diff --git a/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs b/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
index 0d07dafa347..291b918f466 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
@@ -1590,7 +1590,10 @@ impl WorkspaceRootConfig {
         let excluded = self
             .exclude
             .iter()
-            .any(|ex| manifest_path.starts_with(self.root_dir.join(ex)));
+            .filter_map(|ex| self.root_dir.join(ex).to_str().and_then(|p| glob(p).ok()))
+            .flatten()
+            .filter_map(|ex| ex.ok())
+            .any(|ex| manifest_path.starts_with(ex));
 
         let explicit_member = match self.members {
             Some(ref members) => members
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/workspaces.rs b/tests/testsuite/workspaces.rs
index 58da0c0afce..5a2a6000212 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/workspaces.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/workspaces.rs
@@ -1593,6 +1593,50 @@ fn excluded_simple() {
     assert!(p.root().join("foo/target").is_dir());
 }
 
+#[cargo_test]
+fn excluded_glob() {
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "ws"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+                authors = []
+
+                [workspace]
+                exclude = ["repos/*"]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file(
+            "repos/workspace/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [workspace]
+                members = ["crates/*"]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file(
+            "repos/workspace/crates/xyz/Cargo.toml",
+            &basic_manifest("xyz", "0.1.0"),
+        )
+        .file("repos/workspace/crates/xyz/src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("repos/foo/Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("foo", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("repos/foo/src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("repos/bar/Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("bar", "0.1.0"))
+        .file("repos/bar/src/lib.rs", "");
+    let p = p.build();
+
+    p.cargo("build").run();
+    assert!(p.root().join("target").is_dir());
+    p.cargo("build").cwd("repos/workspace").run();
+    assert!(p.root().join("repos/workspace/target").is_dir());
+    p.cargo("build").cwd("repos/foo").run();
+    assert!(p.root().join("repos/foo/target").is_dir());
+    p.cargo("build").cwd("repos/bar").run();
+    assert!(p.root().join("repos/bar/target").is_dir());
+}
+
 #[cargo_test]
 fn exclude_members_preferred() {
     let p = project()