diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 5f812206c4..bf58433d4d 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 VERCODE_OPERATION_RE = re.compile(r'^([ 0-9/*+-]|%c)+$')
 
 # A signature block file with a .DSA, .RSA, or .EC extension
-SIGNATURE_BLOCK_FILE_REGEX = re.compile(r'^META-INF/.*\.(DSA|EC|RSA)$')
+SIGNATURE_BLOCK_FILE_REGEX = re.compile(r'\AMETA-INF/.*\.(DSA|EC|RSA)\Z', re.DOTALL)
 APK_NAME_REGEX = re.compile(r'^([a-zA-Z][\w.]*)_(-?[0-9]+)_?([0-9a-f]{7})?\.apk')
 APK_ID_TRIPLET_REGEX = re.compile(r"^package: name='(\w[^']*)' versionCode='([^']+)' versionName='([^']*)'")
 STANDARD_FILE_NAME_REGEX = re.compile(r'^(\w[\w.]*)_(-?[0-9]+)\.\w+')
diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index 4ae55c73c7..144a61b03d 100755
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -3253,6 +3253,34 @@ def test_apk_extract_fingerprint(self):
                     fdroidserver.common.signer_fingerprint(v3_certs[0]),
                 )
 
+    def test_signature_block_file_regex(self):
+        for apkpath, fingerprint in APKS_WITH_JAR_SIGNATURES:
+            with ZipFile(apkpath, 'r') as apk:
+                cert_files = [
+                    n
+                    for n in apk.namelist()
+                    if fdroidserver.common.SIGNATURE_BLOCK_FILE_REGEX.match(n)
+                ]
+                self.assertEqual(1, len(cert_files))
+
+    def test_signature_block_file_regex_malicious(self):
+        apkpath = os.path.join(self.testdir, 'malicious.apk')
+        with ZipFile(apkpath, 'w') as apk:
+            apk.writestr('META-INF/MANIFEST.MF', 'this is fake sig data')
+            apk.writestr('META-INF/CERT.SF\n', 'this is fake sig data')
+            apk.writestr('META-INF/AFTER.SF', 'this is fake sig data')
+            apk.writestr('META-INF/CERT.RSA\n', 'this is fake sig data')
+            apk.writestr('META-INF/AFTER.RSA', 'this is fake sig data')
+        with ZipFile(apkpath, 'r') as apk:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                ['META-INF/AFTER.RSA'],
+                [
+                    n
+                    for n in apk.namelist()
+                    if fdroidserver.common.SIGNATURE_BLOCK_FILE_REGEX.match(n)
+                ],
+            )
+
 
 class ConfigOptionsScopeTest(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test assumptions about variable scope for "config" and "options".