diff --git a/app/controllers/tag_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tag_controller.rb
index c14c4bbaa2..facc37fc0a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tag_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tag_controller.rb
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ def rss
 
   def contributors
     set_sidebar :tags, [params[:id]], note_count: 20
+    @wildcard = true if params[:id][-1..-1] == '*'
     @tagnames = [params[:id]]
     @tag = Tag.find_by(name: params[:id])
     @notes = Node.where(status: 1, type: 'note')
diff --git a/app/views/tag/contributors.html.erb b/app/views/tag/contributors.html.erb
index 9abf75e692..b113ce4bcc 100644
--- a/app/views/tag/contributors.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/tag/contributors.html.erb
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@
   <% end %>
   <hr />
 
-  <% if @notes.nil? || @notes.length == 0 %>
-    <p><%= raw t('tag.contributors.no_contributors', :tag => params[:id]) %>:</p>
+  <% if @wildcard %>
+    <p>This is a <em>wildcard tag search.<em></p>
+    <p>Wildcard tag searches use the * asterisk in their URLs, and do not show contributor listings.<p>
   <% else %>
     <table class="table">
       <tr>