diff --git a/app/models/solid_queue/queue_selector.rb b/app/models/solid_queue/queue_selector.rb
index d0d61dd1..c2be7419 100644
--- a/app/models/solid_queue/queue_selector.rb
+++ b/app/models/solid_queue/queue_selector.rb
@@ -53,12 +53,23 @@ def exact_names
       def prefixed_names
         if prefixes.empty? then []
         else
-          relation.where(([ "queue_name LIKE ?" ] * prefixes.count).join(" OR "), *prefixes).distinct_values_of(:queue_name)
+          pattern = "queue_name LIKE ? #{like_escape_clause}"
+          relation.where(([ pattern ] * prefixes.count).join(" OR "), *prefixes).distinct_values_of(:queue_name)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # MySQL string literals treat a backslash as an escape, so the single-character
+      # ESCAPE value is written with a doubled backslash. SQLite and PostgreSQL take one.
+      def like_escape_clause
+        if relation.connection.adapter_name.match?(/mysql|trilogy/i)
+          "ESCAPE '\\\\'"
+        else
+          "ESCAPE '\\'"
         end
       end
 
       def prefixes
-        @prefixes ||= raw_queues.select { |queue| prefixed_name?(queue) }.map { |queue| queue.tr("*", "%") }
+        @prefixes ||= raw_queues.select { |queue| prefixed_name?(queue) }.map { |queue| relation.sanitize_sql_like(queue).tr("*", "%") }
       end
 
       def exact_name?(queue)
@@ -74,9 +85,9 @@ def paused_queues
       end
 
       def in_raw_order(queues)
-        # Only need to sort if we have prefixes and more than one queue name.
-        # Exact names are selected in the same order as they're found
-        if queues.one? || prefixes.empty?
+        # Exact names are already in configuration order. Prefix matches always
+        # go through the literal filter so a single false LIKE hit is not returned.
+        if prefixes.empty?
           queues
         else
           queues = queues.dup
diff --git a/test/models/solid_queue/ready_execution_test.rb b/test/models/solid_queue/ready_execution_test.rb
index a5f40659..86c0f840 100644
--- a/test/models/solid_queue/ready_execution_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/solid_queue/ready_execution_test.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,34 @@ class SolidQueue::ReadyExecutionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert @jobs.none?(&:claimed?)
   end
 
+  test "prefixes escape LIKE wildcards so only literal queue names match" do
+    AddToBufferJob.set(queue: "mailbox").perform_later(1)
+    AddToBufferJob.set(queue: "mail-ops").perform_later(1)
+
+    assert_claimed_jobs(0) do
+      SolidQueue::ReadyExecution.claim("mail_*", SolidQueue::Job.count + 1, 42)
+    end
+
+    AddToBufferJob.set(queue: "mail_ops").perform_later(1)
+    AddToBufferJob.set(queue: "100x_done").perform_later(1)
+
+    assert_claimed_jobs(1) do
+      SolidQueue::ReadyExecution.claim("mail_*", SolidQueue::Job.count + 1, 42)
+    end
+    assert_equal "mail_ops", SolidQueue::ClaimedExecution.last.job.queue_name
+
+    assert_claimed_jobs(0) do
+      SolidQueue::ReadyExecution.claim("100%_*", SolidQueue::Job.count + 1, 42)
+    end
+
+    AddToBufferJob.set(queue: "100%_done").perform_later(1)
+
+    assert_claimed_jobs(1) do
+      SolidQueue::ReadyExecution.claim("100%_*", 1, 42)
+    end
+    assert_equal "100%_done", SolidQueue::ClaimedExecution.last.job.queue_name
+  end
+
   test "claim jobs using a wildcard and having paused queues" do
     AddToBufferJob.perform_later("hey")