diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.cpp
index 2c83d122a3b..07e2f7965e4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.cpp
@@ -1942,7 +1942,9 @@ QString QRegularExpression::wildcardToRegularExpression(QStringView pattern, Wil
 
     const GlobSettings settings = [options]() {
         if (options.testFlag(NonPathWildcardConversion)) {
-            return GlobSettings{ u'\0', u".*", u"." };
+            // using [\d\D] to mean "match everything";
+            // dot doesn't match newlines, unless in /s mode
+            return GlobSettings{ u'\0', u"[\\d\\D]*", u"[\\d\\D]" };
         } else {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
             return GlobSettings{ u'\\', u"[^/\\\\]*", u"[^/\\\\]" };
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp
index 5a8dc2b3736..02c2725ba4d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp
@@ -2491,6 +2491,10 @@ void tst_QRegularExpression::wildcard_data()
     addRow("foo/(?)/bar", "foo/(Q)/bar", true, true);
 
     addRow("foo*bar", "foo/fie/baz/bar", false, true);
+    addRow("foo*bar", "foo bar", true, true);
+    addRow("foo*bar", "foo\tbar", true, true);
+    addRow("foo*bar", "foo\nbar", true, true);
+    addRow("foo*bar", "foo\r\nbar", true, true);
 
     // different anchor modes
     addRow("foo", "afoob", false, false, true);