diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c b/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c
index 1c6348574c..b171cf1f90 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl-filter.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "journalctl-util.h"
 #include "logs-show.h"
 #include "missing_sched.h"
-#include "nulstr-util.h"
 #include "path-util.h"
 #include "unit-name.h"
 
@@ -65,73 +64,6 @@ static int add_dmesg(sd_journal *j) {
         return sd_journal_add_conjunction(j);
 }
 
-static int get_possible_units(
-                sd_journal *j,
-                const char *fields,
-                char **patterns,
-                Set **ret) {
-
-        _cleanup_set_free_ Set *found = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        assert(j);
-        assert(fields);
-        assert(ret);
-
-        NULSTR_FOREACH(field, fields) {
-                const void *data;
-                size_t size;
-
-                r = sd_journal_query_unique(j, field);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-
-                SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE(j, data, size) {
-                        _cleanup_free_ char *u = NULL;
-                        char *eq;
-
-                        eq = memchr(data, '=', size);
-                        if (eq) {
-                                size -= eq - (char*) data + 1;
-                                data = ++eq;
-                        }
-
-                        u = strndup(data, size);
-                        if (!u)
-                                return -ENOMEM;
-
-                        size_t i;
-                        if (!strv_fnmatch_full(patterns, u, FNM_NOESCAPE, &i))
-                                continue;
-
-                        log_debug("Matched %s with pattern %s=%s", u, field, patterns[i]);
-                        r = set_ensure_consume(&found, &string_hash_ops_free, TAKE_PTR(u));
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-                }
-        }
-
-        *ret = TAKE_PTR(found);
-        return 0;
-}
-
-/* This list is supposed to return the superset of unit names
- * possibly matched by rules added with add_matches_for_unit... */
-#define SYSTEM_UNITS                 \
-        "_SYSTEMD_UNIT\0"            \
-        "COREDUMP_UNIT\0"            \
-        "UNIT\0"                     \
-        "OBJECT_SYSTEMD_UNIT\0"      \
-        "_SYSTEMD_SLICE\0"
-
-/* ... and add_matches_for_user_unit */
-#define USER_UNITS                   \
-        "_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT\0"       \
-        "USER_UNIT\0"                \
-        "COREDUMP_USER_UNIT\0"       \
-        "OBJECT_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT\0" \
-        "_SYSTEMD_USER_SLICE\0"
-
 static int add_units(sd_journal *j) {
         _cleanup_strv_free_ char **patterns = NULL;
         bool added = false;
@@ -175,7 +107,7 @@ static int add_units(sd_journal *j) {
                 _cleanup_set_free_ Set *units = NULL;
                 char *u;
 
-                r = get_possible_units(j, SYSTEM_UNITS, patterns, &units);
+                r = get_possible_units(j, SYSTEM_UNITS_FULL, patterns, &units);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
 
@@ -218,7 +150,7 @@ static int add_units(sd_journal *j) {
                 _cleanup_set_free_ Set *units = NULL;
                 char *u;
 
-                r = get_possible_units(j, USER_UNITS, patterns, &units);
+                r = get_possible_units(j, USER_UNITS_FULL, patterns, &units);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
 
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c b/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c
index 3dea69d9fb..46a70ae1ac 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ int action_list_invocations(void) {
 
         assert(arg_action == ACTION_LIST_INVOCATIONS);
 
-        r = acquire_unit("--list-invocations", &unit, &type);
+        r = acquire_journal(&j);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = acquire_journal(&j);
+        r = acquire_unit(j, "--list-invocations", &unit, &type);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl-util.c b/src/journal/journalctl-util.c
index 1e663b0c8c..918e5713f6 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl-util.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl-util.c
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "glob-util.h"
 #include "id128-util.h"
 #include "journal-util.h"
 #include "journalctl.h"
 #include "journalctl-util.h"
 #include "logs-show.h"
+#include "nulstr-util.h"
 #include "rlimit-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "terminal-util.h"
+#include "unit-name.h"
 
 char* format_timestamp_maybe_utc(char *buf, size_t l, usec_t t) {
         assert(buf);
@@ -111,9 +114,61 @@ int journal_acquire_boot(sd_journal *j) {
         return 1;
 }
 
-int acquire_unit(const char *option_name, const char **ret_unit, LogIdType *ret_type) {
-        size_t n;
+int get_possible_units(
+                sd_journal *j,
+                const char *fields,
+                char * const *patterns,
+                Set **ret) {
 
+        _cleanup_set_free_ Set *found = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(j);
+        assert(fields);
+        assert(ret);
+
+        NULSTR_FOREACH(field, fields) {
+                const void *data;
+                size_t size;
+
+                r = sd_journal_query_unique(j, field);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_UNIQUE(j, data, size) {
+                        _cleanup_free_ char *u = NULL;
+                        char *eq;
+
+                        eq = memchr(data, '=', size);
+                        if (eq) {
+                                size -= eq - (char*) data + 1;
+                                data = ++eq;
+                        }
+
+                        u = strndup(data, size);
+                        if (!u)
+                                return -ENOMEM;
+
+                        size_t i;
+                        if (!strv_fnmatch_full(patterns, u, FNM_NOESCAPE, &i))
+                                continue;
+
+                        log_debug("Matched %s with pattern %s=%s", u, field, patterns[i]);
+                        r = set_ensure_consume(&found, &string_hash_ops_free, TAKE_PTR(u));
+                        if (r < 0)
+                                return r;
+                }
+        }
+
+        *ret = TAKE_PTR(found);
+        return 0;
+}
+
+int acquire_unit(sd_journal *j, const char *option_name, const char **ret_unit, LogIdType *ret_type) {
+        size_t n;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(j);
         assert(option_name);
         assert(ret_unit);
         assert(ret_type);
@@ -128,15 +183,44 @@ int acquire_unit(const char *option_name, const char **ret_unit, LogIdType *ret_
                                        "Using %s with multiple units is not supported.",
                                        option_name);
 
+        LogIdType type;
+        char **units;
         if (!strv_isempty(arg_system_units)) {
-                *ret_type = LOG_SYSTEM_UNIT_INVOCATION_ID;
-                *ret_unit = arg_system_units[0];
+                type = LOG_SYSTEM_UNIT_INVOCATION_ID;
+                units = arg_system_units;
         } else {
                 assert(!strv_isempty(arg_user_units));
-                *ret_type = LOG_USER_UNIT_INVOCATION_ID;
-                *ret_unit = arg_user_units[0];
+                type = LOG_USER_UNIT_INVOCATION_ID;
+                units = arg_user_units;
         }
 
+        _cleanup_free_ char *u = NULL;
+        r = unit_name_mangle(units[0], UNIT_NAME_MANGLE_GLOB | (arg_quiet ? 0 : UNIT_NAME_MANGLE_WARN), &u);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to mangle unit name '%s': %m", units[0]);
+
+        if (string_is_glob(u)) {
+                _cleanup_set_free_ Set *s = NULL;
+
+                r = get_possible_units(j, type == LOG_SYSTEM_UNIT_INVOCATION_ID ? SYSTEM_UNITS : USER_UNITS,
+                                       STRV_MAKE(u), &s);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to get matching unit '%s' from journal: %m", u);
+                if (set_isempty(s))
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "No matching unit found for '%s' in journal.", u);
+                if (set_size(s) > 1)
+                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Multiple matching units found for '%s' in journal.", u);
+
+                char *found = set_steal_first(s);
+                log_debug("Found matching unit '%s' for '%s'.", found, u);
+
+                free_and_replace(units[0], found);
+                assert(set_isempty(s));
+        } else
+                free_and_replace(units[0], u);
+
+        *ret_type = type;
+        *ret_unit = units[0];
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +245,7 @@ int journal_acquire_invocation(sd_journal *j) {
          * system unit or user unit, and calling without unit name is allowed. Otherwise, a unit name must
          * be specified. */
         if (arg_invocation_offset != 0 || sd_id128_is_null(arg_invocation_id)) {
-                r = acquire_unit("-I/--invocation= with an offset", &unit, &type);
+                r = acquire_unit(j, "-I/--invocation= with an offset", &unit, &type);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         }
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl-util.h b/src/journal/journalctl-util.h
index 14e3d569a6..14cdfb5136 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl-util.h
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl-util.h
@@ -4,11 +4,35 @@
 #include "sd-journal.h"
 
 #include "logs-show.h"
+#include "set.h"
 #include "time-util.h"
 
+/* The lists below are supposed to return the superset of unit names possibly matched by rules added with
+ * add_matches_for_unit() and add_matches_for_user_unit(). */
+#define SYSTEM_UNITS                 \
+        "_SYSTEMD_UNIT\0"            \
+        "UNIT\0"                     \
+        "OBJECT_SYSTEMD_UNIT\0"
+
+#define SYSTEM_UNITS_FULL            \
+        SYSTEM_UNITS                 \
+        "COREDUMP_UNIT\0"            \
+        "_SYSTEMD_SLICE\0"
+
+#define USER_UNITS                   \
+        "_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT\0"       \
+        "USER_UNIT\0"                \
+        "OBJECT_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT\0"
+
+#define USER_UNITS_FULL              \
+        USER_UNITS                   \
+        "COREDUMP_USER_UNIT\0"       \
+        "_SYSTEMD_USER_SLICE\0"
+
 char* format_timestamp_maybe_utc(char *buf, size_t l, usec_t t);
 int acquire_journal(sd_journal **ret);
 bool journal_boot_has_effect(sd_journal *j);
 int journal_acquire_boot(sd_journal *j);
-int acquire_unit(const char *option_name, const char **ret_unit, LogIdType *ret_type);
+int get_possible_units(sd_journal *j, const char *fields, char * const *patterns, Set **ret);
+int acquire_unit(sd_journal *j, const char *option_name, const char **ret_unit, LogIdType *ret_type);
 int journal_acquire_invocation(sd_journal *j);
diff --git a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.invocation.sh b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.invocation.sh
index e7a6f547b4..74db1040fd 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.invocation.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-04-JOURNAL.invocation.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ set -o pipefail
 # shellcheck source=test/units/util.sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")"/util.sh
 
-SERVICE_NAME=invocation-id-test-"$RANDOM".service
+BASE=test-"$RANDOM"
+SERVICE_NAME_SHORT=invocation-id-"$BASE"
+SERVICE_NAME="$SERVICE_NAME_SHORT".service
+SERVICE_NAME_GLOB="invocation-*-${BASE}.service"
 
 TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 
@@ -26,6 +29,8 @@ done
 # systemd[1]: invocation-id-test-26448.service: Deactivated successfully.
 journalctl --sync
 
+journalctl --list-invocation -u "$SERVICE_NAME_SHORT" | tee "$TMP_DIR"/short
+journalctl --list-invocation -u "$SERVICE_NAME_GLOB" | tee "$TMP_DIR"/glob
 journalctl --list-invocation -u "$SERVICE_NAME" | tee "$TMP_DIR"/10
 journalctl --list-invocation -u "$SERVICE_NAME" --reverse | tee "$TMP_DIR"/10-r
 journalctl --list-invocation -u "$SERVICE_NAME" -n +10 | tee "$TMP_DIR"/p10
@@ -44,6 +49,8 @@ journalctl --list-invocation -u "$SERVICE_NAME" -n +5 --reverse | tee "$TMP_DIR"
 [[ $(cat "$TMP_DIR"/p5 | wc -l) == 6 ]]
 [[ $(cat "$TMP_DIR"/p5-r | wc -l) == 6 ]]
 
+diff "$TMP_DIR"/10 "$TMP_DIR"/short
+diff "$TMP_DIR"/10 "$TMP_DIR"/glob
 diff <(tail -n 10 "$TMP_DIR"/10 | tac) <(tail -n 10 "$TMP_DIR"/10-r)
 diff <(tail -n 5 "$TMP_DIR"/10) <(tail -n 5 "$TMP_DIR"/5)
 diff <(tail -n 5 "$TMP_DIR"/10 | tac) <(tail -n 5 "$TMP_DIR"/5-r)
@@ -54,6 +61,10 @@ diff <(tail -n 10 "$TMP_DIR"/p10 | head -n 5 | tac) <(tail -n 5 "$TMP_DIR"/p5-r)
 tail -n 10 "$TMP_DIR"/10 |
     while read -r idx invocation _; do
         i="$(( idx + 10 ))"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${i}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_SHORT")"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${idx}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_SHORT")"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${i}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_GLOB")"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${idx}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_GLOB")"
         assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${i}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME")"
         assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${idx}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME")"
         assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${invocation}")"
@@ -62,6 +73,10 @@ tail -n 10 "$TMP_DIR"/10 |
 tail -n 10 "$TMP_DIR"/p10 |
     while read -r i invocation _; do
         idx="$(( i - 10 ))"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${i}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_SHORT")"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${idx}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_SHORT")"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${i}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_GLOB")"
+        assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${idx}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME_GLOB")"
         assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${i}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME")"
         assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${idx}" -u "$SERVICE_NAME")"
         assert_in "invocation ${i} ${invocation}" "$(journalctl --no-hostname -n 1 -t bash --invocation="${invocation}")"