 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ extern struct path_set {
 	size_t size;
 } global_path_set;
 # define tracing_paths (global_path_set.num_selected != 0)
+extern unsigned enable_wildcard_path_matching;
 extern unsigned xflag;
 extern unsigned followfork;
 # ifdef ENABLE_STACKTRACE
diff --git a/pathtrace.c b/pathtrace.c
index e3903b9d44..2d3b2548e7 100644
--- a/pathtrace.c
+++ b/pathtrace.c
@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@
 #include "defs.h"
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <poll.h>
+#include <fnmatch.h>
 
 #include "syscall.h"
 #include "xstring.h"
 
 struct path_set global_path_set;
+unsigned enable_wildcard_path_matching;
 
 /*
  * Return true if specified path matches one that we're tracing.
  */
 static bool
-pathmatch(const char *path, struct path_set *set)
+pathmatch_exact(const char *path, struct path_set *set)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,33 @@ pathmatch(const char *path, struct path_set *set)
 	return false;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return true if specified path matches one that we're tracing.
+ */
+static bool
+pathmatch_wildcard(const char *path, struct path_set *set)
+{
+	unsigned i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < set->num_selected; ++i) {
+		if (fnmatch(set->paths_selected[i], path, 0) == 0)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return true if specified path matches one that we're tracing.
+ */
+static bool
+pathmatch(const char *path, struct path_set *set)
+{
+	if (enable_wildcard_path_matching)
+		return pathmatch_wildcard(path, set);
+	else
+		return pathmatch_exact(path, set);
+}
+
 /*
  * Return true if specified path (in user-space) matches.
  */
diff --git a/strace.c b/strace.c
index 86ca3c3569..e8154168e6 100644
--- a/strace.c
+++ b/strace.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ init(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef ENABLE_STACKTRACE
 	    "k"
 #endif
-	    "a:Ab:cCdDe:E:fFhiI:o:O:p:P:qrs:S:tTu:vVwxX:yzZ";
+	    "a:Ab:cCdDe:E:fFhiI:o:O:p:P:qrs:S:tTu:vVwWxX:yzZ";
 
 	enum {
 		SECCOMP_OPTION = 0x100
@@ -1772,6 +1772,9 @@ init(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'w':
 			count_wallclock = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'W':
+			enable_wildcard_path_matching = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'x':
 			xflag++;
 			break;