diff --git a/Civi/Api4/Utils/SelectUtil.php b/Civi/Api4/Utils/SelectUtil.php
index 38b085ceefaa..00863f051c8e 100644
--- a/Civi/Api4/Utils/SelectUtil.php
+++ b/Civi/Api4/Utils/SelectUtil.php
@@ -43,17 +43,32 @@ public static function isFieldSelected($field, $selects) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Filters a list of fieldnames by matching a pattern which may contain * wildcards.
+   *
+   * For fieldnames joined with a dot (e.g. email.contact_id), wildcards are only allowed after the last dot.
+   *
    * @param string $pattern
    * @param array $fieldNames
    * @return array
    */
   public static function getMatchingFields($pattern, $fieldNames) {
+    // If the pattern is "select all" then we return all base fields (excluding those with a dot)
     if ($pattern === '*') {
-      return $fieldNames;
+      return array_values(array_filter($fieldNames, function($field) {
+        return strpos($field, '.') === FALSE;
+      }));
     }
-    $pattern = '/^' . str_replace('\*', '.*', preg_quote($pattern, '/')) . '$/';
-    return array_values(array_filter($fieldNames, function($field) use ($pattern) {
-      return preg_match($pattern, $field);
+    $dot = strrpos($pattern, '.');
+    $prefix = $dot === FALSE ? '' : substr($pattern, 0, $dot + 1);
+    $search = $dot === FALSE ? $pattern : substr($pattern, $dot + 1);
+    $search = '/^' . str_replace('\*', '.*', preg_quote($search, '/')) . '$/';
+    return array_values(array_filter($fieldNames, function($field) use ($search, $prefix) {
+      // Exclude fields that don't have the same join prefix
+      if (($prefix !== '' && strpos($field, $prefix) !== 0) || substr_count($prefix, '.') !== substr_count($field, '.')) {
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+      // Now strip the prefix and compare field name to the pattern
+      return preg_match($search, substr($field, strlen($prefix)));
     }));
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Utils/SelectUtilTest.php b/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Utils/SelectUtilTest.php
index 662d343cbc36..827634c831df 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Utils/SelectUtilTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Utils/SelectUtilTest.php
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class SelectUtilTest extends UnitTestCase {
     'reset_date',
     'signature_text',
     'signature_html',
+    'contact.id',
+    'contact.display_name',
+    'contact.sort_name',
+    'contact.phone.id',
+    'contact.phone.phone',
+    'contact.phone.phone_type_id',
   ];
 
   public function getSelectExamples() {
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ public function testIsFieldSelected($field, $selects, $expected) {
 
   public function getMatchingExamples() {
     return [
-      [$this->emailFieldNames, '*'],
+      [array_slice($this->emailFieldNames, 0, 12), '*'],
       [[], 'nothing'],
       [['email'], 'email'],
       [['contact_id', 'location_type_id'], '*_id'],
@@ -75,6 +81,10 @@ public function getMatchingExamples() {
       [['contact_id'], 'con*_id'],
       [['is_primary', 'is_billing', 'is_bulkmail'], 'is_*'],
       [['is_billing', 'is_bulkmail'], 'is_*l*'],
+      [['contact.id', 'contact.display_name', 'contact.sort_name'], 'contact.*'],
+      [['contact.display_name', 'contact.sort_name'], 'contact.*_name'],
+      [['contact.phone.id', 'contact.phone.phone', 'contact.phone.phone_type_id'], 'contact.phone.*'],
+      [['contact.phone.phone', 'contact.phone.phone_type_id'], 'contact.phone.phone*'],
     ];
   }