diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/urlmatch.py b/qutebrowser/utils/urlmatch.py
index c3fb5b599..b42e4249d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/urlmatch.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/urlmatch.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class UrlPattern:
                  not file/ftp. We deviate from that as per-URL settings aren't
                  security relevant.
         _host: The host to match to, or None for any host.
-        _path: The path to match to, or None for any path. (FIXME true?)
+        _path: The path to match to, or None for any path.
         _port: The port to match to as integer, or None for any port.
     """
 
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ class UrlPattern:
     def _init_path(self, parsed):
         if self._scheme == 'about' and not parsed.path.strip():
             raise ParseError("Pattern without path")
-        self._path = parsed.path
+
+        self._path = None if parsed.path == '/*' else parsed.path
 
     def _init_host(self, parsed):
         """Parse the host from the given URL.
@@ -228,6 +229,9 @@ class UrlPattern:
         return self._port is None or self._port == port
 
     def _matches_path(self, path):
+        if self._path is None:
+            return True
+
         # Match 'google.com' with 'google.com/'
         # FIXME use the no-copy approach Chromium has in URLPattern::MatchesPath
         # for performance?
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py
index 4220876e9..23ca58acc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class TestMatchAllPagesForGivenScheme:
         assert up._host is None
         assert up._match_subdomains
         assert not up._match_all
-        assert up._path == '/*'
+        assert up._path is None
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('url, expected', [
         ("http://google.com", True),
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class TestMatchIpAddresses:
         assert up._host == host
         assert up._match_subdomains == match_subdomains
         assert not up._match_all
-        assert up._path == '/*'
+        assert up._path is None
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('pattern, expected', [
         ("http://127.0.0.1/*", True),
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class TestMatchChromeUrls:
         assert up._host == 'favicon'
         assert not up._match_subdomains
         assert not up._match_all
-        assert up._path == '/*'
+        assert up._path is None
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('url, expected', [
         ("chrome://favicon/http://google.com", True),