diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 31d52b8e92..4c1d09a3df 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -2249,3 +2249,52 @@ func TestFor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestWildcard(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		expectedOutput string
+		wantErr        bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "wildcard-foo",
+			expectedOutput: "Hello foo\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "foo-wildcard-bar",
+			expectedOutput: "Hello foo bar\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "start-foo",
+			expectedOutput: "Starting foo\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "matches-exactly-*",
+			expectedOutput: "I don't consume matches: \n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "no-match",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var buff bytes.Buffer
+			e := task.Executor{
+				Dir:    "testdata/wildcards",
+				Stdout: &buff,
+				Stderr: &buff,
+				Silent: true,
+				Force:  true,
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+			if test.wantErr {
+				require.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), &ast.Call{Task: test.name}))
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), &ast.Call{Task: test.name}))
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectedOutput, buff.String())
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testdata/wildcards/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/wildcards/Taskfile.yml
index d13f836d57..31d8ec9f9e 100644
--- a/testdata/wildcards/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/wildcards/Taskfile.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - echo "Hello {{index .MATCH 0}} {{index .MATCH 1}}"
 
+  # Matches is empty when you call the task name exactly (i.e. `task matches-exactly-*`)
+  matches-exactly-*:
+    cmds:
+      - "echo \"I don't consume matches: {{.MATCH}}\""
+
   start-*:
     vars:
       SERVICE: "{{index .MATCH 0}}"