diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py
index a30ef5bc6..2b803712c 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py
@@ -621,22 +621,7 @@ def bitbucket_scm(xml_parent, data):
             cossh, data.get("checkout-over-ssh"), cossh_credentials, fail_required=True
         )
 
-    if data.get("filter-by-name-wildcard", None):
-        wscmf_name = XML.SubElement(
-            traits,
-            "jenkins.scm.impl.trait.WildcardSCMHeadFilterTrait",
-            {"plugin": "scm-api"},
-        )
-        wscmf_name_mapping = [
-            ("includes", "includes", ""),
-            ("excludes", "excludes", ""),
-        ]
-        helpers.convert_mapping_to_xml(
-            wscmf_name,
-            data.get("filter-by-name-wildcard", ""),
-            wscmf_name_mapping,
-            fail_required=True,
-        )
+    add_filter_by_name_wildcard_behaviors(traits, data)
 
     # handle the default git extensions like:
     # - clean
@@ -943,6 +928,15 @@ def github_scm(xml_parent, data):
         (like to disable SCM triggering or to override the pipeline durability)
         (optional)
         Refer to :func:`~property_strategies <property_strategies>`.
+    :arg dict filter-by-name-wildcard: Enable filter by name with wildcards.
+        Requires the :jenkins-plugins:`SCM API Plugin <scm-api>`.
+
+        * **includes** ('str'): Space-separated list
+            of name patterns to consider. You may use * as a wildcard;
+            for example: `master release*`
+        * **excludes** ('str'): Name patterns to
+            ignore even if matched by the includes list.
+            For example: `release*`
 
     :extensions:
 
@@ -1110,6 +1104,8 @@ def github_scm(xml_parent, data):
         XML.SubElement(rshf, "contextLabel").text = data.get("notification-context")
         XML.SubElement(rshf, "typeSuffix").text = "true"
 
+    add_filter_by_name_wildcard_behaviors(traits, data)
+
     # handle the default git extensions like:
     # - clean
     # - shallow-clone
@@ -1766,3 +1762,34 @@ def add_filter_branch_pr_behaviors(traits, data):
             wildcard_mapping,
             fail_required=True,
         )
+
+
+def add_filter_by_name_wildcard_behaviors(traits, data):
+    """Configure branch filtering behaviors.
+
+    :arg dict filter-by-name-wildcard: Enable filter by name with wildcards.
+        Requires the :jenkins-plugins:`SCM API Plugin <scm-api>`.
+
+        * **includes** ('str'): Space-separated list
+            of name patterns to consider. You may use * as a wildcard;
+            for example: `master release*`
+        * **excludes** ('str'): Name patterns to
+            ignore even if matched by the includes list.
+            For example: `release*`
+    """
+    if data.get("filter-by-name-wildcard", None):
+        wscmf_name = XML.SubElement(
+            traits,
+            "jenkins.scm.impl.trait.WildcardSCMHeadFilterTrait",
+            {"plugin": "scm-api"},
+        )
+        wscmf_name_mapping = [
+            ("includes", "includes", ""),
+            ("excludes", "excludes", ""),
+        ]
+        helpers.convert_mapping_to_xml(
+            wscmf_name,
+            data.get("filter-by-name-wildcard", ""),
+            wscmf_name_mapping,
+            fail_required=True,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_github_filter_by_name_wildcard.xml b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_github_filter_by_name_wildcard.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddab5699d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_github_filter_by_name_wildcard.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject plugin="workflow-multibranch">
+  <properties/>
+  <views>
+    <hudson.model.AllView>
+      <name>All</name>
+      <filterExecutors>false</filterExecutors>
+      <filterQueue>false</filterQueue>
+      <properties class="hudson.model.View$PropertyList"/>
+      <owner class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject" reference="../../.."/>
+    </hudson.model.AllView>
+  </views>
+  <viewsTabBar class="hudson.views.DefaultViewsTabBar"/>
+  <folderViews class="jenkins.branch.MultiBranchProjectViewHolder" plugin="branch-api">
+    <owner class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject" reference="../.."/>
+  </folderViews>
+  <healthMetrics>
+    <com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.health.WorstChildHealthMetric plugin="cloudbees-folder">
+      <nonRecursive>false</nonRecursive>
+    </com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.health.WorstChildHealthMetric>
+  </healthMetrics>
+  <icon class="jenkins.branch.MetadataActionFolderIcon" plugin="branch-api">
+    <owner class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject" reference="../.."/>
+  </icon>
+  <orphanedItemStrategy class="com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.computed.DefaultOrphanedItemStrategy" plugin="cloudbees-folder">
+    <pruneDeadBranches>true</pruneDeadBranches>
+    <daysToKeep>-1</daysToKeep>
+    <numToKeep>-1</numToKeep>
+  </orphanedItemStrategy>
+  <triggers/>
+  <sources class="jenkins.branch.MultiBranchProject$BranchSourceList" plugin="branch-api">
+    <data>
+      <jenkins.branch.BranchSource>
+        <source class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.github_branch_source.GitHubSCMSource" plugin="github-branch-source">
+          <id>gh-johndoe-foo</id>
+          <repoOwner>johndoe</repoOwner>
+          <repository>foo</repository>
+          <traits>
+            <org.jenkinsci.plugins.github__branch__source.BranchDiscoveryTrait>
+              <strategyId>1</strategyId>
+            </org.jenkinsci.plugins.github__branch__source.BranchDiscoveryTrait>
+            <org.jenkinsci.plugins.github__branch__source.ForkPullRequestDiscoveryTrait>
+              <strategyId>1</strategyId>
+              <trust class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.github_branch_source.ForkPullRequestDiscoveryTrait$TrustContributors"/>
+            </org.jenkinsci.plugins.github__branch__source.ForkPullRequestDiscoveryTrait>
+            <org.jenkinsci.plugins.github__branch__source.OriginPullRequestDiscoveryTrait>
+              <strategyId>1</strategyId>
+            </org.jenkinsci.plugins.github__branch__source.OriginPullRequestDiscoveryTrait>
+            <jenkins.scm.impl.trait.WildcardSCMHeadFilterTrait plugin="scm-api">
+              <includes>includes-branch-*</includes>
+              <excludes>excludes-branch-*</excludes>
+            </jenkins.scm.impl.trait.WildcardSCMHeadFilterTrait>
+            <jenkins.plugins.git.traits.WipeWorkspaceTrait>
+              <extension class="hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.WipeWorkspace"/>
+            </jenkins.plugins.git.traits.WipeWorkspaceTrait>
+          </traits>
+        </source>
+      </jenkins.branch.BranchSource>
+    </data>
+    <owner class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject" reference="../.."/>
+  </sources>
+  <factory class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowBranchProjectFactory">
+    <owner class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject" reference="../.."/>
+    <scriptPath>Jenkinsfile</scriptPath>
+  </factory>
+</org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.multibranch.WorkflowMultiBranchProject>
diff --git a/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_github_filter_by_name_wildcard.yaml b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_github_filter_by_name_wildcard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..162f5b612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_github_filter_by_name_wildcard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: 'demo-multibranch-github-min'
+project-type: multibranch
+scm:
+    - github:
+        repo: 'foo'
+        repo-owner: 'johndoe'
+
+        filter-by-name-wildcard:
+            includes: includes-branch-*
+            excludes: excludes-branch-*