diff --git a/src/ng/sce.js b/src/ng/sce.js
index d3553bde7c45..c3998949d2d8 100644
--- a/src/ng/sce.js
+++ b/src/ng/sce.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ function adjustMatcher(matcher) {
           'Illegal sequence *** in string matcher.  String: {0}', matcher);
     }
     matcher = escapeForRegexp(matcher).
-                  replace('\\*\\*', '.*').
-                  replace('\\*', '[^:/.?&;]*');
+                  replace(/\\\*\\\*/g, '.*').
+                  replace(/\\\*/g, '[^:/.?&;]*');
     return new RegExp('^' + matcher + '$');
   } else if (isRegExp(matcher)) {
     // The only other type of matcher allowed is a Regexp.
diff --git a/test/ng/sceSpecs.js b/test/ng/sceSpecs.js
index d3f00d9a010b..12e1597cd03c 100644
--- a/test/ng/sceSpecs.js
+++ b/test/ng/sceSpecs.js
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ describe('SCE', function() {
         expect(adjustMatcher(/^a.*b$/).exec('a.b')).not.toBeNull();
         expect(adjustMatcher(/^a.*b$/).exec('-a.b-')).toBeNull();
       });
+
+      it('should should match * and **', function() {
+        expect(adjustMatcher('*://*.example.com/**').exec('http://www.example.com/path')).not.toBeNull();
+      });
     });
 
     describe('regex matcher', function() {