diff --git a/fs/filter/filter.go b/fs/filter/filter.go
index 1714dabf5..304ab87f8 100644
--- a/fs/filter/filter.go
+++ b/fs/filter/filter.go
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ func (f *Filter) addDirGlobs(Include bool, glob string) error {
 func (f *Filter) Add(Include bool, glob string) error {
 	isDirRule := strings.HasSuffix(glob, "/")
 	isFileRule := !isDirRule
+	// Make excluding "dir/" equivalent to excluding "dir/**"
+	if isDirRule && !Include {
+		glob += "**"
+	}
 	if strings.Contains(glob, "**") {
 		isDirRule, isFileRule = true, true
 	}
diff --git a/fs/filter/filter_test.go b/fs/filter/filter_test.go
index 1fc4ef671..3d5439fe2 100644
--- a/fs/filter/filter_test.go
+++ b/fs/filter/filter_test.go
@@ -523,6 +523,21 @@ func TestFilterAddDirRuleOrFileRule(t *testing.T) {
 + (^|/)potato$
 --- Directory filter rules ---
 + ^.*$`,
+		},
+		{
+			false,
+			"potato/",
+			`--- File filter rules ---
+- (^|/)potato/.*$
+--- Directory filter rules ---
+- (^|/)potato/.*$`,
+		},
+		{
+			true,
+			"potato/",
+			`--- File filter rules ---
+--- Directory filter rules ---
++ (^|/)potato/$`,
 		},
 		{
 			false,