diff --git a/src/presets/netlify/utils.ts b/src/presets/netlify/utils.ts
index d04c0348be..d8c0d3825c 100644
--- a/src/presets/netlify/utils.ts
+++ b/src/presets/netlify/utils.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ export async function writeRedirects(nitro: Nitro) {
       code = 301;
     }
     contents =
-      `${key.replace("/**", "/*")}\t${routeRules.redirect!.to.replace(
-        "/**",
-        "/:splat"
-      )}\t${code}\n` + contents;
+      `${key.replace("/**", "/*")}\t${routeRules
+        .redirect!.to.replace("/**", "/:splat")
+        .replace("**", ":splat")}\t${code}\n` + contents;
   }
 
   if (existsSync(redirectsPath)) {
diff --git a/src/presets/vercel/utils.ts b/src/presets/vercel/utils.ts
index 02447c8a0e..3b66490312 100644
--- a/src/presets/vercel/utils.ts
+++ b/src/presets/vercel/utils.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function generateBuildConfig(nitro: Nitro, o11Routes?: ObservabilityRoute[]) {
             route = defu(route, {
               status: routeRules.redirect.status,
               headers: {
-                Location: routeRules.redirect.to.replace("/**", "/$1"),
+                Location: routeRules.redirect.to.replace("/**", "/$1").replace("**", "$1"),
               },
             });
           }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function generateBuildConfig(nitro: Nitro, o11Routes?: ObservabilityRoute[]) {
           const proxy = routeRules.proxy!;
           const route: Record<string, any> = {
             src: path.replace("/**", "/(.*)"),
-            dest: proxy.to.replace("/**", "/$1"),
+            dest: proxy.to.replace("/**", "/$1").replace("**", "$1"),
           };
           if (routeRules.headers) {
             route.headers = routeRules.headers;
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/route-rules.ts b/src/runtime/internal/route-rules.ts
index 88214c5c17..ced7249e5e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/route-rules.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/route-rules.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@ export const redirect: RouteRuleCtor<"redirect"> = ((m) =>
         targetPath = withoutBase(targetPath, strpBase);
       }
       target = joinURL(target.slice(0, -3), targetPath);
+    } else if (target.includes("**")) {
+      // Wildcard ** in a non-trailing position (e.g., "/target?param=**")
+      // Use only pathname (not search) to avoid redirect loops
+      let targetPath = event.url.pathname;
+      const strpBase = (m.options as any)._redirectStripBase;
+      if (strpBase) {
+        targetPath = withoutBase(targetPath, strpBase);
+      }
+      targetPath = targetPath.replace(/^\//, "");
+      if (!targetPath) {
+        // No captured path -> skip redirect to avoid infinite loop
+        return;
+      }
+      target = target.replace("**", targetPath);
+      // Merge any original query params into the target
+      if (event.url.search) {
+        target = withQuery(target, Object.fromEntries(event.url.searchParams));
+      }
     } else if (event.url.search) {
       target = withQuery(target, Object.fromEntries(event.url.searchParams));
     }
@@ -50,6 +68,24 @@ export const proxy: RouteRuleCtor<"proxy"> = ((m) =>
         targetPath = withoutBase(targetPath, strpBase);
       }
       target = joinURL(target.slice(0, -3), targetPath);
+    } else if (target.includes("**")) {
+      // Wildcard ** in a non-trailing position (e.g., "/target?param=**")
+      // Use only pathname (not search) to avoid redirect loops
+      let targetPath = event.url.pathname;
+      const strpBase = (m.options as any)._proxyStripBase;
+      if (strpBase) {
+        targetPath = withoutBase(targetPath, strpBase);
+      }
+      targetPath = targetPath.replace(/^\//, "");
+      if (!targetPath) {
+        // No captured path -> skip proxy to avoid infinite loop
+        return;
+      }
+      target = target.replace("**", targetPath);
+      // Merge any original query params into the target
+      if (event.url.search) {
+        target = withQuery(target, Object.fromEntries(event.url.searchParams));
+      }
     } else if (event.url.search) {
       target = withQuery(target, Object.fromEntries(event.url.searchParams));
     }
diff --git a/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts b/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
index ba9b84b47c..b798e66c1a 100644
--- a/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
+++ b/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
       redirect: { to: "https://nitro.build/", status: 308 },
     },
     "/rules/redirect/wildcard/**": { redirect: "https://nitro.build/**" },
+    "/rules/redirect/wildcard-query/**": {
+      redirect: { to: "/target?param=**", status: 301 },
+    },
     "/rules/nested/**": { redirect: "/base", headers: { "x-test": "test" } },
     "/rules/nested/override": { redirect: { to: "/other" } },
     "/rules/_/noncached/cached": { swr: true },
diff --git a/test/presets/netlify.test.ts b/test/presets/netlify.test.ts
index cf89a93cc9..b93421a955 100644
--- a/test/presets/netlify.test.ts
+++ b/test/presets/netlify.test.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ describe("nitro:preset:netlify", async () => {
         const redirects = await fsp.readFile(resolve(ctx.outDir, "../dist/_redirects"), "utf8");
 
         expect(redirects).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        "/rules/nested/override	/other	302
-        /rules/redirect/wildcard/*	https://nitro.build/:splat	302
-        /rules/redirect/obj	https://nitro.build/	301
-        /rules/nested/*	/base	302
-        /rules/redirect	/base	302
-        "
+          "/rules/nested/override	/other	302
+          /rules/redirect/wildcard-query/*	/target?param=:splat	301
+          /rules/redirect/wildcard/*	https://nitro.build/:splat	302
+          /rules/redirect/obj	https://nitro.build/	301
+          /rules/nested/*	/base	302
+          /rules/redirect	/base	302
+          "
         `);
       });
 
diff --git a/test/presets/vercel.test.ts b/test/presets/vercel.test.ts
index 732d2ebd33..fbf05a8a26 100644
--- a/test/presets/vercel.test.ts
+++ b/test/presets/vercel.test.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ describe("nitro:preset:vercel:web", async () => {
                 "src": "/rules/redirect/wildcard/(.*)",
                 "status": 307,
               },
+              {
+                "headers": {
+                  "Location": "/target?param=$1",
+                },
+                "src": "/rules/redirect/wildcard-query/(.*)",
+                "status": 301,
+              },
               {
                 "headers": {
                   "Location": "/other",
diff --git a/test/tests.ts b/test/tests.ts
index 684406edc3..cf418c7583 100644
--- a/test/tests.ts
+++ b/test/tests.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,17 @@ export function testNitro(
     });
     expect(wildcard.status).toBe(307);
     expect(wildcard.headers.location).toBe("https://nitro.build/nuxt");
+
+    const wildcardQuery = await callHandler({
+      url: "/rules/redirect/wildcard-query/FOO",
+    });
+    expect(wildcardQuery.status).toBe(301);
+    expect(wildcardQuery.headers.location).toBe("/target?param=FOO");
+
+    const wildcardQueryEmpty = await callHandler({
+      url: "/rules/redirect/wildcard-query/",
+    });
+    expect(wildcardQueryEmpty.status).not.toBe(301);
   });
 
   it("binary response", async () => {