diff --git a/docs/shared/monorepo-tags.md b/docs/shared/monorepo-tags.md
index ac769ceae9..8cf9d5ca08 100644
--- a/docs/shared/monorepo-tags.md
+++ b/docs/shared/monorepo-tags.md
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ A common example of this is for backend projects that use NestJS and frontend pr
 }
 ```
 
-Another common example is ensuring that util libraries stay framework-free by banning imports from these frameworks. A workspace using React would have a configuration like this.
+Another common example is ensuring that util libraries stay framework-free by banning imports from these frameworks. You can use wildcard `*` to match multiple projects e.g. `react*` would match `react`, but also `react-dom`, `react-native` etc. You can also have multiple wildcards e.g. `*react*` would match any package with word `react` in it's name. A workspace using React would have a configuration like this.
 
 ```jsonc
 {
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ Another common example is ensuring that util libraries stay framework-free by ba
       "allow": [],
       // update depConstraints based on your tags
       "depConstraints": [
-        // projects tagged with "type:ui" can't import from "react" or "react-dom"
+        // projects tagged with "type:ui" can't import from "react" or related projects
         {
           "sourceTag": "type:ui",
-          "bannedExternalImports": ["react", "react-dom"]
+          "bannedExternalImports": ["*react*"]
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/nx-dev/nx-dev/public/documentation/latest/shared/monorepo-tags.md b/nx-dev/nx-dev/public/documentation/latest/shared/monorepo-tags.md
index ac769ceae9..8cf9d5ca08 100644
--- a/nx-dev/nx-dev/public/documentation/latest/shared/monorepo-tags.md
+++ b/nx-dev/nx-dev/public/documentation/latest/shared/monorepo-tags.md
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ A common example of this is for backend projects that use NestJS and frontend pr
 }
 ```
 
-Another common example is ensuring that util libraries stay framework-free by banning imports from these frameworks. A workspace using React would have a configuration like this.
+Another common example is ensuring that util libraries stay framework-free by banning imports from these frameworks. You can use wildcard `*` to match multiple projects e.g. `react*` would match `react`, but also `react-dom`, `react-native` etc. You can also have multiple wildcards e.g. `*react*` would match any package with word `react` in it's name. A workspace using React would have a configuration like this.
 
 ```jsonc
 {
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ Another common example is ensuring that util libraries stay framework-free by ba
       "allow": [],
       // update depConstraints based on your tags
       "depConstraints": [
-        // projects tagged with "type:ui" can't import from "react" or "react-dom"
+        // projects tagged with "type:ui" can't import from "react" or related projects
         {
           "sourceTag": "type:ui",
-          "bannedExternalImports": ["react", "react-dom"]
+          "bannedExternalImports": ["*react*"]
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
index 5fceb3a317..e31d20aaf8 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-nx/src/rules/enforce-module-boundaries.spec.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,30 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
             version: '0.0.0',
           },
         },
+        'npm:npm-package2': {
+          name: 'npm:npm-package2',
+          type: 'npm',
+          data: {
+            packageName: 'npm-package2',
+            version: '0.0.0',
+          },
+        },
+        'npm:1npm-package': {
+          name: 'npm:1npm-package',
+          type: 'npm',
+          data: {
+            packageName: '1npm-package',
+            version: '0.0.0',
+          },
+        },
+        'npm:npm-awesome-package': {
+          name: 'npm:npm-awesome-package',
+          type: 'npm',
+          data: {
+            packageName: 'npm-awesome-package',
+            version: '0.0.0',
+          },
+        },
       },
       dependencies: {},
     };
@@ -331,6 +355,30 @@ describe('Enforce Module Boundaries (eslint)', () => {
       expect(failures[1].message).toEqual(message);
     });
 
+    it('should allow wildcards for defining forbidden npm packages', () => {
+      const failures = runRule(
+        {
+          depConstraints: [
+            { sourceTag: 'api', bannedExternalImports: ['npm-*ge'] },
+          ],
+        },
+        `${process.cwd()}/proj/libs/api/src/index.ts`,
+        `
+          import 'npm-package';
+          import 'npm-awesome-package';
+          import 'npm-package2';
+          import '1npm-package';
+        `,
+        graph
+      );
+
+      const message = (packageName) =>
+        `A project tagged with "api" is not allowed to import the "${packageName}" package`;
+      expect(failures.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(failures[0].message).toEqual(message('npm-package'));
+      expect(failures[1].message).toEqual(message('npm-awesome-package'));
+    });
+
     it('should error when the target library is untagged', () => {
       const failures = runRule(
         depConstraints,
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts
index 32bbb4d389..022875c063 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/runtime-lint-utils.ts
@@ -187,10 +187,22 @@ export function hasBannedImport(
       c.bannedExternalImports.length
   );
   return depConstraints.find((constraint) =>
-    constraint.bannedExternalImports.includes(target.data.packageName)
+    constraint.bannedExternalImports.some((importDefinition) =>
+      parseImportWildcards(importDefinition).test(target.data.packageName)
+    )
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Maps import with wildcards to regex pattern
+ * @param importDefinition
+ * @returns
+ */
+function parseImportWildcards(importDefinition: string): RegExp {
+  const mappedWildcards = importDefinition.split('*').join('.*');
+  return new RegExp(`^${new RegExp(mappedWildcards).source}$`);
+}
+
 /**
  * Verifies whether the given node has an architect builder attached
  * @param projectGraph the node to verify