diff --git a/src/stringSimilarity.js b/src/stringSimilarity.js
index b5660a7..e8a2ccb 100644
--- a/src/stringSimilarity.js
+++ b/src/stringSimilarity.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ export default (source, target) => {
   if (!source || (source || '') === (target || '')) {
     return source === target;
   }
-
+  const asteriskEscapedTarget = target && target.replace(new RegExp(escapeRegExp('*'), 'g'), '\\*');
   const wildcardedSource = source
     .replace(new RegExp(escapeRegExp('*'), 'g'), '\\*')
     .replace(new RegExp(escapeRegExp(WILDCARD_MARKER_ESCAPED), 'g'), '*');
 
-  return matcher.isMatch(target, wildcardedSource);
+  return matcher.isMatch(asteriskEscapedTarget, wildcardedSource);
 };
diff --git a/src/stringSimilarity.test.js b/src/stringSimilarity.test.js
index 631a8de..5883b12 100644
--- a/src/stringSimilarity.test.js
+++ b/src/stringSimilarity.test.js
@@ -50,4 +50,16 @@ describe('stringSimilarity', () => {
   it('should not match if the source and target are undefined and null', () => {
     expect(stringSimilarity(null, 'something')).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('should match a target with asterisks against a wildcarded source', () => {
+    expect(stringSimilarity(`Some ${WILDCARD} with asterisks ***`, 'Some text with asterisks ***')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should not match target with asterisk within a char group against a wildcarded source without asterisk', () => {
+    expect(stringSimilarity(`This ${WILDCARD} a t*`, 'This is a test')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should match a target against a source that wildcards the asterisks within the target', () => {
+    expect(stringSimilarity(`These are asterisks: ${WILDCARD}`, 'These are asterisks: ***')).toBe(true);
+  });
 });