diff --git a/source/util/src/tcompare.c b/source/util/src/tcompare.c
index 2baa21f5d9..53fdc96c37 100644
--- a/source/util/src/tcompare.c
+++ b/source/util/src/tcompare.c
@@ -1102,10 +1102,13 @@ int32_t patternMatch(const char *pattern, size_t psize, const char *str, size_t
       c1 = str[j++];
       ++nMatchChar;
 
-      if (c == '\\' && pattern[i] == c1 &&
-        (c1 == '_' || c1 == '%')) {
-        i++;
-        continue;
+      if (c == '\\' && (pattern[i] == '_' || pattern[i] == '%')) {
+        if (c1 != pattern[i]) {
+          return TSDB_PATTERN_NOMATCH;
+        } else {
+          i++;
+          continue;
+        }
       }
 
       if (c == c1 || tolower(c) == tolower(c1) || (c == pInfo->matchOne && c1 != 0)) {
@@ -1176,10 +1179,13 @@ int32_t wcsPatternMatch(const TdUcs4 *pattern, size_t psize, const TdUcs4 *str,
       c1 = str[j++];
       nMatchChar++;
 
-      if (c == '\\' && pattern[i] == c1 &&
-        (c1 == '_' || c1 == '%')) {
-        i++;
-        continue;
+      if (c == '\\' && (pattern[i] == '_' || pattern[i] == '%')) {
+        if (c1 != pattern[i]) {
+          return TSDB_PATTERN_NOMATCH;
+        } else {
+          i++;
+          continue;
+        }
       }
 
       if (c == c1 || towlower(c) == towlower(c1) || (c == pInfo->umatchOne && c1 != 0)) {
diff --git a/tests/system-test/2-query/like.py b/tests/system-test/2-query/like.py
index 95e2daf6d3..88c1e3b8dd 100644
--- a/tests/system-test/2-query/like.py
+++ b/tests/system-test/2-query/like.py
@@ -126,6 +126,47 @@ class TDTestCase:
         tdSql.query("select * from db.t4x where c1 like '\%\_%\%%'")
         tdSql.checkRows(1)
         
+    def like_wildcard_test2(self):
+        tdSql.execute("create table db.t5x (ts timestamp, c1 varchar(100))")
+
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t5x values(now(), 'a\%c')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t5x values(now+1s, 'a\%bbbc')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t5x values(now()+2s, 'a%c')")
+
+        tdSql.query("select * from db.t5x where c1 like 'a\%c'")
+        tdSql.checkRows(1)
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 1, "a%c")
+
+        tdSql.execute("create table db.t6x (ts timestamp, c1 varchar(100))")
+
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t6x values(now(), '\%c')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t6x values(now+1s, '\%bbbc')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t6x values(now()+2s, '%c')")
+
+        tdSql.query("select * from db.t6x where c1 like '\%c'")
+        tdSql.checkRows(1)
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 1, "%c")
+
+        tdSql.execute("create table db.t7x (ts timestamp, c1 varchar(100))")
+
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t7x values(now(), 'a\_c')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t7x values(now+1s, 'a\_bbbc')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t7x values(now()+2s, 'a_c')")
+
+        tdSql.query("select * from db.t7x where c1 like 'a\_c'")
+        tdSql.checkRows(1)
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 1, "a_c")
+
+        tdSql.execute("create table db.t8x (ts timestamp, c1 varchar(100))")
+
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t8x values(now(), '\_c')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t8x values(now+1s, '\_bbbc')")
+        tdSql.execute("insert into db.t8x values(now()+2s, '_c')")
+
+        tdSql.query("select * from db.t8x where c1 like '\_c'")
+        tdSql.checkRows(1)
+        tdSql.checkData(0, 1, "_c")
+
     def run(self):
         tdLog.printNoPrefix("==========start like_wildcard_test run ...............")
         tdSql.prepare(replica = self.replicaVar)
@@ -135,6 +176,7 @@ class TDTestCase:
         self.like_wildcard_test()
         self.like_cnc_wildcard_test()
         self.like_multi_wildcard_test()
+        self.like_wildcard_test2()
         tdLog.printNoPrefix("==========end like_wildcard_test run ...............")
         
         self.stopTest()