diff --git a/lest.hpp b/lest.hpp
index c098410..2275ed1 100644
--- a/lest.hpp
+++ b/lest.hpp
@@ -815,9 +815,9 @@ inline bool select( text name, texts include )
     auto none = []( texts args ) { return args.size() == 0; };
 
 #if lest_FEATURE_REGEX_SEARCH
-    auto hidden = []( text name ){ return match( { "\\[\\.\\]", "\\[hide\\]" }, name ); };
+    auto hidden = []( text name ){ return match( { "\\[\\..*", "\\[hide\\]" }, name ); };
 #else
-    auto hidden = []( text name ){ return match( { "[.]", "[hide]" }, name ); };
+    auto hidden = []( text name ){ return match( { "[.", "[hide]" }, name ); };
 #endif
 
     if ( none( include ) )
diff --git a/lest_cpp03.hpp b/lest_cpp03.hpp
index 697e4ef..3b6ae26 100644
--- a/lest_cpp03.hpp
+++ b/lest_cpp03.hpp
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ inline bool hidden( text name )
 #if lest_FEATURE_REGEX_SEARCH
     texts skipped; skipped.push_back( "\\[\\.\\]" ); skipped.push_back( "\\[hide\\]" );
 #else
-    texts skipped; skipped.push_back( "[.]" ); skipped.push_back( "[hide]" );
+    texts skipped; skipped.push_back( "[." ); skipped.push_back( "[hide]" );
 #endif
     return match( skipped, name );
 }
diff --git a/test/test_lest.cpp b/test/test_lest.cpp
index 69dea18..f87a54a 100644
--- a/test/test_lest.cpp
+++ b/test/test_lest.cpp
@@ -517,12 +517,17 @@ const lest::test specification[] =
         EXPECT( divide( 22, 7 ) != approx( 3.141 ).epsilon( 0.0001 ) );
     },
 
+    CASE( "Skips tests tagged [hide]" )
+    {
+        EXPECT( false );
+    },
+
     CASE( "Skips tests tagged [.]" )
     {
         EXPECT( false );
     },
 
-    CASE( "Skips tests tagged [hide]" )
+    CASE( "Skips tests with tags that start with [.followed by anything]" )
     {
         EXPECT( false );
     },
diff --git a/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp b/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp
index 8cb8066..b4ccd40 100644
--- a/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp
+++ b/test/test_lest_cpp03.cpp
@@ -549,12 +549,17 @@ CASE( "Approximate to Pi compares properly [approx][pi]" )
     EXPECT( f::divide( 22, 7 ) != approx( 3.141 ).epsilon( 0.0001 ) );
 }
 
+CASE( "Skips tests tagged [hide]" )
+{
+    EXPECT( false );
+}
+
 CASE( "Skips tests tagged [.]" )
 {
     EXPECT( false );
 }
 
-CASE( "Skips tests tagged [hide]" )
+CASE( "Skips tests with tags that start with [.followed by anything]" )
 {
     EXPECT( false );
 }