diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bf0dda9f..4e20c7ee3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project uses the changelog in accordance with [keepchangelog](http://keepachangelog.com/). Please use this to write notable changes, which is not the same as git commit log...
 
 ## [unreleased][unreleased]
+- Added wildcard support to `hf secc sim` payloads (@antiklesys)
 - Added `hf secc` to build a base for simulating basic function of iclass SE config cards (@antiklesys)
 - Improved SIO parsing for `hf iclass view` based on Iceman's "Dismantling the SEOS Protocol" talk (@antiklesys)
 - Added live fc/cn update to `hf iclass tagsim` refreshing the csn with each update (@antiklesys)
diff --git a/armsrc/secc.c b/armsrc/secc.c
index aef3f79af..60d06ce2d 100644
--- a/armsrc/secc.c
+++ b/armsrc/secc.c
@@ -128,12 +128,30 @@ bool hid_config_card_handle_iblock(const uint8_t *cmd, int len, tag_response_inf
 
     // ----- Check custom APDU table first (overrides hardcoded responses) -----
     // cmd[off] is the start of the APDU payload; len includes trailing CRC (2 bytes).
+    // apdu_mask bit i=1 → exact match; bit i=0 → wildcard:
+    //   apdu[i]=0x00 → any single byte (**); apdu[i]=0x01 → length-prefix skip (##).
     for (int i = 0; i < s_apdu_count; i++) {
         if (s_apdu_table[i].apdu_len == 0)
             continue;
-        if (len - off < (int)(s_apdu_table[i].apdu_len + 2))
-            continue;
-        if (memcmp(&cmd[off], s_apdu_table[i].apdu, s_apdu_table[i].apdu_len) == 0) {
+        bool match = true;
+        int recv_pos = 0;
+        for (int j = 0; j < (int)s_apdu_table[i].apdu_len && match; j++) {
+            bool is_exact = (s_apdu_table[i].apdu_mask[j / 8] & (1u << (j % 8))) != 0;
+            if (off + recv_pos >= len - 2) { match = false; break; }
+            if (is_exact) {
+                if (cmd[off + recv_pos] != s_apdu_table[i].apdu[j])
+                    match = false;
+                recv_pos++;
+            } else if (s_apdu_table[i].apdu[j] == 0x01) {
+                // ## : read length byte, skip 1 + N bytes total
+                uint8_t payload_len = cmd[off + recv_pos];
+                recv_pos += 1 + payload_len;
+            } else {
+                // ** : skip one byte
+                recv_pos++;
+            }
+        }
+        if (match) {
             memcpy(rsp, s_apdu_table[i].resp, s_apdu_table[i].resp_len);
             ri->response_n = off + s_apdu_table[i].resp_len;
             return true;
diff --git a/armsrc/secc.h b/armsrc/secc.h
index a4903bc3e..cead53bc3 100644
--- a/armsrc/secc.h
+++ b/armsrc/secc.h
@@ -29,12 +29,18 @@
 #define HID_APDU_MAX_ENTRIES 8
 #define HID_APDU_MAX_CMD     20   // max APDU command bytes to prefix-match
 #define HID_APDU_MAX_RESP    32   // max response bytes (without PCB/CID/CRC)
+#define HID_APDU_MASK_LEN    3    // ceil(HID_APDU_MAX_CMD / 8): bitmask for wildcard bytes
 
-// One custom APDU override entry: if the incoming APDU starts with
-// apdu[0..apdu_len-1], respond with resp[0..resp_len-1] (raw APDU payload).
+// One custom APDU override entry: if the incoming APDU matches the pattern,
+// respond with resp[0..resp_len-1] (raw APDU payload).
+// apdu_mask bit i=1: byte i must match apdu[i] exactly.
+// apdu_mask bit i=0: wildcard — apdu[i] selects type:
+//   0x00 = match any single byte  ("**" in JSON)
+//   0x01 = length-prefix skip: read length byte N, skip N+1 bytes total ("##" in JSON)
 typedef struct {
     uint8_t apdu[HID_APDU_MAX_CMD];
     uint8_t apdu_len;
+    uint8_t apdu_mask[HID_APDU_MASK_LEN];
     uint8_t resp[HID_APDU_MAX_RESP];
     uint8_t resp_len;
 } PACKED hid_apdu_entry_t;
diff --git a/client/resources/hidconfig_sample.json b/client/resources/hidconfig_sample.json
index 7d0a526cd..e10fb7119 100644
--- a/client/resources/hidconfig_sample.json
+++ b/client/resources/hidconfig_sample.json
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   "ATS": "1478F7B10280590180415254454346477300011B",
   "APDUResponses": [
     {
-      "_comment": "Prefix-match SELECT by AID (17) -> 9000 (ok)",
+      "_comment": "Prefix-match SELECT by AID (A000000382001700010100) -> 9000 (ok) / 6A82 (file not found)",
       "APDU":     "00A404000AA000000382001700010100",
       "Response": "9000"
     },
     {
-      "_comment": "Prefix-match SELECT by AID (13) -> 6A82 (file not found)",
+      "_comment": "Prefix-match SELECT by AID (A000000382001300010100) -> 9000 (ok) / 6A82 (file not found)",
       "APDU":     "00A404000AA000000382001300010100",
       "Response": "6A82"
     },
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
       "_comment": "Check card credits: A0 D4 00 00 00 -> 00 00 90 00 (reply 0)",
       "APDU":     "A0D4000000",
       "Response": "00009000"
+    },
+    {
+      "_comment": "Busy? -> 9000 (done) / 017B (busy)",
+      "APDU":     "017B",
+      "Response": "9000"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/client/src/cmdhfsecc.c b/client/src/cmdhfsecc.c
index d3120dde2..1507b3514 100644
--- a/client/src/cmdhfsecc.c
+++ b/client/src/cmdhfsecc.c
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 #define HID_APDU_MAX_ENTRIES 8
 #define HID_APDU_MAX_CMD     20
 #define HID_APDU_MAX_RESP    32
+#define HID_APDU_MASK_LEN    3    // ceil(HID_APDU_MAX_CMD / 8)
 
 typedef struct {
     uint8_t apdu[HID_APDU_MAX_CMD];
     uint8_t apdu_len;
+    uint8_t apdu_mask[HID_APDU_MASK_LEN];
     uint8_t resp[HID_APDU_MAX_RESP];
     uint8_t resp_len;
 } PACKED hid_apdu_entry_t;
@@ -152,11 +154,44 @@ static int CmdHFHIDConfigSim(const char *Cmd) {
             json_t *jresp = json_object_get(entry, "Response");
             if (!json_is_string(japdu) || !json_is_string(jresp))
                 continue;
-            int alen = hex_to_bytes(json_string_value(japdu),
-                                    apdu_table[apdu_count].apdu, HID_APDU_MAX_CMD);
+
+            // Parse APDU hex string with optional "**" wildcard bytes.
+            // mask bit i=1 → exact match; bit i=0 → wildcard.
+            const char *apdu_str = json_string_value(japdu);
+            int alen = 0;
+            bool apdu_ok = true;
+            memset(apdu_table[apdu_count].apdu_mask, 0xFF, HID_APDU_MASK_LEN);
+            while (*apdu_str && alen < HID_APDU_MAX_CMD) {
+                char hi = apdu_str[0];
+                char lo = apdu_str[1];
+                if (lo == '\0') { apdu_ok = false; break; }
+                apdu_str += 2;
+                if (hi == '*' && lo == '*') {
+                    apdu_table[apdu_count].apdu[alen] = 0x00;  // ** wildcard
+                    apdu_table[apdu_count].apdu_mask[alen / 8] &= ~(1u << (alen % 8));
+                } else if (hi == '#' && lo == '#') {
+                    apdu_table[apdu_count].apdu[alen] = 0x01;  // ## length-prefix skip
+                    apdu_table[apdu_count].apdu_mask[alen / 8] &= ~(1u << (alen % 8));
+                } else {
+                    uint8_t val = 0;
+                    for (int nb = 0; nb < 2; nb++) {
+                        char c = (nb == 0) ? hi : lo;
+                        uint8_t nib;
+                        if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')      nib = c - '0';
+                        else if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') nib = c - 'A' + 10;
+                        else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') nib = c - 'a' + 10;
+                        else { apdu_ok = false; break; }
+                        val = (val << 4) | nib;
+                    }
+                    if (!apdu_ok) break;
+                    apdu_table[apdu_count].apdu[alen] = val;
+                }
+                alen++;
+            }
+
             int rlen = hex_to_bytes(json_string_value(jresp),
                                     apdu_table[apdu_count].resp, HID_APDU_MAX_RESP);
-            if (alen <= 0 || rlen <= 0) {
+            if (!apdu_ok || alen <= 0 || rlen <= 0) {
                 PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "APDUResponses[%zu]: invalid hex, skipping", i);
                 continue;
             }