diff --git a/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Loading.react.js b/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Loading.react.js
index f703056c8b..827a39ca9b 100644
--- a/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Loading.react.js
+++ b/components/dash-core-components/src/components/Loading.react.js
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ const loadingSelector = (componentPath, targetComponents) => state => {
                         if (!target) {
                             return false;
                         }
+                        if (target === '*') {
+                            return true;
+                        }
                         if (Array.isArray(target)) {
                             return includes(l.property, target);
                         }
diff --git a/components/dash-core-components/tests/integration/loading/test_loading_component.py b/components/dash-core-components/tests/integration/loading/test_loading_component.py
index 597bc396ff..8db1fe2971 100644
--- a/components/dash-core-components/tests/integration/loading/test_loading_component.py
+++ b/components/dash-core-components/tests/integration/loading/test_loading_component.py
@@ -755,3 +755,78 @@ def updateDiv2(n_clicks):
     assert spinners == []
 
     assert dash_dcc.get_logs() == []
+
+
+# target_components with "*" wildcard - matches all props
+def test_ldcp018_loading_component_target_components_wildcard(dash_dcc):
+    lock = Lock()
+
+    app = Dash(__name__)
+
+    app.layout = html.Div(
+        [
+            dcc.Loading(
+                [
+                    html.Button("1", id="btn-1"),
+                    html.Button("2", id="btn-2"),
+                    html.Button("3", id="btn-3"),
+                ],
+                className="loading-1",
+                target_components={"btn-2": "*"},
+            )
+        ],
+        id="root",
+    )
+
+    @app.callback(Output("btn-2", "children"), [Input("btn-1", "n_clicks")])
+    def update_btn2_children(n_clicks):
+        if n_clicks:
+            with lock:
+                return "changed children"
+        return "content 2"
+
+    @app.callback(Output("btn-2", "className"), [Input("btn-3", "n_clicks")])
+    def update_btn2_class(n_clicks):
+        if n_clicks:
+            with lock:
+                return "changed-class"
+        return "original-class"
+
+    @app.callback(Output("btn-1", "children"), [Input("btn-2", "n_clicks")])
+    def update_btn1_children(n_clicks):
+        if n_clicks:
+            with lock:
+                return "changed 1"
+        return "content 1"
+
+    dash_dcc.start_server(app)
+
+    dash_dcc.wait_for_text_to_equal("#btn-1", "content 1")
+    dash_dcc.wait_for_text_to_equal("#btn-2", "content 2")
+
+    # Test that updating btn-2 children triggers spinner (wildcard matches)
+    with lock:
+        dash_dcc.find_element("#btn-1").click()
+        dash_dcc.wait_for_element(".loading-1 .dash-spinner")
+        dash_dcc.wait_for_text_to_equal("#btn-2", "")
+
+    dash_dcc.wait_for_text_to_equal("#btn-2", "changed children")
+
+    # Test that updating btn-2 className also triggers spinner (wildcard matches)
+    with lock:
+        dash_dcc.find_element("#btn-3").click()
+        dash_dcc.wait_for_element(".loading-1 .dash-spinner")
+
+    # Verify className was updated
+    dash_dcc.wait_for_class_to_equal("#btn-2", "changed-class")
+
+    # Test that updating btn-1 does NOT trigger spinner (not targeted)
+    with lock:
+        dash_dcc.find_element("#btn-2").click()
+        spinners = dash_dcc.find_elements(".loading-1 .dash-spinner")
+        dash_dcc.wait_for_text_to_equal("#btn-1", "")
+
+    dash_dcc.wait_for_text_to_equal("#btn-1", "changed 1")
+    assert spinners == []
+
+    assert dash_dcc.get_logs() == []