diff --git a/packages/next/src/shared/lib/match-remote-pattern.ts b/packages/next/src/shared/lib/match-remote-pattern.ts
index 657d8224a012c3..595dabc1c12839 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/shared/lib/match-remote-pattern.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/shared/lib/match-remote-pattern.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,17 @@ export function matchRemotePattern(
     }
   }
 
-  if (pattern.search !== undefined) {
-    if (pattern.search !== url.search) {
+  const patternSearch = pattern.search ?? ''
+  const patternPath = pattern.pathname ?? '**'
+  const isSpecificWildcardPath =
+    patternPath.includes('**') && patternPath !== '**' && patternPath !== '/**'
+
+  if (patternSearch !== '') {
+    if (patternSearch !== url.search) {
       return false
     }
+  } else if (url.search && !isSpecificWildcardPath) {
+    return false
   }
 
   // Should be the same as writeImagesManifest()
diff --git a/test/unit/image-optimizer/match-remote-pattern-with-url.test.ts b/test/unit/image-optimizer/match-remote-pattern-with-url.test.ts
index d0910990ce033b..b733e06bc3d8e0 100644
--- a/test/unit/image-optimizer/match-remote-pattern-with-url.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/image-optimizer/match-remote-pattern-with-url.test.ts
@@ -315,4 +315,14 @@ describe('matchRemotePattern with URL', () => {
       false
     )
   })
+
+  it('should match URLs with wildcard patterns', () => {
+    const p = 'https://example.com/act123/**'
+    expect(m(new URL(p), new URL('https://example.com/act123/usr4?v=4'))).toBe(
+      true
+    )
+    expect(
+      m(new URL(`${p}/*`), new URL('https://example.com/act123/u/74867549?v=4'))
+    ).toBe(true)
+  })
 })