diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4dfb174e7..72065f316 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Upgrade: don't migrate empty class rules to invalid `@utility` rules ([#20205](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/20205))
 - Ensure transitions between `inset-shadow-none` and other inset shadows work correctly ([#20208](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/20208))
 - Ensure explicitly referenced `@source` directories are scanned even when ignored by git ([#20214](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/20214))
+- Ensure `@source` globs ending in `**/*` preserve dynamic path segments to avoid scanning too many files ([#20217](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/20217))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/crates/oxide/src/scanner/sources.rs b/crates/oxide/src/scanner/sources.rs
index e45eb9613..73bd7d6a7 100644
--- a/crates/oxide/src/scanner/sources.rs
+++ b/crates/oxide/src/scanner/sources.rs
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ impl From<PublicSourceEntry> for SourceEntry {
             };
         }
 
-        let auto = value.pattern.ends_with("**/*")
-            || PathBuf::from(&value.base).join(&value.pattern).is_dir();
+        let auto =
+            value.pattern == "/**/*" || PathBuf::from(&value.base).join(&value.pattern).is_dir();
 
         if !auto {
             return SourceEntry::Pattern {
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ impl From<PublicSourceEntry> for SourceEntry {
                 std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR
             )) || value
                 .base
-                .ends_with(&format!("{}{}", std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR, dir,))
+                .ends_with(&format!("{}{}", std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR, dir))
         });
 
         match inside_ignored_content_dir {
diff --git a/crates/oxide/tests/scanner.rs b/crates/oxide/tests/scanner.rs
index 86107d8b7..135b2bda5 100644
--- a/crates/oxide/tests/scanner.rs
+++ b/crates/oxide/tests/scanner.rs
@@ -659,6 +659,36 @@ mod scanner {
         assert_eq!(normalized_sources, vec!["**/*", "*.styl"]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn it_should_preserve_paths_for_sources_ending_in_a_deep_glob() {
+        let ScanResult {
+            candidates,
+            files,
+            globs,
+            normalized_sources,
+        } = scan_with_globs(
+            &[
+                (
+                    "blog/2024/foo/bar/baz/index.html",
+                    "content-['blog/2024/foo/bar/baz/index.html']",
+                ),
+                (
+                    "blog/2024/foo/bar/qux/index.html",
+                    "content-['blog/2024/foo/bar/qux/index.html']",
+                ),
+            ],
+            vec!["@source './blog/*/foo/bar/baz/**/*'"],
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            candidates,
+            vec!["content-['blog/2024/foo/bar/baz/index.html']"]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(files, vec!["blog/2024/foo/bar/baz/index.html"]);
+        assert_eq!(globs, vec!["blog/*/foo/bar/baz/**/*"]);
+        assert_eq!(normalized_sources, vec!["blog/*/foo/bar/baz/**/*"]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn it_should_scan_next_dynamic_folders() {
         let ScanResult {