diff --git a/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/1-q-a.yml b/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/1-q-a.yml
index 580387fc2..6d8186154 100644
--- a/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/1-q-a.yml
+++ b/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/1-q-a.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ body:
     id: validations
     attributes:
       label: Validations
-      description: Before submitting the issue, please make sure you have completed the following
+      description: Before submitting the post, please make sure you have completed the following
       options:
         - label: I have searched the existing discussions/issues
           required: true
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs b/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs
index 44ca368cb..37be5c6af 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/pattern.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pub struct Pattern {
 	inner:   globset::GlobMatcher,
 	is_dir:  bool,
 	is_star: bool,
+	#[cfg(windows)]
+	sep_lit: bool,
 }
 
 impl Pattern {
@@ -19,7 +21,20 @@ impl Pattern {
 
 	#[inline]
 	pub fn match_path(&self, path: impl AsRef<Path>, is_dir: bool) -> bool {
-		is_dir == self.is_dir && (self.is_star || self.inner.is_match(path))
+		if is_dir != self.is_dir {
+			return false;
+		} else if self.is_star {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		#[cfg(windows)]
+		let path = if self.sep_lit {
+			yazi_shared::fs::backslash_to_slash(path.as_ref())
+		} else {
+			std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(path.as_ref())
+		};
+
+		self.inner.is_match(path)
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
@@ -35,16 +50,23 @@ impl FromStr for Pattern {
 	fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
 		let a = s.trim_start_matches("\\s");
 		let b = a.trim_end_matches('/');
+		let sep_lit = b.contains('/');
 
 		let inner = GlobBuilder::new(b)
 			.case_insensitive(a.len() == s.len())
-			.literal_separator(true)
+			.literal_separator(sep_lit)
 			.backslash_escape(false)
 			.empty_alternates(true)
 			.build()?
 			.compile_matcher();
 
-		Ok(Self { inner, is_dir: b.len() < a.len(), is_star: b == "*" })
+		Ok(Self {
+			inner,
+			is_dir: b.len() < a.len(),
+			is_star: b == "*",
+			#[cfg(windows)]
+			sep_lit,
+		})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -53,3 +75,84 @@ impl TryFrom<String> for Pattern {
 
 	fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> { Self::from_str(s.as_str()) }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+
+	fn matches(glob: &str, path: &str) -> bool {
+		Pattern::from_str(glob).unwrap().match_path(path, false)
+	}
+
+	#[cfg(unix)]
+	#[test]
+	fn test_unix() {
+		// Wildcard
+		assert!(matches("*", "/foo"));
+		assert!(matches("*", "/foo/bar"));
+		assert!(matches("**", "foo"));
+		assert!(matches("**", "/foo"));
+		assert!(matches("**", "/foo/bar"));
+
+		// Filename
+		assert!(matches("*.md", "foo.md"));
+		assert!(matches("*.md", "/foo.md"));
+		assert!(matches("*.md", "/foo/bar.md"));
+
+		// 1-star
+		assert!(matches("/*", "/foo"));
+		assert!(matches("/*/*.md", "/foo/bar.md"));
+
+		// 2-star
+		assert!(matches("/**", "/foo"));
+		assert!(matches("/**", "/foo/bar"));
+		assert!(matches("**/**", "/foo"));
+		assert!(matches("**/**", "/foo/bar"));
+		assert!(matches("/**/*", "/foo"));
+		assert!(matches("/**/*", "/foo/bar"));
+
+		// Failures
+		assert!(!matches("/*/*", "/foo"));
+		assert!(!matches("/*/*.md", "/foo.md"));
+		assert!(!matches("/*", "/foo/bar"));
+		assert!(!matches("/*.md", "/foo/bar.md"));
+	}
+
+	#[cfg(windows)]
+	#[test]
+	fn test_windows() {
+		// Wildcard
+		assert!(matches("*", r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(matches("*", r#"C:\foo\bar"#));
+		assert!(matches("**", r#"foo"#));
+		assert!(matches("**", r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(matches("**", r#"C:\foo\bar"#));
+
+		// Filename
+		assert!(matches("*.md", r#"foo.md"#));
+		assert!(matches("*.md", r#"C:\foo.md"#));
+		assert!(matches("*.md", r#"C:\foo\bar.md"#));
+
+		// 1-star
+		assert!(matches(r#"C:/*"#, r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(matches(r#"C:/*/*.md"#, r#"C:\foo\bar.md"#));
+
+		// 2-star
+		assert!(matches(r#"C:/**"#, r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(matches(r#"C:/**"#, r#"C:\foo\bar"#));
+		assert!(matches(r#"**/**"#, r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(matches(r#"**/**"#, r#"C:\foo\bar"#));
+		assert!(matches(r#"C:/**/*"#, r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(matches(r#"C:/**/*"#, r#"C:\foo\bar"#));
+
+		// Drive letter
+		assert!(matches(r#"*:/*"#, r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(matches(r#"*:/**/*.md"#, r#"C:\foo\bar.md"#));
+
+		// Failures
+		assert!(!matches(r#"C:/*/*"#, r#"C:\foo"#));
+		assert!(!matches(r#"C:/*/*.md"#, r#"C:\foo.md"#));
+		assert!(!matches(r#"C:/*"#, r#"C:\foo\bar"#));
+		assert!(!matches(r#"C:/*.md"#, r#"C:\foo\bar.md"#));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yazi-shared/src/fs/path.rs b/yazi-shared/src/fs/path.rs
index 48a7d7cc4..a9681b5bc 100644
--- a/yazi-shared/src/fs/path.rs
+++ b/yazi-shared/src/fs/path.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,27 @@ pub fn path_relative_to<'a>(path: &'a Path, root: &Path) -> Cow<'a, Path> {
 	Cow::from(buf)
 }
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn backslash_to_slash(p: &Path) -> Cow<Path> {
+	let bytes = p.as_os_str().as_encoded_bytes();
+
+	// Fast path to skip if there are no backslashes
+	let skip_len = bytes.iter().take_while(|&&b| b != b'\\').count();
+	if skip_len >= bytes.len() {
+		return Cow::Borrowed(p);
+	}
+
+	let (skip, rest) = bytes.split_at(skip_len);
+	let mut out = Vec::new();
+	out.try_reserve_exact(bytes.len()).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!());
+	out.extend(skip);
+
+	for &b in rest {
+		out.push(if b == b'\\' { b'/' } else { b });
+	}
+	Cow::Owned(PathBuf::from(unsafe { OsString::from_encoded_bytes_unchecked(out) }))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use std::{borrow::Cow, path::Path};