diff --git a/crates/project/src/project_settings.rs b/crates/project/src/project_settings.rs
index 8aebb380b6..17233219d7 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project_settings.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ pub struct ProjectSettings {
     pub git: GitSettings,
     // TODO kb better names and docs and tests
     // TODO kb how to react on their changes?
-    // TODO kb /something/node_modules/ does not match `"**/node_modules/**"` glob!!!
     #[serde(default)]
     pub scan_exclude_files: Vec<String>,
 }
diff --git a/crates/project/src/worktree.rs b/crates/project/src/worktree.rs
index dbc18e086d..3cc1ff6fef 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/worktree.rs
@@ -3598,7 +3598,7 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
         for entry in &mut new_entries {
             state.reuse_entry_id(entry);
             if entry.is_dir() {
-                if state.should_scan_directory(&entry, &job.path.join(&entry.path)) {
+                if state.should_scan_directory(&entry, &root_abs_path.join(&entry.path)) {
                     job_ix += 1;
                 } else {
                     log::debug!("defer scanning directory {:?}", entry.path);
diff --git a/crates/util/src/paths.rs b/crates/util/src/paths.rs
index d54e0b1cd6..5999bd1d39 100644
--- a/crates/util/src/paths.rs
+++ b/crates/util/src/paths.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,19 @@ impl PathMatcher {
     }
 
     pub fn is_match<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, other: P) -> bool {
-        other.as_ref().starts_with(&self.maybe_path) || self.glob.is_match(other)
+        other.as_ref().starts_with(&self.maybe_path)
+            || self.glob.is_match(&other)
+            || self.check_with_end_separator(other.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    fn check_with_end_separator(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
+        let path_str = path.to_string_lossy();
+        let separator = std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR_STR;
+        if path_str.ends_with(separator) {
+            self.glob.is_match(path)
+        } else {
+            self.glob.is_match(path_str.to_string() + separator)
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -388,4 +400,14 @@ mod tests {
         let path = Path::new("/a/b/c/.eslintrc.js");
         assert_eq!(path.extension_or_hidden_file_name(), Some("js"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn edge_of_glob() {
+        let path = Path::new("/work/node_modules");
+        let path_matcher = PathMatcher::new("**/node_modules/**").unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            path_matcher.is_match(&path),
+            "Path matcher {path_matcher} should match {path:?}"
+        );
+    }
 }