diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index c55299ba..5da44eed 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Top level keys
 
 ``ignore``
     A case-insensitive list of filenames in the news fragments directory to ignore.
+    Wildcard matching is supported via the `fnmatch <https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html#fnmatch.fnmatch>`_ function.
 
     ``None`` by default.
 
diff --git a/src/towncrier/_builder.py b/src/towncrier/_builder.py
index c775d74e..9154f761 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/_builder.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/_builder.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import textwrap
 
 from collections import defaultdict
+from fnmatch import fnmatch
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, DefaultDict, Iterable, Iterator, Mapping, NamedTuple, Sequence
 
@@ -149,7 +150,12 @@ def find_fragments(
         file_content = {}
 
         for basename in files:
-            if basename.lower() in ignored_files:
+            if any(
+                [
+                    fnmatch(basename.lower(), ignore_pattern)
+                    for ignore_pattern in ignored_files
+                ]
+            ):
                 continue
 
             issue, category, counter = parse_newfragment_basename(
diff --git a/src/towncrier/newsfragments/644.feature.rst b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/644.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c09a148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/towncrier/newsfragments/644.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Config `ignore` option now supports wildcard matching via `fnmatch <https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html#fnmatch.fnmatch>`_.
diff --git a/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py b/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
index f97fa91d..0092d495 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
@@ -1677,12 +1677,13 @@ def test_uncommitted_files(self, runner, commit):
         config="""
         [tool.towncrier]
         package = "foo"
-        ignore = ["template.jinja", "CAPYBARAS.md"]
+        ignore = ["template.jinja", "CAPYBARAS.md", "seq_wildcard_[ab]"]
         """
     )
     def test_ignored_files(self, runner):
         """
         When `ignore` is set in config, files with those names are ignored.
+        Configuration supports wildcard matching with `fnmatch`.
         """
         with open("foo/newsfragments/123.feature", "w") as f:
             f.write("This has valid filename (control case)")
@@ -1692,6 +1693,8 @@ def test_ignored_files(self, runner):
             f.write("This markdown file has been manually ignored")
         with open("foo/newsfragments/.gitignore", "w") as f:
             f.write("gitignore is automatically ignored")
+        with open("foo/newsfragments/seq_wildcard_a", "w") as f:
+            f.write("Manually ignored with [] wildcard")
 
         result = runner.invoke(_main, ["--draft"])
         self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code, result.output)
diff --git a/src/towncrier/test/test_check.py b/src/towncrier/test/test_check.py
index 7305b11d..baa33561 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/test/test_check.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/test/test_check.py
@@ -475,8 +475,12 @@ def test_in_different_dir_with_nondefault_newsfragments_directory(self, runner):
     def test_ignored_files(self, runner):
         """
         When `ignore` is set in config, files with those names are ignored.
+        Configuration supports wildcard matching with `fnmatch`.
         """
-        create_project("pyproject.toml", extra_config='ignore = ["template.jinja"]')
+        create_project(
+            "pyproject.toml",
+            extra_config='ignore = ["template.jinja", "star_wildcard*"]',
+        )
 
         write(
             "foo/newsfragments/124.feature",
@@ -484,6 +488,7 @@ def test_ignored_files(self, runner):
         )
         write("foo/newsfragments/template.jinja", "This is manually ignored")
         write("foo/newsfragments/.gitignore", "gitignore is automatically ignored")
+        write("foo/newsfragments/star_wildcard_foo", "Manually ignored with * wildcard")
         commit("add stuff")
 
         result = runner.invoke(towncrier_check, ["--compare-with", "main"])