diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/test/TestRunner.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/test/TestRunner.kt
index 48cc1e26cfc..53ec1478e5f 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/test/TestRunner.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/test/TestRunner.kt
@@ -90,8 +90,12 @@ internal class TestProcessor(val suites: List<TestSuite>, val args: Array<String
 
     private fun String.substringEscaped(range: IntRange) = this.substring(range).let { if (it.isNotEmpty()) Regex.escape(it) else "" }
 
-    private fun String.toGTestPatterns() = splitToSequence(':').map { pattern ->
+    private fun String.fromGTestPatterns(): List<Regex> = splitToSequence(':').map(::fromGTestPattern).toList()
+
+    // must be in sync with `fromGTestPattern(String)` in native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRun.kt
+    private fun fromGTestPattern(pattern: String): Regex {
         val result = StringBuilder()
+        result.append("^")
         var prevIndex = 0
         pattern.forEachIndexed { index, c ->
             if (c == '*' || c == '?') {
@@ -101,8 +105,9 @@ internal class TestProcessor(val suites: List<TestSuite>, val args: Array<String
             }
         }
         result.append(pattern.substringEscaped(prevIndex until pattern.length))
-        return@map result.toString().toRegex()
-    }.toList()
+        result.append("$")
+        return result.toString().toRegex()
+    }
 
     // region filters
 
@@ -115,8 +120,8 @@ internal class TestProcessor(val suites: List<TestSuite>, val args: Array<String
             throw IllegalArgumentException("Wrong pattern syntax: $filter.")
         }
 
-        val positivePatterns = filters[0].toGTestPatterns()
-        val negativePatterns = filters.getOrNull(1)?.toGTestPatterns() ?: emptyList()
+        val positivePatterns = filters[0].fromGTestPatterns()
+        val negativePatterns = filters.getOrNull(1)?.fromGTestPatterns() ?: emptyList()
 
         return { testCase ->
             positivePatterns.any { testCase.prettyName.matches(it) } &&
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/ComplexCInteropTest.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/ComplexCInteropTest.kt
index 64880d9a2e1..21070ada3b5 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/ComplexCInteropTest.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/ComplexCInteropTest.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class ComplexCInteropTestBase : AbstractNativeSimpleTest() {
         ).assertSuccess().resultingArtifact
         println(cinteropKlib)
 
-        val ignoredTests = if (testRunSettings.get<GCType>() != GCType.NOOP) emptySet() else setOf(
+        val ignoredTestGTestPatterns = if (testRunSettings.get<GCType>() != GCType.NOOP) emptySet() else setOf(
             "Kt41811Kt.*",
             "CustomStringKt.testCustomString",
             "Kt42482Kt.testKT42482",
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ abstract class ComplexCInteropTestBase : AbstractNativeSimpleTest() {
                 "-XXLanguage:+ImplicitSignedToUnsignedIntegerConversion",
                 "-tr", "-e", "main", "-linker-option", "-L${buildDir.absolutePath}"
             ),
-            extras = TestCase.WithTestRunnerExtras(TestRunnerType.DEFAULT, ignoredTests),
+            extras = TestCase.WithTestRunnerExtras(TestRunnerType.DEFAULT, ignoredTestGTestPatterns),
         )
         val success = compileToExecutable(testCase, cinteropKlib.asLibraryDependency()).assertSuccess()
         println(success)
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
index 6d1236ba46d..c4b58a5d16e 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ internal open class BaseTestRunProvider {
                 else {
                     val ignoredTests = (testCase.extras as TestCase.WithTestRunnerExtras).ignoredTests
                     if (ignoredTests.isNotEmpty()) {
-                        add(TestRunParameter.WithRegexFilter("(${ignoredTests.joinToString("|")})", positive = false))
+                        add(TestRunParameter.WithGTestPatterns(negativePatterns = ignoredTests))
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRun.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRun.kt
index 9324fcc950c..4d6016f9256 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRun.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRun.kt
@@ -86,15 +86,19 @@ internal sealed interface TestRunParameter {
         override fun testMatches(testName: TestName) = this.testName == testName
     }
 
-    class WithRegexFilter(val pattern: String, val positive: Boolean) : WithFilter() {
+    class WithGTestPatterns(val positivePatterns: Set<String> = setOf("*"), val negativePatterns: Set<String>) : WithFilter() {
+        val positiveRegexes = positivePatterns.map(::fromGTestPattern)
+        val negativeRegexes = negativePatterns.map(::fromGTestPattern)
+
         override fun applyTo(programArgs: MutableList<String>) {
-            programArgs += if (positive)
-                "--ktest_regex_filter=$pattern"
-            else
-                "--ktest_negative_regex_filter=$pattern"
+            "--ktest_filter=${positivePatterns.joinToString(":")}-${negativePatterns.joinToString(":")}"
         }
 
-        override fun testMatches(testName: TestName) = Regex(pattern).matches(testName.toString()) == positive
+        override fun testMatches(testName: TestName): Boolean {
+            val testNameStr = testName.toString()
+            return positiveRegexes.any { it.matches(testNameStr) } &&
+                    !negativeRegexes.any { it.matches(testNameStr) }
+        }
     }
 
     object WithTCTestLogger : TestRunParameter {
@@ -133,3 +137,23 @@ internal inline fun <reified T : TestRunParameter> List<TestRunParameter>.has():
 internal inline fun <reified T : TestRunParameter> List<TestRunParameter>.get(onFound: T.() -> Unit) {
     firstIsInstanceOrNull<T>()?.let(onFound)
 }
+
+
+// must be in sync with `fromGTestPattern(String)` in kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/test/TestRunner.kt
+internal fun fromGTestPattern(pattern: String): Regex {
+    val result = StringBuilder()
+    result.append("^")
+    var prevIndex = 0
+    pattern.forEachIndexed { index, c ->
+        if (c == '*' || c == '?') {
+            result.append(pattern.substringEscaped(prevIndex until index))
+            prevIndex = index + 1
+            result.append(if (c == '*') ".*" else ".")
+        }
+    }
+    result.append(pattern.substringEscaped(prevIndex until pattern.length))
+    result.append("$")
+    return result.toString().toRegex()
+}
+
+private fun String.substringEscaped(range: IntRange) = this.substring(range).let { if (it.isNotEmpty()) Regex.escape(it) else "" }
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRunProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRunProvider.kt
index b27fc2ede5e..7fee9c7ebf2 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRunProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/TestRunProvider.kt
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ internal class TestRunProvider(
         if (testCase.kind == TestKind.REGULAR)
             filter { testName -> testName.packageName.startsWith(testCase.nominalPackageName) }
         else if (testCase.extras is WithTestRunnerExtras)
-            filterNot { testName -> testCase.extras<WithTestRunnerExtras>().ignoredTests.contains(testName.toString()) }
+            filterNot { testName -> testCase.extras<WithTestRunnerExtras>().ignoredTests.any {
+                    fromGTestPattern(it).matches(testName.toString())
+                }}
         else
             this