diff --git a/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/RegexPatternMatcher.cs b/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/RegexPatternMatcher.cs
index 1b179c01..2ce2116e 100644
--- a/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/RegexPatternMatcher.cs
+++ b/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/RegexPatternMatcher.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ namespace MockHttp.Matchers.Patterns;
 
 internal class RegexPatternMatcher : PatternMatcher
 {
-    private readonly Regex _regex;
-
     public RegexPatternMatcher
     (
 #if NET7_0_OR_GREATER
@@ -20,18 +18,20 @@ string regex
 
     public RegexPatternMatcher(Regex regex)
     {
-        _regex = regex ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(regex));
+        Regex = regex ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(regex));
     }
 
+    internal Regex Regex { get; }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override bool IsMatch(string value)
     {
-        return _regex.IsMatch(value);
+        return Regex.IsMatch(value);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override string ToString()
     {
-        return _regex.ToString();
+        return Regex.ToString();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs b/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs
index 941e5425..8ce1e300 100644
--- a/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs
+++ b/src/MockHttp/Matchers/Patterns/WildcardPatternMatcher.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ namespace MockHttp.Matchers.Patterns;
 
 internal sealed class WildcardPatternMatcher : RegexPatternMatcher
 {
+    private static readonly char[] SpecialRegexChars = ['.', '+', '*', '?', '^', '$', '(', ')', '[', ']', '{', '}', '|', '\\'];
+
     private readonly string _pattern;
 
     public WildcardPatternMatcher(string pattern)
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ private static string GetMatchPattern(string pattern)
         IEnumerable<string> matchGroups = pattern
             .Split('*')
             .Where(s => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
-            .Select(s => $"({s})");
+            .Select(s => $"({RegexUriEscape(s)})");
 
         sb.Append(string.Join(".+", matchGroups));
 
@@ -55,4 +57,20 @@ private static string GetMatchPattern(string pattern)
 
         return sb.ToString();
     }
+
+    private static string RegexUriEscape(string s)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        foreach (char ch in s)
+        {
+            if (SpecialRegexChars.Contains(ch))
+            {
+                sb.Append('\\');
+            }
+
+            sb.Append(ch);
+        }
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/MockHttp.Tests/Matchers/Patterns/WildcardPatternMatcherTests.cs b/test/MockHttp.Tests/Matchers/Patterns/WildcardPatternMatcherTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e1b9754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/MockHttp.Tests/Matchers/Patterns/WildcardPatternMatcherTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+namespace MockHttp.Matchers.Patterns;
+
+public sealed class WildcardPatternMatcherTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("test", "^(test)$")]
+    [InlineData("test*", "^(test).*")]
+    [InlineData("*test", ".*(test)$")]
+    [InlineData("*test*", ".*(test).*")]
+    [InlineData("*test1*test2*", ".*(test1).+(test2).*")]
+    [InlineData("/path?*", "^(/path\\?).*")]
+    [InlineData("/path/file.jpg?q=*&p=1&m=[a,b]", "^(/path/file\\.jpg\\?q=).+(&p=1&m=\\[a,b\\])$")]
+    [InlineData(".+?^$()[]{}|\\", "^(\\.\\+\\?\\^\\$\\(\\)\\[\\]\\{\\}\\|\\\\)$")]
+    public void When_creating_matcher_it_should_generate_expected_regex(string wildcardPattern, string expectedRegex)
+    {
+        var sut = new WildcardPatternMatcher(wildcardPattern);
+        sut.Regex.ToString().Should().Be(expectedRegex);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("test", "test", true)]
+    [InlineData("test", "testing", false)]
+    [InlineData("test*", "test", true)]
+    [InlineData("test*", "testing", true)]
+    [InlineData("test*", "stress testing", false)]
+    [InlineData("*test", "test", true)]
+    [InlineData("*test", "testing", false)]
+    [InlineData("*test", "stress test", true)]
+    [InlineData("*test*", "test", true)]
+    [InlineData("*test*", "testing", true)]
+    [InlineData("*test*", "stress testing", true)]
+    [InlineData("*test*", "tes", false)]
+    [InlineData("*test1*test2*", "test1 test2", true)]
+    [InlineData("*test1*test2*", "test0 test1 test2 test3", true)]
+    [InlineData("*test1*test2*", "test test2", false)]
+    [InlineData("/path?q=*", "/path?q=1", true)]
+    [InlineData("/path?q=*", "/path?v=1&q=1", false)]
+    [InlineData("/path/file.jpg?q=*&p=1&m=[a,b]", "/path/file.jpg?q=search%20term&p=1&m=[a,b]", true)]
+    [InlineData("/path/file.jpg?q=*&p=1&m=[a,b]", "/path/file.jpg?q=search%20term&p=1&m=(a,b)", false)]
+    [InlineData("/path/file.jpg?q=*&p=*&m=*", "/path/file.jpg?q=search%20term&p=1&m=[a,b]", true)]
+    public void Given_that_value_matches_pattern_when_matching_it_should_pass(string wildcardPattern, string value, bool expected)
+    {
+        var sut = new WildcardPatternMatcher(wildcardPattern);
+        sut.IsMatch(value).Should().Be(expected);
+    }
+}