diff --git a/internal/common/eventmanager.go b/internal/common/eventmanager.go
index b155a33f..3d32df7b 100644
--- a/internal/common/eventmanager.go
+++ b/internal/common/eventmanager.go
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (*eventRulesContainer) checkFsEventMatch(conditions *dataprovider.EventCond
 	if !checkEventConditionPatterns(params.Role, conditions.Options.RoleNames) {
 		return false
 	}
-	if !checkEventGroupConditionPatters(params.Groups, conditions.Options.GroupNames) {
+	if !checkEventGroupConditionPatterns(params.Groups, conditions.Options.GroupNames) {
 		return false
 	}
 	if !checkEventConditionPatterns(params.VirtualPath, conditions.Options.FsPaths) {
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ func checkUserConditionOptions(user *dataprovider.User, conditions *dataprovider
 	if !checkEventConditionPatterns(user.Role, conditions.RoleNames) {
 		return false
 	}
-	if !checkEventGroupConditionPatters(user.Groups, conditions.GroupNames) {
+	if !checkEventGroupConditionPatterns(user.Groups, conditions.GroupNames) {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
@@ -1149,24 +1149,29 @@ func checkEventConditionPatterns(name string, patterns []dataprovider.ConditionP
 	if len(patterns) == 0 {
 		return true
 	}
+	matches := false
 	for _, p := range patterns {
-		if checkEventConditionPattern(p, name) {
+		// assume, that multiple InverseMatches are set
+		if p.InverseMatch {
+			if checkEventConditionPattern(p, name) {
+				matches = true
+			} else {
+				return false
+			}
+		} else if checkEventConditionPattern(p, name) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
-
-	return false
+	return matches
 }
 
-func checkEventGroupConditionPatters(groups []sdk.GroupMapping, patterns []dataprovider.ConditionPattern) bool {
+func checkEventGroupConditionPatterns(groups []sdk.GroupMapping, patterns []dataprovider.ConditionPattern) bool {
 	if len(patterns) == 0 {
 		return true
 	}
 	for _, group := range groups {
-		for _, p := range patterns {
-			if checkEventConditionPattern(p, group.Name) {
-				return true
-			}
+		if checkEventConditionPatterns(group.Name, patterns) {
+			return true
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/common/eventmanager_test.go b/internal/common/eventmanager_test.go
index 7ccd84ae..4032cdd9 100644
--- a/internal/common/eventmanager_test.go
+++ b/internal/common/eventmanager_test.go
@@ -355,6 +355,55 @@ func TestDoubleStarMatching(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, res)
 	res = checkEventConditionPattern(c, "/mydir/sub/dir/a.txt")
 	assert.True(t, res)
+
+	c.InverseMatch = true
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPattern(c, "/mydir"))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPattern(c, "/mydirname/f.txt"))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPattern(c, "/mydir/sub"))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPattern(c, "/mydir/sub/dir"))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPattern(c, "/mydir/sub/dir/a.txt"))
+}
+
+func TestMutlipleDoubleStarMatching(t *testing.T) {
+	patterns := []dataprovider.ConditionPattern{
+		{
+			Pattern:      "/**/*.txt",
+			InverseMatch: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern:      "/**/*.tmp",
+			InverseMatch: false,
+		},
+	}
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir", patterns))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/test.tmp", patterns))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/test.txt", patterns))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/test.csv", patterns))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub", patterns))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub/test.tmp", patterns))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub/test.txt", patterns))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub/test.csv", patterns))
+}
+
+func TestMultipleDoubleStarMatchingInverse(t *testing.T) {
+	patterns := []dataprovider.ConditionPattern{
+		{
+			Pattern:      "/**/*.txt",
+			InverseMatch: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern:      "/**/*.tmp",
+			InverseMatch: true,
+		},
+	}
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir", patterns))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/test.tmp", patterns))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/test.txt", patterns))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/test.csv", patterns))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub", patterns))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub/test.tmp", patterns))
+	assert.False(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub/test.txt", patterns))
+	assert.True(t, checkEventConditionPatterns("/mydir/sub/test.csv", patterns))
 }
 
 func TestEventManager(t *testing.T) {