diff --git a/tests/fixtures/dots-in-files/a..b.js b/tests/fixtures/dots-in-files/a..b.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5f581a97a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/dots-in-files/a..b.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log("Running");
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/dots-in-files/eslint.config.js b/tests/fixtures/dots-in-files/eslint.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c1da94e458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/dots-in-files/eslint.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = [
+    {
+        files: ["a..b.js"]
+    },
+    {
+        ignores: ["eslint.config.js"]
+    }
+];
diff --git a/tests/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js b/tests/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js
index 1cbaedfb8b3..570bab2ada1 100644
--- a/tests/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js
+++ b/tests/lib/eslint/flat-eslint.js
@@ -794,6 +794,21 @@ describe("FlatESLint", () => {
             assert.strictEqual(results[1].suppressedMessages.length, 0);
         });
 
+        // https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/16038
+        it("should allow files patterns with '..' inside", async () => {
+            eslint = new FlatESLint({
+                ignore: false,
+                cwd: getFixturePath("dots-in-files")
+            });
+            const results = await eslint.lintFiles(["."]);
+
+            assert.strictEqual(results.length, 2);
+            assert.strictEqual(results[0].messages.length, 0);
+            assert.strictEqual(results[0].filePath, getFixturePath("dots-in-files/a..b.js"));
+            assert.strictEqual(results[0].suppressedMessages.length, 0);
+        });
+
+
         // https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/16299
         it("should only find files in the subdir1 directory when given a directory name", async () => {
             eslint = new FlatESLint({