diff --git a/src/molecule/command/base.py b/src/molecule/command/base.py
index 338e068f3..7393d08f2 100644
--- a/src/molecule/command/base.py
+++ b/src/molecule/command/base.py
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 
 import abc
 import collections
-import glob
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 from typing import Any, Callable
+import wcmatch.pathlib
+import wcmatch.wcmatch
+from wcmatch import glob
 
 import click
 from click_help_colors import HelpColorsCommand, HelpColorsGroup
@@ -189,7 +191,12 @@ def get_configs(args, command_args, ansible_args=(), glob_str=MOLECULE_GLOB):
             command_args=command_args,
             ansible_args=ansible_args,
         )
-        for c in glob.glob(glob_str)
+        for c in glob.glob(
+            glob_str,
+            flags=wcmatch.pathlib.GLOBSTAR
+            | wcmatch.pathlib.BRACE
+            | wcmatch.pathlib.DOTGLOB,
+        )
     ]
     _verify_configs(configs, glob_str)
 
diff --git a/src/molecule/command/list.py b/src/molecule/command/list.py
index 09f419d95..5456a0017 100644
--- a/src/molecule/command/list.py
+++ b/src/molecule/command/list.py
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ def list(ctx, scenario_name, format):  # pragma: no cover
     command_args = {"subcommand": subcommand, "format": format}
 
     statuses = []
-    s = scenarios.Scenarios(base.get_configs(args, command_args), scenario_name)
+    s = scenarios.Scenarios(
+        base.get_configs(args, command_args, glob_str="**/molecule/*/molecule.yml"),
+        scenario_name,
+    )
     for scenario in s:
         statuses.extend(base.execute_subcommand(scenario.config, subcommand))