diff --git a/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs b/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
index 6ef683bf..34e59209 100644
--- a/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
+++ b/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
@@ -5171,3 +5171,20 @@ fn test_query_compiler_oob_access() {
     // UBSAN should not report any OOB access
     assert!(Query::new(&language, "(package_declaration _ (_) @name _)").is_ok());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_query_wildcard_with_immediate_first_child() {
+    let language = get_language("javascript");
+    let query = Query::new(&language, "(_ . (identifier) @firstChild)").unwrap();
+    let source = "function name(one, two, three) { }";
+
+    assert_query_matches(
+        &language,
+        &query,
+        source,
+        &[
+            (0, vec![("firstChild", "name")]),
+            (0, vec![("firstChild", "one")]),
+        ],
+    );
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/query.c b/lib/src/query.c
index eb10bbc2..10587669 100644
--- a/lib/src/query.c
+++ b/lib/src/query.c
@@ -2740,7 +2740,7 @@ TSQuery *ts_query_new(
       // there is a parent node, and capture it if necessary.
       if (step->symbol == WILDCARD_SYMBOL && step->depth == 0 && !step->field) {
         QueryStep *second_step = &self->steps.contents[start_step_index + 1];
-        if (second_step->symbol != WILDCARD_SYMBOL && second_step->depth == 1) {
+        if (second_step->symbol != WILDCARD_SYMBOL && second_step->depth == 1 && !second_step->is_immediate) {
           wildcard_root_alternative_index = step->alternative_index;
           start_step_index += 1;
           step = second_step;