diff --git a/pathtools/glob.go b/pathtools/glob.go
index 0b9ea14..286d933 100644
--- a/pathtools/glob.go
+++ b/pathtools/glob.go
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ func glob(pattern string, hasRecursive bool) (matches, dirs []string, err error)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, nil, err
 				}
+				if file[0] != '.' {
+					newMatches = filterDotFiles(newMatches)
+				}
 				matches = append(matches, newMatches...)
 			}
 		}
@@ -170,6 +173,11 @@ func walkAllDirs(dir string) (dirs []string, err error) {
 		}
 
 		if info.Mode().IsDir() {
+			name := info.Name()
+			if name[0] == '.' && name != "." {
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
 			dirs = append(dirs, path)
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -203,6 +211,21 @@ matchLoop:
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
+// filterDotFiles filters out files that start with '.'
+func filterDotFiles(matches []string) []string {
+	ret := make([]string, 0, len(matches))
+
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		_, name := filepath.Split(match)
+		if name[0] == '.' {
+			continue
+		}
+		ret = append(ret, match)
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
 // match returns true if name matches pattern using the same rules as filepath.Match, but supporting
 // hierarchical patterns (a/*) and recursive globs (**).
 func match(pattern, name string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/pathtools/glob_test.go b/pathtools/glob_test.go
index b082267..803cb6b 100644
--- a/pathtools/glob_test.go
+++ b/pathtools/glob_test.go
@@ -417,6 +417,28 @@ var globTestCases = []struct {
 		excludes: []string{"**/**"},
 		err:      GlobLastRecursiveErr,
 	},
+
+	// If names are excluded by default, but referenced explicitly, they should return results
+	{
+		pattern: ".test/*",
+		matches: []string{".test/a"},
+		dirs:    []string{".test"},
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: ".t*/a",
+		matches: []string{".test/a"},
+		dirs:    []string{".", ".test"},
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: ".*/.*",
+		matches: []string{".test/.ing"},
+		dirs:    []string{".", ".test"},
+	},
+	{
+		pattern: ".t*",
+		matches: []string{".test", ".testing"},
+		dirs:    []string{"."},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestGlob(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pathtools/testdata/.test/.ing b/pathtools/testdata/.test/.ing
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pathtools/testdata/.test/a b/pathtools/testdata/.test/a
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pathtools/testdata/.testing b/pathtools/testdata/.testing
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29