diff --git a/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/index.js b/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/index.js
index e1b1a5f3a..bfd4a8ffd 100644
--- a/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/index.js
+++ b/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ const EXPLICIT_VR_LITTLE_ENDIAN = '1.2.840.10008.1.2.1';
  * @param {bool} lazyLoadStudy - "enableStudyLazyLoad"; Request series meta async instead of blocking
  */
 function createDicomWebApi(dicomWebConfig) {
-  const { qidoRoot, wadoRoot, enableStudyLazyLoad } = dicomWebConfig;
+  const {
+    qidoRoot,
+    wadoRoot,
+    enableStudyLazyLoad,
+    supportsFuzzyMatching,
+    supportsWildcard
+  } = dicomWebConfig;
 
   const qidoConfig = {
     url: qidoRoot,
@@ -57,9 +63,9 @@ function createDicomWebApi(dicomWebConfig) {
     query: {
       studies: {
         mapParams: mapParams.bind(),
-        search: async function(origParams) {
+        search: async function (origParams) {
           const { studyInstanceUid, seriesInstanceUid, ...mappedParams } =
-            mapParams(origParams) || {};
+            mapParams(origParams, { supportsFuzzyMatching, supportsWildcard }) || {};
 
           const results = await qidoSearch(
             qidoDicomWebClient,
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ function createDicomWebApi(dicomWebConfig) {
       },
       series: {
         // mapParams: mapParams.bind(),
-        search: async function(studyInstanceUid) {
+        search: async function (studyInstanceUid) {
           const results = await seriesInStudy(
             qidoDicomWebClient,
             studyInstanceUid
diff --git a/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/qido.js b/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/qido.js
index c6fddf307..1c188de66 100644
--- a/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/qido.js
+++ b/extensions/default/src/DicomWebDataSource/qido.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default function searchStudies(server, filter) {
  * @param serverSupportsQIDOIncludeField
  * @returns {string} The URL with encoded filter query data
  */
-function mapParams(params) {
+function mapParams(params, options = {}) {
   if (!params) {
     return;
   }
@@ -161,17 +161,22 @@ function mapParams(params) {
     // Add more fields here if you want them in the result
   ].join(',');
 
+  const { supportsWildcard } = options;
+  const withWildcard = value => {
+    return supportsWildcard && value ? `*${value}*` : value;
+  };
+
   const parameters = {
     // Named
-    PatientName: params.patientName,
-    PatientID: params.patientId,
-    AccessionNumber: params.accessionNumber,
-    StudyDescription: params.studyDescription,
+    PatientName: withWildcard(params.patientName),
+    PatientID: withWildcard(params.patientId),
+    AccessionNumber: withWildcard(params.accessionNumber),
+    StudyDescription: withWildcard(params.studyDescription),
     ModalitiesInStudy: params.modalitiesInStudy,
     // Other
     limit: params.limit || 101,
     offset: params.offset || 0,
-    fuzzymatching: params.fuzzymatching === undefined ? false : true,
+    fuzzymatching: options.supportsFuzzyMatching === true,
     includefield: commaSeparatedFields, // serverSupportsQIDOIncludeField ? commaSeparatedFields : 'all',
   };
 
diff --git a/platform/viewer/public/config/default.js b/platform/viewer/public/config/default.js
index 4aa619bd2..ac5bcd8d1 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/public/config/default.js
+++ b/platform/viewer/public/config/default.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ window.config = {
         thumbnailRendering: 'wadors',
         enableStudyLazyLoad: true,
         supportsFuzzyMatching: true,
+        supportsWildcard: true
       },
     },
   ],
diff --git a/platform/viewer/public/config/netlify.js b/platform/viewer/public/config/netlify.js
index 6861a50ed..7b6f0a7a0 100644
--- a/platform/viewer/public/config/netlify.js
+++ b/platform/viewer/public/config/netlify.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ window.config = {
         thumbnailRendering: 'wadors',
         enableStudyLazyLoad: true,
         supportsFuzzyMatching: true,
+        supportsWildcard: true
       },
     },
   ],