diff --git a/dotbot/plugins/link.py b/dotbot/plugins/link.py
index 0d195fe..27e75dc 100644
--- a/dotbot/plugins/link.py
+++ b/dotbot/plugins/link.py
@@ -60,15 +60,14 @@ class Link(dotbot.Plugin):
                     self._log.warning("Globbing couldn't find anything matching " + str(path))
                     success = False
                     continue
-                glob_star_loc = path.find('*')
-                if glob_star_loc == -1 and destination[-1] == '/':
+                if len(glob_results) == 1 and destination[-1] == '/':
                     self._log.error("Ambiguous action requested.")
                     self._log.error("No wildcard in glob, directory use undefined: " +
                         destination + " -> " + str(glob_results))
                     self._log.warning("Did you want to link the directory or into it?")
                     success = False
                     continue
-                elif glob_star_loc == -1 and len(glob_results) == 1:
+                elif len(glob_results) == 1 and destination[-1] != '/':
                     # perform a normal link operation
                     if create:
                         success &= self._create(destination)
@@ -77,11 +76,11 @@ class Link(dotbot.Plugin):
                     success &= self._link(path, destination, relative, canonical_path, ignore_missing)
                 else:
                     self._log.lowinfo("Globs from '" + path + "': " + str(glob_results))
-                    glob_base = path[:glob_star_loc]
-                    if glob_base.endswith('/.') or glob_base == '.':
-                        glob_base = path[:glob_star_loc - 1]
                     for glob_full_item in glob_results:
-                        glob_item = glob_full_item[len(glob_base):]
+                        # Find common dirname between pattern and the item:
+                        glob_dirname = os.path.dirname(os.path.commonprefix([path, glob_full_item]))
+                        glob_item = (glob_full_item if len(glob_dirname) == 0 else glob_full_item[len(glob_dirname) + 1:])
+                        # where is it going
                         glob_link_destination = os.path.join(destination, glob_item)
                         if create:
                             success &= self._create(glob_link_destination)
diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
index a977916..73ab2cf 100644
--- a/test/.gitignore
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .vagrant/
+*.log
diff --git a/test/tests/link-glob-patterns.bash b/test/tests/link-glob-patterns.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38a438b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/link-glob-patterns.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+test_description='link glob, all patterns'
+. '../test-lib.bash'
+
+allfruit=(apple apricot banana cherry currant cantalope)
+
+test_expect_success 'glob patterns setup' '
+mkdir ${DOTFILES}/conf &&
+for fruit in "${allfruit[@]}"; do
+  echo "${fruit}" > ${DOTFILES}/conf/${fruit}
+  echo "dot-${fruit}" > ${DOTFILES}/conf/.${fruit}
+done
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'glob patterns: "conf/*"' '
+run_dotbot -v <<EOF
+- defaults:
+    link:
+      glob: true
+      create: true
+- link:
+    ~/globtest: conf/*
+EOF
+
+for fruit in "${allfruit[@]}"; do
+  grep "${fruit}" ~/globtest/${fruit} &&
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/.${fruit}
+done
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reset' 'rm -rf ~/globtest'
+
+test_expect_success 'glob pattern: "conf/.*"' '
+run_dotbot -v <<EOF
+- defaults:
+    link:
+      glob: true
+      create: true
+- link:
+    ~/globtest: conf/.*
+EOF
+
+for fruit in "${allfruit[@]}"; do
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/${fruit} &&
+  grep "dot-${fruit}" ~/globtest/.${fruit}
+done
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reset 2' 'rm -rf ~/globtest'
+
+test_expect_success 'glob pattern: "conf/[bc]*"' '
+run_dotbot -v <<EOF
+- defaults:
+    link:
+      glob: true
+      create: true
+- link:
+    ~/globtest: conf/[bc]*
+EOF
+
+for fruit in "${allfruit[@]}"; do
+  [[ $fruit = [bc]* ]] &&
+  grep "${fruit}" ~/globtest/${fruit} ||
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/${fruit} &&
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/.${fruit}
+done
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reset 3' 'rm -rf ~/globtest'
+
+test_expect_success 'glob pattern: "conf/*e"' '
+run_dotbot -v <<EOF
+- defaults:
+    link:
+      glob: true
+      create: true
+- link:
+    ~/globtest: conf/*e
+EOF
+
+for fruit in "${allfruit[@]}"; do
+  [[ $fruit = *e ]] &&
+  grep "${fruit}" ~/globtest/${fruit} ||
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/${fruit} &&
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/.${fruit}
+done
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'reset 4' 'rm -rf ~/globtest'
+
+test_expect_success 'glob pattern: "conf/??r*"' '
+run_dotbot -v <<EOF
+- defaults:
+    link:
+      glob: true
+      create: true
+- link:
+    ~/globtest: conf/??r*
+EOF
+
+for fruit in "${allfruit[@]}"; do
+  [[ $fruit = ??r* ]] &&
+  grep "${fruit}" ~/globtest/${fruit} ||
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/${fruit} &&
+  test \! -e ~/globtest/.${fruit}
+done
+'