diff --git a/b2sdk/bucket.py b/b2sdk/bucket.py
index 4a6b4be83..57a8a87dd 100644
--- a/b2sdk/bucket.py
+++ b/b2sdk/bucket.py
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
 ######################################################################
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import fnmatch
 import logging
 from contextlib import suppress
-from functools import partial
-
-from wcmatch import glob as wcglob
 
 from b2sdk.session import B2Session
 
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@
     limit_trace_arguments,
     validate_b2_file_name,
 )
-from .utils.wildcards import WildcardStyle, get_solid_prefix
+from .utils.wildcards import WildcardStyle, get_solid_prefix, get_wildcard_matcher
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -374,21 +370,7 @@ def ls(
 
         if with_wildcard:
             prefix = get_solid_prefix(prefix, folder_to_list, wildcard_style)
-            if wildcard_style == WildcardStyle.GLOB:
-                wildcard_matcher = partial(
-                    lambda file_name: fnmatch.fnmatchcase(file_name, folder_to_list)
-                )
-            else:
-                wc_flags = (
-                    wcglob.CASE  # case sensitive
-                    | wcglob.BRACE  # support {} for multiple options
-                    | wcglob.GLOBSTAR  # support ** for recursive matching
-                    | wcglob.NEGATE  # support [!] for negation
-                )
-                wildcard_matcher = partial(
-                    lambda file_name: wcglob.
-                    globmatch(file_name, folder_to_list, flags=wc_flags, limit=100)
-                )
+            wildcard_matcher = get_wildcard_matcher(folder_to_list, wildcard_style)
         elif prefix != '' and not prefix.endswith('/'):
             # we don't assume that this is folder that we're searching through.
             # It could be an exact file, e.g. 'a/b.txt' that we're trying to locate.
diff --git a/b2sdk/utils/wildcards.py b/b2sdk/utils/wildcards.py
index 35858a2ed..27695b910 100644
--- a/b2sdk/utils/wildcards.py
+++ b/b2sdk/utils/wildcards.py
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 ######################################################################
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import fnmatch
 import pathlib
 from enum import Enum
+from functools import partial
+from typing import Callable
+
+from wcmatch import glob as wcglob
 
 
 class WildcardStyle(str, Enum):
@@ -88,3 +93,24 @@ def get_solid_prefix(
     # We could receive paths in different stage, e.g. 'a/*/result.[ct]sv' has two
     # possible parent paths: 'a/' and 'a/*/', with the first one being the correct one
     return min(parent_path, current_prefix, key=len)
+
+
+def get_wildcard_matcher(match_pattern: str,
+                         wildcard_style: WildcardStyle) -> Callable[[str], bool]:
+    """Return a wildcard matcher for chosen style and pattern."""
+    if wildcard_style == WildcardStyle.SHELL:
+        wc_flags = (
+            wcglob.CASE  # case sensitive
+            | wcglob.BRACE  # support {} for multiple options
+            | wcglob.GLOBSTAR  # support ** for recursive matching
+            | wcglob.NEGATE  # support [!] for negation
+        )
+        wildcard_matcher = partial(
+            lambda file_name: wcglob.globmatch(file_name, match_pattern, flags=wc_flags, limit=100)
+        )
+    elif wildcard_style == WildcardStyle.GLOB:
+        wildcard_matcher = partial(lambda file_name: fnmatch.fnmatchcase(file_name, match_pattern))
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unknown wildcard style: {wildcard_style}")
+
+    return wildcard_matcher