diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/named.conf.in
index ac02abf8dc..7ae63ac1b9 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/named.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/named.conf.in
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ zone "example" { type primary; file "example.db"; };
 zone "nsec" { type primary; file "nsec.db.signed"; };
 zone "private.nsec" { type primary; file "private.nsec.db.signed"; };
 
+zone "nestedwild.test" {
+        type primary;
+        file "nestedwild.db";
+        check-names ignore;
+};
+
 /*
  * The contents of nsec3 and private.nsec3 are specially chosen to
  * have separate NSEC3 records for the "no qname proof" and the
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/nestedwild.db.in b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/nestedwild.db.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02278a8e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/nestedwild.db.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+;
+; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+;
+; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+; License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+;
+; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+; information regarding copyright ownership.
+
+$ORIGIN nestedwild.test.
+nestedwild.test.                 3600 IN  SOA   . . 0 0 0 0 0
+nestedwild.test.                 3600     NS    ns.example.test.
+*.nestedwild.test.           3600     A     192.0.2.1
+*.*.*.nestedwild.test.           3600     A     192.0.2.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/sign.sh b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/sign.sh
index d1d86260f7..3aaa1229cd 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/sign.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/ns1/sign.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dssets=
 # RFC 4592 example zone.
 cp allwild.db.in allwild.db
 cp example.db.in example.db
+cp nestedwild.db.in nestedwild.db
 
 zone=nsec
 infile=nsec.db.in
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/tests_wildcard.py b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/tests_wildcard.py
index e5ea5c1b91..cd5b278d28 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/wildcard/tests_wildcard.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/wildcard/tests_wildcard.py
@@ -132,3 +132,62 @@ def test_wildcard_with_star_not_synthesized(
     isctest.check.is_response_to(response_msg, query_msg)
     isctest.check.nxdomain(response_msg)
     isctest.check.empty_answer(query_msg)
+
+
+NESTED_SUFFIX = dns.name.from_text("*.*.nestedwild.test.")
+
+
+# Force `*.*.*.nestedwild.test.` to be checked.
+@example(name=isctest.name.prepend_label("*", NESTED_SUFFIX))
+@given(name=dns_names(suffix=NESTED_SUFFIX, min_labels=len(NESTED_SUFFIX) + 1))
+def test_name_in_between_wildcards(name: dns.name.Name, named_port: int) -> None:
+    """Check nested wildcard cases.
+
+    There are `*.nestedwild.test. A` and `*.*.*.nestedwild.test. A` records present in their zone.
+    This means that `foo.*.nestedwild.test. A` must not be synthetized (see test above)
+    but `foo.*.*.nestedwild.test A` must.
+    """
+
+    # `*.*.*.nestedwild.test.` and `*.foo.*.*.nestedwild.test.` must be NOERROR
+    # `foo.*.*.*.nestedwild.test` must be NXDOMAIN (see test below).
+    assume(
+        len(name) == len(NESTED_SUFFIX) + 1
+        or name.labels[-len(NESTED_SUFFIX) - 1] != b"*"
+    )
+
+    query_msg = dns.message.make_query(name, WILDCARD_RDTYPE)
+    response_msg = isctest.query.tcp(query_msg, IP_ADDR, named_port, timeout=TIMEOUT)
+
+    isctest.check.is_response_to(response_msg, query_msg)
+    isctest.check.noerror(response_msg)
+    expected_answer = [
+        dns.rrset.from_text(
+            query_msg.question[0].name,
+            300,  # TTL, ignored by dnspython comparison
+            dns.rdataclass.IN,
+            WILDCARD_RDTYPE,
+            WILDCARD_RDATA,
+        )
+    ]
+    assert response_msg.answer == expected_answer, str(response_msg)
+
+
+@given(
+    name=dns_names(
+        suffix=isctest.name.prepend_label("*", NESTED_SUFFIX),
+        min_labels=len(NESTED_SUFFIX) + 2,
+    )
+)
+def test_name_nested_wildcard_subdomains_not_synthesized(
+    name: dns.name.Name, named_port: int
+):
+    """Check nested wildcard cases.
+
+    `foo.*.*.*.nestedwild.test. A` must not be synthesized.
+    """
+    query_msg = dns.message.make_query(name, WILDCARD_RDTYPE)
+    response_msg = isctest.query.tcp(query_msg, IP_ADDR, named_port, timeout=TIMEOUT)
+
+    isctest.check.is_response_to(response_msg, query_msg)
+    isctest.check.nxdomain(response_msg)
+    isctest.check.empty_answer(query_msg)