diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index b7097087a9..b7eb69bed4 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -186,11 +186,17 @@ func validateParsedSettings() error {
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				if _, e := glob.Compile(k); e != nil {
-					err = errors.New("Error with glob setting " + k + ": " + e.Error())
+				tk := strings.TrimPrefix(k, "glob:")
+				if _, e := glob.Compile(tk); e != nil {
+					err = errors.New("Error with glob setting " + tk + ": " + e.Error())
 					delete(parsedSettings, k)
 					continue
 				}
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(k, "glob:") {
+					delete(parsedSettings, k)
+					k = "glob:" + k
+					parsedSettings[k] = v
+				}
 				for k1, v1 := range v.(map[string]any) {
 					if _, ok := defaults[k1]; ok {
 						if e := verifySetting(k1, v1, defaults[k1]); e != nil {
@@ -309,8 +315,9 @@ func InitGlobalSettings() error {
 // Must be called after ReadSettings
 func UpdatePathGlobLocals(settings map[string]any, path string) {
 	for k, v := range parsedSettings {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(reflect.TypeOf(v).String(), "map") && !strings.HasPrefix(k, "ft:") {
-			g, _ := glob.Compile(k)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(reflect.TypeOf(v).String(), "map") && strings.HasPrefix(k, "glob:") {
+			tk := strings.TrimPrefix(k, "glob:")
+			g, _ := glob.Compile(tk)
 			if g.MatchString(path) {
 				for k1, v1 := range v.(map[string]any) {
 					settings[k1] = v1
diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index 706881a5e7..a68e35dce6 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -671,10 +671,10 @@ Or similarly you can match with globs:
 
 ```json
 {
-    "*.go": {
+    "glob:*.go": {
         "tabstospaces": false
     },
-    "*.rb": {
+    "glob:*.rb": {
         "tabsize": 2
     },
     "tabstospaces": true,