diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 3511020ab..515abdb6b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -171,22 +171,61 @@ const buildWhereClause = (
     if (includeLabels && includeLabels.length > 0) {
       includeLabels.forEach((includeLabel, i) => {
         const param = `includeLabels_${i}`
-        queryBuilder.andWhere(
-          `lower(array_cat(library_item.label_names, library_item.highlight_labels)::text)::text[] && ARRAY[:...${param}]::text[]`,
-          {
-            [param]: includeLabel.labels,
-          }
+        const hasWildcard = includeLabel.labels.some((label) =>
+          label.includes('*')
         )
+        if (hasWildcard) {
+          queryBuilder.andWhere(
+            new Brackets((qb) => {
+              includeLabel.labels.forEach((label, j) => {
+                const param = `includeLabels_${i}_${j}`
+                qb.orWhere(
+                  `array_to_string(array_cat(library_item.label_names, library_item.highlight_labels)::text[], ',') ILIKE :${param}`,
+                  {
+                    [param]: label.replace(/\*/g, '%'),
+                  }
+                )
+              })
+            })
+          )
+        } else {
+          queryBuilder.andWhere(
+            `lower(array_cat(library_item.label_names, library_item.highlight_labels)::text)::text[] && ARRAY[:...${param}]::text[]`,
+            {
+              [param]: includeLabel.labels,
+            }
+          )
+        }
       })
     }
 
     if (excludeLabels && excludeLabels.length > 0) {
-      queryBuilder.andWhere(
-        'NOT lower(array_cat(library_item.label_names, library_item.highlight_labels)::text)::text[] && ARRAY[:...excludeLabels]::text[]',
-        {
-          excludeLabels: excludeLabels.flatMap((filter) => filter.labels),
-        }
-      )
+      const labels = excludeLabels.flatMap((filter) => filter.labels)
+
+      const hasWildcard = labels.some((label) => label.includes('*'))
+
+      if (hasWildcard) {
+        queryBuilder.andWhere(
+          new Brackets((qb) => {
+            labels.forEach((label, i) => {
+              const param = `excludeLabels_${i}`
+              qb.andWhere(
+                `array_to_string(array_cat(library_item.label_names, library_item.highlight_labels)::text[], ',') NOT ILIKE :${param}`,
+                {
+                  [param]: label.replace(/\*/g, '%'),
+                }
+              )
+            })
+          })
+        )
+      } else {
+        queryBuilder.andWhere(
+          'NOT lower(array_cat(library_item.label_names, library_item.highlight_labels)::text)::text[] && ARRAY[:...excludeLabels]::text[]',
+          {
+            excludeLabels: labels,
+          }
+        )
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
index e5fb2d5ee..dda47a53f 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/resolvers/article.test.ts
@@ -1208,6 +1208,61 @@ describe('Article API', () => {
       })
     })
 
+    context('when wildcard search for labels', () => {
+      let items: LibraryItem[] = []
+      let labelIds: string[]
+
+      before(async () => {
+        keyword = 'label:test/*'
+        // Create some test items
+        const label1 = await createLabel('test/one', '', user.id)
+        const label2 = await createLabel('test/two', '', user.id)
+        labelIds = [label1.id, label2.id]
+
+        items = await createLibraryItems(
+          [
+            {
+              user,
+              title: 'test title wildcard',
+              readableContent: '<p>test wildcard</p>',
+              slug: 'test slug wildcard',
+              originalUrl: `${url}/wildcard`,
+            },
+            {
+              user,
+              title: 'test title wildcard 1',
+              readableContent: '<p>test wildcard</p>',
+              slug: 'test slug wildcard 1',
+              originalUrl: `${url}/wildcard_1`,
+            },
+            {
+              user,
+              title: 'test title wildcard 2',
+              readableContent: '<p>test wildcard</p>',
+              slug: 'test slug wildcard 2',
+              originalUrl: `${url}/wildcard_2`,
+            },
+          ],
+          user.id
+        )
+        await saveLabelsInLibraryItem([label1], items[0].id, user.id)
+        await saveLabelsInLibraryItem([label2], items[1].id, user.id)
+      })
+
+      after(async () => {
+        await deleteLabels(labelIds, user.id)
+        await deleteLibraryItems(items, user.id)
+      })
+
+      it('returns library items with label test/one and test/two', async () => {
+        const res = await graphqlRequest(query, authToken).expect(200)
+
+        expect(res.body.data.search.pageInfo.totalCount).to.eq(2)
+        expect(res.body.data.search.edges[0].node.id).to.eq(items[0].id)
+        expect(res.body.data.search.edges[1].node.id).to.eq(items[1].id)
+      })
+    })
+
     context('when type:file label:test is in the query', () => {
       let items: LibraryItem[] = []
       let label: Label