diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/index/CandidateComponentsIndexTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/index/CandidateComponentsIndexTests.java
index 2d3d49bdf73..9c683c3ce82 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/index/CandidateComponentsIndexTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/index/CandidateComponentsIndexTests.java
@@ -18,14 +18,12 @@ package org.springframework.context.index;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
-
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 /**
@@ -36,88 +34,150 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 class CandidateComponentsIndexTests {
 
-	@Test
-	void getCandidateTypes() {
-		CandidateComponentsIndex index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
-		Set<String> actual = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service", "service");
-		assertThat(actual).contains("com.example.service.One",
-				"com.example.service.sub.Two", "com.example.service.Three");
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void getCandidateTypesNoMatch() {
-		CandidateComponentsIndex index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
-		Set<String> actual = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service", "entity");
-		assertThat(actual).isEmpty();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void getCandidateTypesSubPackage() {
-		CandidateComponentsIndex index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
-		Set<String> actual = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service.sub", "service");
-		assertThat(actual).contains("com.example.service.sub.Two");
-	}
+	@Nested
+	class ComponentIndexFilesTests {
 
-	@Test
-	void getCandidateTypesSubPackageNoMatch() {
-		CandidateComponentsIndex index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
-		Set<String> actual = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service.none", "service");
-		assertThat(actual).isEmpty();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void mergeCandidateStereotypes() {
-		CandidateComponentsIndex index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(
+		@Test
+		void getCandidateTypes() {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
+			var candidateTypes = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service", "service");
+			assertThat(candidateTypes).contains("com.example.service.One",
+				"com.example.service.sub.Two", "com.example.service.Three");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void getCandidateTypesNoMatch() {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
+			var candidateTypes = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service", "entity");
+			assertThat(candidateTypes).isEmpty();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void getCandidateTypesSubPackage() {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
+			var candidateTypes = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service.sub", "service");
+			assertThat(candidateTypes).contains("com.example.service.sub.Two");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void getCandidateTypesSubPackageNoMatch() {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(createSampleProperties()));
+			var candidateTypes = index.getCandidateTypes("com.example.service.none", "service");
+			assertThat(candidateTypes).isEmpty();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void parsesMultipleCandidateStereotypes() {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(
+				createProperties("com.example.Foo", "service", "entity")));
+			assertThat(index.getCandidateTypes("com.example", "service")).contains("com.example.Foo");
+			assertThat(index.getCandidateTypes("com.example", "entity")).contains("com.example.Foo");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void mergesCandidateStereotypes() {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex(List.of(
 				createProperties("com.example.Foo", "service"),
 				createProperties("com.example.Foo", "entity")));
-		assertThat(index.getCandidateTypes("com.example", "service")).contains("com.example.Foo");
-		assertThat(index.getCandidateTypes("com.example", "entity")).contains("com.example.Foo");
-	}
+			assertThat(index.getCandidateTypes("com.example", "service")).contains("com.example.Foo");
+			assertThat(index.getCandidateTypes("com.example", "entity")).contains("com.example.Foo");
+		}
+
+		private static Properties createSampleProperties() {
+			var properties = new Properties();
+			properties.put("com.example.service.One", "service");
+			properties.put("com.example.service.sub.Two", "service");
+			properties.put("com.example.service.Three", "service");
+			properties.put("com.example.domain.Four", "entity");
+			return properties;
+		}
+
+		private static Properties createProperties(String key, String... stereotypes) {
+			var properties = new Properties();
+			properties.put(key, String.join(",", stereotypes));
+			return properties;
+		}
 
-	@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
-	@ValueSource(strings = {
-		"com.example.service",
-		"com.example.service.sub",
-		"com.example.service.subX",
-		"com.example.domain",
-		"com.example.domain.X"
-	})
-	void hasScannedPackage(String packageName) {
-		CandidateComponentsIndex index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
-		createSampleProperties().keySet()
-				.forEach(key -> index.registerScan(ClassUtils.getPackageName((String) key)));
-		assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isTrue();
 	}
 
-	@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
-	@ValueSource(strings = {
-		"com.example",
-		"com.exampleX",
-		"com.exampleX.service",
-		"com.example.serviceX",
-		"com.example.domainX"
-	})
-	void hasScannedPackageWithNoMatch(String packageName) {
-		CandidateComponentsIndex index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
-		createSampleProperties().keySet()
-				.forEach(key -> index.registerScan(ClassUtils.getPackageName((String) key)));
-		assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isFalse();
-	}
-
-
-	private static Properties createProperties(String key, String stereotypes) {
-		Properties properties = new Properties();
-		properties.put(key, String.join(",", stereotypes));
-		return properties;
-	}
+	@Nested
+	class ProgrammaticIndexTests {
+
+		@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
+		@ValueSource(strings = {
+			"com.example.service",
+			"com.example.service.sub",
+			"com.example.service.subX",
+			"com.example.domain",
+			"com.example.domain.X"
+		})
+		void hasScannedPackage(String packageName) {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
+			index.registerScan("com.example.service", "com.example.service.sub", "com.example.domain");
+			assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
+		@ValueSource(strings = {
+			"com.example.service",
+			"com.example.domain",
+			"com.example.web",
+		})
+		void hasScannedPackageForStarPattern(String packageName) {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
+			index.registerScan("com.example.*");
+			assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
+		@ValueSource(strings = {
+			"com.example",
+			"com.example.service",
+			"com.example.service.sub",
+		})
+		void hasScannedPackageForStarStarPattern(String packageName) {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
+			index.registerScan("com.example.**");
+			assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
+		@ValueSource(strings = {
+			"com.example",
+			"com.exampleX",
+			"com.exampleX.service",
+			"com.example.serviceX",
+			"com.example.domainX"
+		})
+		void hasScannedPackageWithNoMatch(String packageName) {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
+			index.registerScan("com.example.service", "com.example.domain");
+			assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isFalse();
+		}
+
+		@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
+		@ValueSource(strings = {
+			"com.example",
+			"com.exampleX",
+			"com.exampleX.service"
+		})
+		void hasScannedPackageForStarPatternWithNoMatch(String packageName) {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
+			index.registerScan("com.example.*");
+			assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isFalse();
+		}
+
+		@ParameterizedTest  // gh-35601
+		@ValueSource(strings = {
+			"com.exampleX",
+			"com.exampleX.service"
+		})
+		void hasScannedPackageForStarStarPatternWithNoMatch(String packageName) {
+			var index = new CandidateComponentsIndex();
+			index.registerScan("com.example.**");
+			assertThat(index.hasScannedPackage(packageName)).isFalse();
+		}
 
-	private static Properties createSampleProperties() {
-		Properties properties = new Properties();
-		properties.put("com.example.service.One", "service");
-		properties.put("com.example.service.sub.Two", "service");
-		properties.put("com.example.service.Three", "service");
-		properties.put("com.example.domain.Four", "entity");
-		return properties;
 	}
 
 }