diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py
index d1fd5818f35..a4cd5068a1f 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py
@@ -874,13 +874,15 @@ class JWTAuthManager:
         if role_based_models is None or model is None:
             return True
 
-        if model not in role_based_models:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=403,
-                detail=f"Role={rbac_role} not allowed to call model={model}. Allowed models={role_based_models}",
-            )
+        if model in role_based_models or any(
+            fnmatch.fnmatch(model, pattern) for pattern in role_based_models
+        ):
+            return True
 
-        return True
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=403,
+            detail=f"Role={rbac_role} not allowed to call model={model}. Allowed models={role_based_models}",
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def check_scope_based_access(
diff --git a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_user_api_key_auth.py b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_user_api_key_auth.py
index 210347aaf94..0df3fa6125b 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_user_api_key_auth.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_user_api_key_auth.py
@@ -1051,6 +1051,42 @@ def test_can_rbac_role_call_model_no_role_permissions():
     )
 
 
+def test_can_rbac_role_call_model_wildcard():
+    """Wildcard patterns in role_permissions.models should match model names."""
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.handle_jwt import JWTAuthManager
+    from litellm.proxy._types import RoleBasedPermissions
+
+    roles_based_permissions = [
+        RoleBasedPermissions(
+            role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
+            models=["bedrock-claude-*"],
+        ),
+        RoleBasedPermissions(
+            role=LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN,
+            models=["*"],
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    assert JWTAuthManager.can_rbac_role_call_model(
+        rbac_role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
+        general_settings={"role_permissions": roles_based_permissions},
+        model="bedrock-claude-draft-rep-sonnet",
+    )
+
+    assert JWTAuthManager.can_rbac_role_call_model(
+        rbac_role=LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN,
+        general_settings={"role_permissions": roles_based_permissions},
+        model="any-model-name",
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
+        JWTAuthManager.can_rbac_role_call_model(
+            rbac_role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
+            general_settings={"role_permissions": roles_based_permissions},
+            model="openai-gpt-4",
+        )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "route, request_data, expected_model",
     [