diff --git a/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml b/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml
index 135b32086d..89c54f9654 100644
--- a/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml
+++ b/doc/arm/Bv9ARM-book.xml
@@ -3497,7 +3497,8 @@ $ORIGIN 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa.
 
 	<para>
 	  The <command>include</command> statement inserts the
-	  specified file at the point where the <command>include</command>
+          specified file (or files if a valid glob expression is detected)
+          at the point where the <command>include</command>
 	  statement is encountered. The <command>include</command>
 		statement facilitates the administration of configuration
 	  files
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/parser.c b/lib/isccfg/parser.c
index 7c80f214bd..f538ce7abd 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/parser.c
+++ b/lib/isccfg/parser.c
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <glob.h>
 
 #include <isc/buffer.h>
 #include <isc/dir.h>
+#include <isc/errno.h>
 #include <isc/formatcheck.h>
 #include <isc/lex.h>
 #include <isc/log.h>
@@ -106,6 +110,9 @@ static void
 parser_complain(cfg_parser_t *pctx, bool is_warning, unsigned int flags,
 		const char *format, va_list args);
 
+static isc_result_t
+glob_include(const char * restrict pattern, glob_t * restrict pglob);
+
 #if defined(HAVE_GEOIP2)
 static isc_result_t
 parse_geoip(cfg_parser_t *pctx, const cfg_type_t *type, cfg_obj_t **ret);
@@ -2387,9 +2394,17 @@ cfg_parse_mapbody(cfg_parser_t *pctx, const cfg_type_t *type, cfg_obj_t **ret) {
 			CHECK(cfg_parse_obj(pctx, &cfg_type_qstring,
 					    &includename));
 			CHECK(parse_semicolon(pctx));
-			CHECK(parser_openfile(pctx,
-					      includename->value.string.base));
+
+			/* Allow include to specify a pattern that follows
+			 * the same rules as the shell e.g "/path/zone*.conf" */
+			glob_t glob_obj;
+			CHECK(glob_include(includename->value.string.base, &glob_obj));
 			cfg_obj_destroy(pctx, &includename);
+
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < glob_obj.gl_pathc; ++i) {
+				CHECK(parser_openfile(pctx, glob_obj.gl_pathv[i]));
+			}
+
 			goto redo;
 		}
 
@@ -4080,3 +4095,27 @@ cfg_pluginlist_foreach(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *list,
 
 	return (result);
 }
+
+
+static isc_result_t
+glob_include(const char * restrict pattern, glob_t * restrict pglob)
+{
+	int rc = glob(pattern, GLOB_ERR, NULL, pglob);
+
+	switch (rc) {
+		case 0:
+			return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+		case GLOB_NOMATCH:
+			/* if a magic char (*?[]) was in pattern
+			 * and no path matched we report error early,
+			 * otherwise proceed as normal */
+			return (strpbrk(pattern, "[]*?")) ?
+					(ISC_R_FILENOTFOUND) : (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+
+		case GLOB_NOSPACE:
+			return (ISC_R_NOMEMORY);
+		default:
+			return (errno != 0 ? isc_errno_toresult(errno) : ISC_R_IOERROR);
+	}
+
+}