diff --git a/src/commands/ls.rs b/src/commands/ls.rs
index 000186ac95..9583ed99ca 100644
--- a/src/commands/ls.rs
+++ b/src/commands/ls.rs
@@ -1,46 +1,73 @@
 use crate::errors::ShellError;
-use crate::object::{dir_entry_dict, Primitive, Value};
+use crate::object::dir_entry_dict;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 pub fn ls(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let env = args.env.lock().unwrap();
     let path = env.path.to_path_buf();
+    let cwd = path.clone();
     let mut full_path = PathBuf::from(path);
     match &args.nth(0) {
-        Some(Tagged {
-            item: Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)),
-            ..
-        }) => full_path.push(Path::new(&s)),
+        Some(Tagged { item: value, .. }) => full_path.push(Path::new(&value.as_string()?)),
         _ => {}
     }
 
-    let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&full_path);
+    let entries = glob::glob(&full_path.to_string_lossy());
 
-    let entries = match entries {
-        Err(e) => {
-            if let Some(s) = args.nth(0) {
-                return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-                    e.to_string(),
-                    e.to_string(),
-                    s.span(),
-                ));
-            } else {
-                return Err(ShellError::maybe_labeled_error(
-                    e.to_string(),
-                    e.to_string(),
-                    args.call_info.name_span,
-                ));
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(o) => o,
-    };
+    if entries.is_err() {
+        return Err(ShellError::string("Invalid pattern."));
+    }
 
     let mut shell_entries = VecDeque::new();
+    let entries: Vec<_> = entries.unwrap().collect();
 
-    for entry in entries {
-        let value = dir_entry_dict(&entry?, args.call_info.name_span)?;
-        shell_entries.push_back(ReturnSuccess::value(value))
+    // If this is a single entry, try to display the contents of the entry if it's a directory
+    if entries.len() == 1 {
+        if let Ok(entry) = &entries[0] {
+            if entry.is_dir() {
+                let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&full_path);
+
+                let entries = match entries {
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        if let Some(s) = args.nth(0) {
+                            return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                                e.to_string(),
+                                e.to_string(),
+                                s.span(),
+                            ));
+                        } else {
+                            return Err(ShellError::maybe_labeled_error(
+                                e.to_string(),
+                                e.to_string(),
+                                args.call_info.name_span,
+                            ));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Ok(o) => o,
+                };
+                for entry in entries {
+                    let entry = entry?;
+                    let filepath = entry.path();
+                    let filename = filepath.strip_prefix(&cwd).unwrap();
+                    let value =
+                        dir_entry_dict(filename, &entry.metadata()?, args.call_info.name_span)?;
+                    shell_entries.push_back(ReturnSuccess::value(value))
+                }
+                return Ok(shell_entries.to_output_stream());
+            }
+        }
     }
+
+    // Enumerate the entries from the glob and add each
+    for entry in entries {
+        if let Ok(entry) = entry {
+            let filename = entry.strip_prefix(&cwd).unwrap();
+            let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&entry)?;
+            let value = dir_entry_dict(filename, &metadata, args.call_info.name_span)?;
+            shell_entries.push_back(ReturnSuccess::value(value))
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(shell_entries.to_output_stream())
 }
diff --git a/src/object/files.rs b/src/object/files.rs
index 94fe1dde3b..8cc7c878d5 100644
--- a/src/object/files.rs
+++ b/src/object/files.rs
@@ -10,15 +10,13 @@ pub enum FileType {
 }
 
 crate fn dir_entry_dict(
-    entry: &std::fs::DirEntry,
+    filename: &std::path::Path,
+    metadata: &std::fs::Metadata,
     span: impl Into<Span>,
 ) -> Result<Tagged<Value>, ShellError> {
     let mut dict = TaggedDictBuilder::new(span);
-    let filename = entry.file_name();
     dict.insert("name", Value::string(filename.to_string_lossy()));
 
-    let metadata = entry.metadata()?;
-
     let kind = if metadata.is_dir() {
         FileType::Directory
     } else if metadata.is_file() {