diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp
index 4fefe7c3b0..26a3ece1c3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ void FilenameComponent::setBrowseButtonText (const String& newBrowseButtonText)
     lookAndFeelChanged();
 }
 
+void FilenameComponent::setFileBrowserWildcard (const String& newWildcard) noexcept
+{
+    wildcard = newWildcard;
+}
+
 void FilenameComponent::lookAndFeelChanged()
 {
     browseButton.reset();
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.h
index dc93e40fad..9f1e737327 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/filebrowser/juce_FilenameComponent.h
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ public:
     */
     void setBrowseButtonText (const String& browseButtonText);
 
+    /** Changes the wildcard pattern to use in the file browser - e.g. "*.txt;*.foo".
+        If an empty string is passed in, then the pattern is assumed to be "*".
+
+        @param wildcard     the new wildcard to use.
+    */
+    void setFileBrowserWildcard (const String& wildcard) noexcept;
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** Adds a listener that will be called when the selected file is changed. */
     void addListener (FilenameComponentListener* listener);