diff --git a/app/logical/sources/site.rb b/app/logical/sources/site.rb
index 364c39380..be9c66592 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/site.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/site.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module Sources
           tag
         end
       end
-      WikiPage.other_names_match(untranslated_tags).map{|wiki_page| [wiki_page.title, wiki_page.category_name]}
+      WikiPage.other_names_equal(untranslated_tags).map{|wiki_page| [wiki_page.title, wiki_page.category_name]}
     end
 
     def to_h
diff --git a/app/models/wiki_page.rb b/app/models/wiki_page.rb
index a838cf067..aefb64af1 100644
--- a/app/models/wiki_page.rb
+++ b/app/models/wiki_page.rb
@@ -40,12 +40,20 @@ class WikiPage < ActiveRecord::Base
       end
     end
 
-    def other_names_match(names)
-      names = names.map{|name| name.to_escaped_for_tsquery}
-      query_sql = names.join(" | ")
+    def other_names_equal(names)
+      query_sql = names.map(&:to_escaped_for_tsquery).join(" | ")
       where("other_names_index @@ to_tsquery('danbooru', E?)", query_sql)
     end
 
+    def other_names_match(name)
+      if name =~ /\*/
+        subquery = WikiPage.from("unnest(string_to_array(other_names, ' ')) AS other_name").where("other_name ILIKE ?", name.to_escaped_for_sql_like)
+        where(id: subquery)
+      else
+        other_names_equal([name])
+      end
+    end
+
     def search(params = {})
       q = where("true")
       params = {} if params.blank?
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ class WikiPage < ActiveRecord::Base
       end
 
       if params[:other_names_match].present?
-        q = q.other_names_match(params[:other_names_match].split(" "))
+        q = q.other_names_match(params[:other_names_match])
       end
 
       if params[:creator_name].present?
diff --git a/app/views/wiki_pages/search.html.erb b/app/views/wiki_pages/search.html.erb
index 9e7555e85..fee3fcee7 100644
--- a/app/views/wiki_pages/search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/wiki_pages/search.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <%= search_field "title", :hint => "Use * for wildcard searches" %>
       <%= search_field "creator_name" %>
       <%= search_field "body_matches", :label => "Body" %>
-      <%= search_field "other_names_match", :label => "Other names" %>
+      <%= search_field "other_names_match", :label => "Other names", :hint => "Use * for wildcard searches" %>
 
       <div class="input">
         <label for="search_other_names_present">Other names present?</label>
diff --git a/test/unit/wiki_page_test.rb b/test/unit/wiki_page_test.rb
index 3c91e9410..cadcbe57b 100644
--- a/test/unit/wiki_page_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/wiki_page_test.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class WikiPageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       setup do
         @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
         CurrentUser.user = @user
-        @wiki_page = FactoryGirl.create(:wiki_page, :title => "HOT POTATO")
+        @wiki_page = FactoryGirl.create(:wiki_page, :title => "HOT POTATO", :other_names => "foo*bar baz")
       end
 
       should "not allow the is_locked attribute to be updated" do
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ class WikiPageTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
         assert_equal("hot_potato", matches.first.title)
       end
 
+      should "search other names with wildcards" do
+        matches = WikiPage.search(other_names_match: "fo*")
+        assert_equal([@wiki_page.id], matches.map(&:id))
+      end
+
       should "create versions" do
         assert_difference("WikiPageVersion.count") do
           @wiki_page = FactoryGirl.create(:wiki_page, :title => "xxx")