diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index 296a210ad832da..d91707d9eec546 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ def _get_nargs_pattern(self, action):
 
         # allow any number of options or arguments
         elif nargs == REMAINDER:
-            nargs_pattern = '([AO]*)' if option else '(.*)'
+            nargs_pattern = '(.*)'
 
         # allow one argument followed by any number of options or arguments
         elif nargs == PARSER:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
index 4526efe4b80ef4..e0c32976fd6f0d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
@@ -6605,6 +6605,20 @@ def test_remainder(self):
         args = parser.parse_args(['--foo', 'a', '--', 'b', '--', 'c'])
         self.assertEqual(NS(foo='a', bar=['--', 'b', '--', 'c']), args)
 
+    def test_optional_remainder(self):
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(exit_on_error=False)
+        parser.add_argument('--foo', nargs='...')
+        parser.add_argument('bar', nargs='*')
+
+        args = parser.parse_args(['--', '--foo', 'a', 'b'])
+        self.assertEqual(NS(foo=None, bar=['--foo', 'a', 'b']), args)
+        args = parser.parse_args(['--foo', '--', 'a', 'b'])
+        self.assertEqual(NS(foo=['--', 'a', 'b'], bar=[]), args)
+        args = parser.parse_args(['--foo', 'a', '--', 'b'])
+        self.assertEqual(NS(foo=['a', '--', 'b'], bar=[]), args)
+        args = parser.parse_args(['--foo', 'a', 'b', '--'])
+        self.assertEqual(NS(foo=['a', 'b', '--'], bar=[]), args)
+
     def test_subparser(self):
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(exit_on_error=False)
         parser.add_argument('foo')
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-09-25-12-47-50.gh-issue-66419.DVSukU.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-09-25-12-47-50.gh-issue-66419.DVSukU.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..45da08bde7c311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-09-25-12-47-50.gh-issue-66419.DVSukU.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Optional argument with :ref:`nargs` equals to ``argparse.REMAINDER`` now
+consumes all remaining arguments, not only to the first ``'--'``.