diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcher.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcher.java
index 354005a048..2421010fb5 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcher.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcher.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class WildcardMatcher
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, "\\\\Q" + matcher.group(0) + "\\\\E");
+				matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, Matcher.quoteReplacement(Pattern.quote(matcher.group(0))));
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcherTest.java b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcherTest.java
index 53b48a0755..5b1d09a264 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcherTest.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/util/WildcardMatcherTest.java
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ public class WildcardMatcherTest
 		assertFalse(matches("Abyssal whip", "Adamant dagger"));
 		assertTrue(matches("rune*", "Runeite Ore"));
 		assertTrue(matches("Abyssal whip", "Abyssal whip"));
+		assertTrue(matches("string $ with special character", "string $ with special character"));
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file