diff --git a/platform/testFramework/core/src/com/intellij/TestClassesFilter.java b/platform/testFramework/core/src/com/intellij/TestClassesFilter.java
index c6fb070dd210..545f13881304 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/core/src/com/intellij/TestClassesFilter.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/core/src/com/intellij/TestClassesFilter.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public abstract class TestClassesFilter {
     for (String aFilter : filterList) {
       String filter = aFilter.trim();
       if (filter.length() == 0) continue;
-      filter = filter.replaceAll("\\*", ".\\*");
+      filter = filter.replace("$", "\\$").replace("*", ".*");
       Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(filter);
       patterns.add(pattern);
     }