diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/utouch.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/utouch.rs
index b3d827f7b2..4e3d32d906 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/utouch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/utouch.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset};
 use filetime::FileTime;
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+use nu_glob::{glob, is_glob};
 use nu_path::expand_path_with;
 use nu_protocol::NuGlob;
 use std::{io::ErrorKind, path::PathBuf};
@@ -149,9 +150,52 @@ impl Command for UTouch {
             if file_glob.item.as_ref() == "-" {
                 input_files.push(InputFile::Stdout);
             } else {
-                let path =
+                let file_path =
                     expand_path_with(file_glob.item.as_ref(), &cwd, file_glob.item.is_expand());
-                input_files.push(InputFile::Path(path));
+
+                if !file_glob.item.is_expand() {
+                    input_files.push(InputFile::Path(file_path));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let mut expanded_globs = glob(&file_path.to_string_lossy())
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                        panic!(
+                            "Failed to process file path: {}",
+                            &file_path.to_string_lossy()
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .peekable();
+
+                if expanded_globs.peek().is_none() {
+                    let file_name = file_path.file_name().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                        panic!(
+                            "Failed to process file path: {}",
+                            &file_path.to_string_lossy()
+                        )
+                    });
+
+                    if is_glob(&file_name.to_string_lossy()) {
+                        return Err(ShellError::GenericError {
+                            error: format!(
+                                "No matches found for glob {}",
+                                file_name.to_string_lossy()
+                            ),
+                            msg: "No matches found for glob".into(),
+                            span: Some(file_glob.span),
+                            help: Some(format!(
+                                "Use quotes if you want to create a file named {}",
+                                file_name.to_string_lossy()
+                            )),
+                            inner: vec![],
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    input_files.push(InputFile::Path(file_path));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                input_files.extend(expanded_globs.filter_map(Result::ok).map(InputFile::Path));
             }
         }
 
@@ -228,6 +272,11 @@ impl Command for UTouch {
                 example: "utouch -m fixture.json",
                 result: None,
             },
+            Example {
+                description: r#"Changes the last modified and accessed time of all files with the .json extension to today's date"#,
+                example: "utouch *.json",
+                result: None,
+            },
             Example {
                 description: "Changes the last accessed and modified times of files a, b and c to the current time but yesterday",
                 example: r#"utouch -d "yesterday" a b c"#,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/utouch.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/utouch.rs
index 062ec7ddfc..f0c7ffbff5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/utouch.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/utouch.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,34 @@ fn creates_two_files() {
     })
 }
 
+// Windows forbids file names with reserved characters
+// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file
+#[test]
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn creates_a_file_when_glob_is_quoted() {
+    Playground::setup("create_test_glob", |dirs, _sandbox| {
+        nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "utouch '*.txt'"
+        );
+
+        let path = dirs.test().join("*.txt");
+        assert!(path.exists());
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fails_when_glob_has_no_matches() {
+    Playground::setup("create_test_glob_no_matches", |dirs, _sandbox| {
+        let actual = nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "utouch *.txt"
+        );
+
+        assert!(actual.err.contains("No matches found for glob *.txt"));
+    })
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn change_modified_time_of_file_to_today() {
     Playground::setup("change_time_test_9", |dirs, sandbox| {
@@ -168,6 +196,31 @@ fn change_modified_and_access_time_of_file_to_today() {
     })
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn change_modified_and_access_time_of_files_matching_glob_to_today() {
+    Playground::setup("change_mtime_atime_test_glob", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox.with_files(&[Stub::EmptyFile("file.txt")]);
+
+        let path = dirs.test().join("file.txt");
+        filetime::set_file_times(&path, TIME_ONE, TIME_ONE).unwrap();
+
+        nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test(),
+            "utouch *.txt"
+        );
+
+        let metadata = path.metadata().unwrap();
+
+        // Check only the date since the time may not match exactly
+        let today = Local::now().date_naive();
+        let mtime_day = DateTime::<Local>::from(metadata.modified().unwrap()).date_naive();
+        let atime_day = DateTime::<Local>::from(metadata.accessed().unwrap()).date_naive();
+
+        assert_eq!(today, mtime_day);
+        assert_eq!(today, atime_day);
+    })
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn not_create_file_if_it_not_exists() {
     Playground::setup("change_time_test_28", |dirs, _sandbox| {