diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/main_branches.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/main_branches.go
index 109f9cfd8..54a67ce0c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/main_branches.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/main_branches.go
@@ -77,21 +77,46 @@ func (self *MainBranches) GetMergeBase(refName string) string {
 }
 
 func (self *MainBranches) determineMainBranches(configuredMainBranches []string) []string {
-	var existingBranches []string
+	var matchedBranches [][]string
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-	existingBranches = make([]string, len(configuredMainBranches))
+	matchedBranches = make([][]string, len(configuredMainBranches))
 
 	for i, branchName := range configuredMainBranches {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go utils.Safe(func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
+			// Check for glob patterns first
+			if strings.ContainsAny(branchName, "*?[") {
+				branchPattern := branchName
+				var refs []string
+
+				// Check local branches
+				if output, err := self.cmd.New(
+					NewGitCmd("for-each-ref").Arg("--format=%(refname)", "refs/heads/"+branchPattern).ToArgv(),
+				).DontLog().RunWithOutput(); err == nil {
+					refs = append(refs, strings.Fields(strings.TrimSpace(output))...)
+				}
+
+				// Check remote branches on 'origin'
+				if output, err := self.cmd.New(
+					NewGitCmd("for-each-ref").Arg("--format=%(refname)", "refs/remotes/origin/"+branchPattern).ToArgv(),
+				).DontLog().RunWithOutput(); err == nil {
+					refs = append(refs, strings.Fields(strings.TrimSpace(output))...)
+				}
+
+				matchedBranches[i] = lo.Filter(refs, func(ref string, _ int) bool {
+					return ref != ""
+				})
+				return
+			}
+
 			// Try to determine upstream of local main branch
 			if ref, err := self.cmd.New(
 				NewGitCmd("rev-parse").Arg("--symbolic-full-name", branchName+"@{u}").ToArgv(),
 			).DontLog().RunWithOutput(); err == nil {
-				existingBranches[i] = strings.TrimSpace(ref)
+				matchedBranches[i] = []string{strings.TrimSpace(ref)}
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -101,7 +126,7 @@ func (self *MainBranches) determineMainBranches(configuredMainBranches []string)
 			if err := self.cmd.New(
 				NewGitCmd("rev-parse").Arg("--verify", "--quiet", ref).ToArgv(),
 			).DontLog().Run(); err == nil {
-				existingBranches[i] = ref
+				matchedBranches[i] = []string{ref}
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -112,16 +137,15 @@ func (self *MainBranches) determineMainBranches(configuredMainBranches []string)
 			if err := self.cmd.New(
 				NewGitCmd("rev-parse").Arg("--verify", "--quiet", ref).ToArgv(),
 			).DontLog().Run(); err == nil {
-				existingBranches[i] = ref
+				matchedBranches[i] = []string{ref}
+				return
 			}
 		})
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	existingBranches = lo.Filter(existingBranches, func(branch string, _ int) bool {
-		return branch != ""
-	})
+	existingBranches := lo.Flatten(matchedBranches)
 
 	return existingBranches
 }
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/glob_main_branches.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/glob_main_branches.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14ba4adff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/glob_main_branches.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package branch
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var GlobMainBranches = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Verify that glob patterns in mainBranches config match correctly",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
+		config.GetUserConfig().Git.MainBranches = []string{"release/*"}
+	},
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.
+			EmptyCommit("initial").
+			NewBranch("release/1").
+			EmptyCommit("release 1 commit").
+			NewBranchFrom("feature", "release/1").
+			EmptyCommit("feature 1").
+			EmptyCommit("feature 2")
+	},
+	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
+		t.Views().Commits().
+			Focus().
+			Lines(
+				Contains("feature 2").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("feature 1"),
+				Contains("release 1 commit"),
+				Contains("initial"),
+			).
+			Press(keys.Commits.SelectCommitsOfCurrentBranch).
+			Lines(
+				Contains("feature 2").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("feature 1").IsSelected(),
+				Contains("release 1 commit"),
+				Contains("initial"),
+			)
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index bf4cfd5df..75103b045 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	branch.DeleteRemoteBranchWithDifferentName,
 	branch.DeleteWhileFiltering,
 	branch.DetachedHead,
+	branch.GlobMainBranches,
 	branch.MergeFastForward,
 	branch.MergeNonFastForward,
 	branch.MoveCommitsToNewBranchFromBaseBranch,