diff --git a/__test__/cli-test/content-types/with-asterisk.ts b/__test__/cli-test/content-types/with-asterisk.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3731568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__test__/cli-test/content-types/with-asterisk.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { contentType } from '@optimizely/cms-sdk';
+
+export const contentTypeWithRegexProperty = contentType({
+  key: 'CT_with_asterisk',
+  baseType: '_page',
+  displayName: 'CT_with_asterisk',
+  properties: {},
+  mayContainTypes: ['*'],
+});
diff --git a/__test__/cli-test/package.json b/__test__/cli-test/package.json
index c075a986..b8b266a0 100644
--- a/__test__/cli-test/package.json
+++ b/__test__/cli-test/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "private": "true",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test:manual": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test:manual": "optimizely-cms-cli config push ./content-types.optimizely.config.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@optimizely/cms-sdk": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/optimizely-cms-cli/src/utils/mapping.ts b/packages/optimizely-cms-cli/src/utils/mapping.ts
index 3968236f..24c97fd5 100644
--- a/packages/optimizely-cms-cli/src/utils/mapping.ts
+++ b/packages/optimizely-cms-cli/src/utils/mapping.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ export function parseChildContentType(
   const duplicates: string[] = [];
   const normalized = mayContainTypes.map((entry: any) => {
     const key = extractKeyName(entry, parentKey);
-    // Do not allow keys that start with '_' to be validated against allowedKeys
-    if (!key.startsWith('_') && allowedKeys && !allowedKeys.has(key)) {
+    if (
+      key !== '*' &&
+      // Do not allow keys that start with '_' to be validated against allowedKeys
+      !key.startsWith('_') &&
+      allowedKeys &&
+      !allowedKeys.has(key)
+    ) {
       invalid.push(key);
     }
     if (seen.has(key)) {