diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 509b1dd2..d29687e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Here's an example config file:
 [location]
 # Space-separated list of source directories to backup.
 source_directories: /home /etc
+# source_directories_glob: 1
 
 # Path to local or remote backup repository.
 repository: user@backupserver:sourcehostname.attic
diff --git a/atticmatic/backends/shared.py b/atticmatic/backends/shared.py
index f300d1e6..65a39dfa 100644
--- a/atticmatic/backends/shared.py
+++ b/atticmatic/backends/shared.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import platform
 import subprocess
+from glob import glob
+from itertools import chain
 
 from atticmatic.config import Section_format, option
 from atticmatic.verbosity import VERBOSITY_SOME, VERBOSITY_LOTS
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ CONFIG_FORMAT = (
         'location',
         (
             option('source_directories'),
+            option('source_directories_glob', int, required=False),
             option('repository'),
         ),
     ),
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ def initialize(storage_config, command):
 
 def create_archive(
     excludes_filename, verbosity, storage_config, source_directories, repository, command,
-    one_file_system=None,
+    one_file_system=None, source_directories_glob=None
 ):
     '''
     Given an excludes filename (or None), a vebosity flag, a storage config dict, a space-separated
@@ -66,6 +69,8 @@ def create_archive(
     attic archive.
     '''
     sources = tuple(re.split('\s+', source_directories))
+    if source_directories_glob:
+        sources = tuple(chain.from_iterable([glob(x) for x in sources]))
     exclude_flags = ('--exclude-from', excludes_filename) if excludes_filename else ()
     compression = storage_config.get('compression', None)
     compression_flags = ('--compression', compression) if compression else ()
diff --git a/atticmatic/tests/unit/backends/test_shared.py b/atticmatic/tests/unit/backends/test_shared.py
index 8babc583..684c6d6f 100644
--- a/atticmatic/tests/unit/backends/test_shared.py
+++ b/atticmatic/tests/unit/backends/test_shared.py
@@ -177,6 +177,22 @@ def test_create_archive_with_umask_should_call_attic_with_umask_parameters():
     )
 
 
+def test_create_archive_with_globs():
+    insert_subprocess_mock(('attic', 'create', 'repo::host-now', 'setup.py', 'setup.cfg'))
+    insert_platform_mock()
+    insert_datetime_mock()
+
+    module.create_archive(
+        excludes_filename=None,
+        verbosity=None,
+        storage_config={},
+        source_directories='setup*',
+        repository='repo',
+        command='attic',
+        source_directories_glob=1,
+    )
+
+
 BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS = (
     ('--keep-daily', '1'),
     ('--keep-weekly', '2'),
diff --git a/sample/config b/sample/config
index 70527e45..c698a91c 100644
--- a/sample/config
+++ b/sample/config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [location]
 # Space-separated list of source directories to backup.
 source_directories: /home /etc
+# source_directories_glob: 1
 
 # For Borg only, you can specify to stay in same file system (do not cross
 # mount points).