1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index b312506..814bfb6 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -874,11 +874,15 @@ App.prototype.filterMessages = function (opts) {
 App.prototype.streamChannel = function (opts) {
   // prefer ssb-backlinks to ssb-query because it also handles hashtag mentions
   if (this.sbot.backlinks) return this.filter(this.sbot.backlinks, opts, {
-    dest: '#' + opts.channel,
+    dest: /\*$/.test(opts.channel)
+      ? {$prefix: '#' + opts.channel.replace(/\*$/, '')}
+      : '#' + opts.channel
   })
 
   if (this.sbot.query) return this.filter(this.sbot.query, opts, {
-    value: {content: {channel: opts.channel}},
+    value: {content: {channel: /\*$/.test(opts.channel)
+      ? {$prefix: opts.channel.replace(/\*$/, '')}
+      : opts.channel}},
   })
 
   return pull.error(new Error(