diff --git a/reusable_workflows/repo_policies/bot_checks/check_bot_approved_files.py b/reusable_workflows/repo_policies/bot_checks/check_bot_approved_files.py
index 9e158cc..3654513 100644
--- a/reusable_workflows/repo_policies/bot_checks/check_bot_approved_files.py
+++ b/reusable_workflows/repo_policies/bot_checks/check_bot_approved_files.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import fnmatch
 import subprocess
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -61,6 +62,15 @@ def get_approved_files(config_file: str) -> list[str]:
     ]
     return approved_files
 
+def check_files_in_approved_list(changed_files: list[str], approved_files: list[str]) -> bool:
+    """
+    Checks if all the changed files are in the list of approved files.
+    """
+    return all(
+        any(fnmatch.fnmatch(changed_file, pattern) for pattern in approved_files)
+        for changed_file in changed_files
+    )
+
 
 def check_if_pr_is_blocked(env_vars: dict) -> None:
     """
@@ -74,7 +84,7 @@ def check_if_pr_is_blocked(env_vars: dict) -> None:
     )
     config = get_approved_files_config(repo)
     approved_files = get_approved_files(config)
-    block_pr = not all(file in approved_files for file in changed_files)
+    block_pr = not check_files_in_approved_list(changed_files, approved_files)
     print(f"changed_files: {changed_files}")
     print(f"approved_files: {approved_files}")
     if block_pr:
diff --git a/reusable_workflows/tests/test_data/BOT_APPROVED_FILES b/reusable_workflows/tests/test_data/BOT_APPROVED_FILES
index bb1f594..bd183c1 100644
--- a/reusable_workflows/tests/test_data/BOT_APPROVED_FILES
+++ b/reusable_workflows/tests/test_data/BOT_APPROVED_FILES
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 file1
 file2
+folder/*.txt
diff --git a/reusable_workflows/tests/test_repo_policies.py b/reusable_workflows/tests/test_repo_policies.py
index 1ade7a8..8c2a909 100644
--- a/reusable_workflows/tests/test_repo_policies.py
+++ b/reusable_workflows/tests/test_repo_policies.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from repo_policies.bot_checks.check_bot_approved_files import (
     BOT_APPROVED_FILES_PATH,
+    check_files_in_approved_list,
     check_if_pr_is_blocked,
     get_approved_files,
     get_approved_files_config,
@@ -62,7 +63,32 @@ def test_get_approved_files():
     ).read()
     approved_files = get_approved_files(config_file)
 
-    assert approved_files == ["file1", "file2"]
+    assert approved_files == ["file1", "file2", "folder/*.txt"]
+
+
+def get_test_approved_files():
+    config_file = open(
+        "reusable_workflows/tests/test_data/BOT_APPROVED_FILES", "r"
+    ).read()
+    approved_files = get_approved_files(config_file)
+    return approved_files
+
+
+def test_check_files_in_approved_list_succeeds():
+    changed_files = ["file1", "file2", "folder/file3.txt"]
+    approved_files = get_test_approved_files()
+
+    assert check_files_in_approved_list(changed_files, approved_files)
+
+    changed_files = ["file1", "file2"]
+
+    assert check_files_in_approved_list(changed_files, approved_files)
+
+def test_check_files_in_approved_list_fails():
+    changed_files = ["file1", "file2", "folder/file3.txt", 'folder/file4.py']
+    approved_files = get_test_approved_files()
+
+    assert not check_files_in_approved_list(changed_files, approved_files)
 
 
 @mock.patch("repo_policies.bot_checks.check_bot_approved_files.get_changed_files")