diff --git a/lib/store/src/storySort.test.ts b/lib/store/src/storySort.test.ts
index 50976f126bd5..8ffe07a3e2b9 100644
--- a/lib/store/src/storySort.test.ts
+++ b/lib/store/src/storySort.test.ts
@@ -124,4 +124,19 @@ describe('preview.storySort', () => {
     expect(sortFn(fixture.a_c, fixture.a_b)).toBeLessThan(0);
     expect(sortFn(fixture.a_b, fixture.a_c)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
+
+  it('sorts according to the nested order array with parent wildcard', () => {
+    const sortFn = storySort({
+      order: ['*', ['*', 'b', 'a']],
+      includeNames: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(sortFn(fixture.a_a, fixture.a_b)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(sortFn(fixture.a_b, fixture.a_a)).toBeLessThan(0);
+    expect(sortFn(fixture.a_c, fixture.a_a)).toBeLessThan(0);
+    expect(sortFn(fixture.a_c, fixture.a_b)).toBeLessThan(0);
+    expect(sortFn(fixture.a_a, fixture.a_c)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(sortFn(fixture.a_b, fixture.a_c)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(sortFn(fixture.a_a, fixture.a_a)).toBe(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/store/src/storySort.ts b/lib/store/src/storySort.ts
index ec3d01e3040a..b1d49bfb2865 100644
--- a/lib/store/src/storySort.ts
+++ b/lib/store/src/storySort.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ export const storySort =
       }
 
       // If a nested array is provided for a name, use it for ordering.
-      const index = order.indexOf(nameA);
+      let index = order.indexOf(nameA);
+      if (index === -1) index = order.indexOf('*');
       order = index !== -1 && Array.isArray(order[index + 1]) ? order[index + 1] : [];
 
       // We'll need to look at the next part of the name.