diff --git a/src/main/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileMatcher.java b/src/main/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileMatcher.java
index 1490ad279..9504e538d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileMatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileMatcher.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class FileMatcher implements PathMatcher {
         pattern = pattern.replaceAll("/+", "/");
         pattern = pattern.replaceAll("\\{\\{+", "\\\\{\\\\{");
         pattern = pattern.replaceAll("}}+", "\\\\}\\\\}");
+        pattern = pattern.replaceAll("\\[+", "\\\\[");
+        pattern = pattern.replaceAll("]+", "\\\\]");
+
 
         // We *could* implement exactly what's documented. The idea would be to implement something like
         // Java's Globs.toRegexPattern but supporting only the documented syntax. Instead, we will use
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileHelperTest.java b/src/test/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileHelperTest.java
index 844a3b149..6343607da 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileHelperTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/crowdin/cli/properties/helper/FileHelperTest.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public void testFilterSourcesWithSpecialSymbols() {
         sources.add(new File("/files/folder/sub/1.xml"));
         sources.add(new File("/files/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}"));
         sources.add(new File("/files/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/1.xml"));
+        sources.add(new File("/files/[folder-sub]/1.xml"));
         FileHelper fileHelper = new FileHelper(project.getBasePath());
         List<File> actualResult = fileHelper.filterOutIgnoredFiles(sources, Arrays.asList(".*"));
         assertEquals(sources, actualResult);
@@ -134,4 +135,4 @@ private static <E> List<E> addToList(List<E> list, E... toAdd) {
         toReturn.addAll(Arrays.asList(toAdd));
         return toReturn;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}