diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchers.java b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchers.java
index 2c52d96b1..08e5d8b78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchers.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private static class WildcardHostMatcher implements HostMatcher {
         private final Pattern pattern;
 
         public WildcardHostMatcher(String hostEntry) {
-            this.pattern = Pattern.compile(hostEntry.replace(".", "\\.").replace("*", ".*").replace("?", "."));
+            this.pattern = Pattern.compile("^" + hostEntry.replace("[", "\\[").replace("]", "\\]").replace(".", "\\.").replace("*", ".*").replace("?", ".") + "$");
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java
index 1c035b981..38b3c3005 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ private String getKeyString() {
         }
 
         protected String getHostPart() {
-            return  hostPart;
+            return hostPart;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchersTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchersTest.groovy
index 715989fd5..d335c7538 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchersTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/hierynomus/sshj/transport/verification/KnownHostMatchersTest.groovy
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class KnownHostMatchersSpec extends Specification {
         "aaa.b??.com" | "aaa.bccd.com" | false
         "|1|F1E1KeoE/eEWhi10WpGv4OdiO6Y=|3988QV0VE8wmZL7suNrYQLITLCg=" | "192.168.1.61" | true
         "|1|F1E1KeoE/eEWhi10WpGv4OdiO6Y=|3988QV0VE8wmZL7suNrYQLITLCg=" | "192.168.2.61" | false
+        "[aaa.bbb.com]:2222" | "aaa.bbb.com" | false
+        "[aaa.bbb.com]:2222" | "[aaa.bbb.com]:2222" | true
+        "[aaa.?bb.com]:2222" | "[aaa.dbb.com]:2222" | true
+        "[aaa.?xb.com]:2222" | "[aaa.dbb.com]:2222" | false
+        "[*.bbb.com]:2222" | "[aaa.bbb.com]:2222" | true
         yesno = match ? "" : "no"
     }
 }