diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
index f0d1c9c2e..981aeee4c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
@@ -494,6 +494,11 @@ var _ = Describe(
 	Label("ResourceFiltering", "IncludeNamespaces", "Restore"),
 	RestoreWithIncludeNamespaces,
 )
+var _ = Describe(
+	"Velero test on backup/restore with wildcard namespaces",
+	Label("ResourceFiltering", "WildcardNamespaces"),
+	BackupWithWildcardNamespaces,
+)
 var _ = Describe(
 	"Velero test on include resources from the cluster backup",
 	Label("ResourceFiltering", "IncludeResources", "Backup"),
diff --git a/test/e2e/resource-filtering/wildcard_namespaces.go b/test/e2e/resource-filtering/wildcard_namespaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..670d1fe26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/resource-filtering/wildcard_namespaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+Copyright the Velero contributors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package filtering
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+
+	. "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/test/e2e/test"
+	. "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/test/util/k8s"
+)
+
+// WildcardNamespaces tests the inclusion and exclusion of namespaces using wildcards
+// introduced in PR #9255 (Issue #1874).
+type WildcardNamespaces struct {
+	TestCase
+	namespacesToInclude []string
+	namespacesToExclude []string
+}
+
+var BackupWithWildcardNamespaces func() = TestFunc(&WildcardNamespaces{})
+
+func (w *WildcardNamespaces) Init() error {
+	Expect(w.TestCase.Init()).To(Succeed())
+
+	// Use CaseBaseName as a prefix for all namespaces so that the base
+	// TestCase.Destroy() and TestCase.Clean() can automatically garbage-collect them.
+	w.CaseBaseName = "wildcard-ns-" + w.UUIDgen
+	w.BackupName = "backup-" + w.CaseBaseName
+	w.RestoreName = "restore-" + w.CaseBaseName
+
+	// Define specific namespaces to test both wildcard include and exclude
+	w.namespacesToInclude = []string{
+		w.CaseBaseName + "-inc-wild-1", // Will be matched by *-inc-wild-*
+		w.CaseBaseName + "-inc-wild-2", // Will be matched by *-inc-wild-*
+		w.CaseBaseName + "-exact-inc",  // Exact match
+	}
+	w.namespacesToExclude = []string{
+		w.CaseBaseName + "-exc-wild-1", // Excluded by *-exc-wild-*
+		w.CaseBaseName + "-exc-wild-2", // Excluded by *-exc-wild-*
+	}
+
+	w.TestMsg = &TestMSG{
+		Desc:      "Backup and restore with wildcard namespaces",
+		Text:      "Should correctly backup and restore namespaces matching the include wildcard, and skip the exclude wildcard",
+		FailedMSG: "Failed to properly filter namespaces using wildcards",
+	}
+
+	// Construct wildcard strings
+	incWildcard := fmt.Sprintf("%s-inc-wild-*", w.CaseBaseName)
+	excWildcard := fmt.Sprintf("%s-exc-wild-*", w.CaseBaseName)
+	exactInc := fmt.Sprintf("%s-exact-inc", w.CaseBaseName)
+
+	// In backup args, we intentionally include the `excWildcard` in the include-namespaces
+	// to verify that `exclude-namespaces` correctly overrides it.
+	w.BackupArgs = []string{
+		"create", "--namespace", w.VeleroCfg.VeleroNamespace, "backup", w.BackupName,
+		"--include-namespaces", fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s,%s", incWildcard, exactInc, excWildcard),
+		"--exclude-namespaces", excWildcard,
+		"--default-volumes-to-fs-backup", "--wait",
+	}
+
+	w.RestoreArgs = []string{
+		"create", "--namespace", w.VeleroCfg.VeleroNamespace, "restore", w.RestoreName,
+		"--from-backup", w.BackupName, "--wait",
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *WildcardNamespaces) CreateResources() error {
+	allNamespaces := append(w.namespacesToInclude, w.namespacesToExclude...)
+
+	for _, ns := range allNamespaces {
+		By(fmt.Sprintf("Creating namespace %s", ns), func() {
+			Expect(CreateNamespace(w.Ctx, w.Client, ns)).To(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create namespace %s", ns))
+		})
+
+		// Create a ConfigMap in each namespace to verify resource restoration
+		cmName := "configmap-" + ns
+		By(fmt.Sprintf("Creating ConfigMap %s in namespace %s", cmName, ns), func() {
+			_, err := CreateConfigMap(w.Client.ClientGo, ns, cmName, map[string]string{"wildcard-test": "true"}, nil)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create configmap in namespace %s", ns))
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *WildcardNamespaces) Verify() error {
+	// 1. Verify included namespaces and their resources were fully restored
+	for _, ns := range w.namespacesToInclude {
+		By(fmt.Sprintf("Checking included namespace %s exists", ns), func() {
+			_, err := GetNamespace(w.Ctx, w.Client, ns)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("Included namespace %s should exist after restore", ns))
+
+			_, err = GetConfigMap(w.Client.ClientGo, ns, "configmap-"+ns)
+			Expect(err).To(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("ConfigMap in included namespace %s should exist", ns))
+		})
+	}
+
+	// 2. Verify excluded namespaces were NOT restored
+	for _, ns := range w.namespacesToExclude {
+		By(fmt.Sprintf("Checking excluded namespace %s does NOT exist", ns), func() {
+			_, err := GetNamespace(w.Ctx, w.Client, ns)
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), fmt.Sprintf("Excluded namespace %s should NOT exist after restore", ns))
+			Expect(apierrors.IsNotFound(err)).To(BeTrue(), "Error should be NotFound")
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}