diff --git a/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.cpp b/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.cpp
index b15e59f9bdd..4faf420e3a0 100644
--- a/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.cpp
@@ -326,19 +326,26 @@ bool Range::overlaps(const Range &range) const
     return end() > range.start() && start() < range.end();
 }
 
+QString expressionForGlob(QString globPattern)
+{
+    const QString anySubDir("qtc_anysubdir_id");
+    globPattern.replace("**/", anySubDir);
+    QString regexp = QRegularExpression::wildcardToRegularExpression(globPattern);
+    regexp.replace(anySubDir,"(.*[/\\\\])*");
+    regexp.replace("\\{", "(");
+    regexp.replace("\\}", ")");
+    regexp.replace(",", "|");
+    return regexp;
+}
+
 bool DocumentFilter::applies(const Utils::FilePath &fileName, const Utils::MimeType &mimeType) const
 {
-    if (Utils::optional<QString> _scheme = scheme()) {
-        if (_scheme.value() == fileName.toString())
-            return true;
-    }
     if (Utils::optional<QString> _pattern = pattern()) {
         QRegularExpression::PatternOption option = QRegularExpression::NoPatternOption;
-        if (Utils::HostOsInfo::fileNameCaseSensitivity() == Qt::CaseInsensitive)
+        if (fileName.caseSensitivity() == Qt::CaseInsensitive)
             option = QRegularExpression::CaseInsensitiveOption;
-        QRegularExpression regexp(QRegularExpression::wildcardToRegularExpression(_pattern.value()),
-                                  option);
-        if (regexp.match(fileName.toString()).hasMatch())
+        const QRegularExpression regexp(expressionForGlob(_pattern.value()), option);
+        if (regexp.isValid() && regexp.match(fileName.toString()).hasMatch())
             return true;
     }
     if (Utils::optional<QString> _lang = language()) {
diff --git a/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.h b/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.h
index 1c6820a4aa9..bcf8e47d89c 100644
--- a/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.h
+++ b/src/libs/languageserverprotocol/lsptypes.h
@@ -377,7 +377,21 @@ public:
     void setScheme(const QString &scheme) { insert(schemeKey, scheme); }
     void clearScheme() { remove(schemeKey); }
 
-    // A glob pattern, like `*.{ts,js}`.
+    /**
+     * A glob pattern, like `*.{ts,js}`.
+     *
+     * Glob patterns can have the following syntax:
+     * - `*` to match one or more characters in a path segment
+     * - `?` to match on one character in a path segment
+     * - `**` to match any number of path segments, including none
+     * - `{}` to group sub patterns into an OR expression. (e.g. `**​/*.{ts,js}`
+     *   matches all TypeScript and JavaScript files)
+     * - `[]` to declare a range of characters to match in a path segment
+     *   (e.g., `example.[0-9]` to match on `example.0`, `example.1`, …)
+     * - `[!...]` to negate a range of characters to match in a path segment
+     *   (e.g., `example.[!0-9]` to match on `example.a`, `example.b`, but
+     *   not `example.0`)
+     */
     Utils::optional<QString> pattern() const { return optionalValue<QString>(patternKey); }
     void setPattern(const QString &pattern) { insert(patternKey, pattern); }
     void clearPattern() { remove(patternKey); }