diff --git a/src/commands/ls.rs b/src/commands/ls.rs
index 7096141507..d2a0f6c032 100644
--- a/src/commands/ls.rs
+++ b/src/commands/ls.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for LS {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("ls").optional("path", SyntaxType::Path)
+        Signature::build("ls").optional("path", SyntaxType::Pattern)
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
diff --git a/src/parser/parse/parser.rs b/src/parser/parse/parser.rs
index 66656619d9..0be05af062 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parse/parser.rs
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ fn is_bare_char(c: char) -> bool {
         '=' => true,
         '~' => true,
         ':' => true,
+        '?' => true,
         _ => false,
     }
 }