diff --git a/doc/management-notes.txt b/doc/management-notes.txt
index 61daaf07..91073693 100644
--- a/doc/management-notes.txt
+++ b/doc/management-notes.txt
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ Command examples:
 
   kill Test-Client -- kill the client instance having a
                       common name of "Test-Client".
+  kill Test-Cli*   -- kill the client instances having a
+                      common name starting with "Test-Cli".
   kill 1.2.3.4:4000 -- kill the client instance having a
                        source address and port of 1.2.3.4:4000
 
diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi.c b/src/openvpn/multi.c
index 13738180..36be5de2 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi.c
@@ -3820,6 +3820,19 @@ management_callback_kill_by_cn(void *arg, const char *del_cn)
     struct hash_element *he;
     int count = 0;
 
+    /* Check passed string for non-empty prefix with trailing asterisk */
+    size_t len = strlen(del_cn);
+    if (len > 1 && del_cn[len - 1] == '*')
+    {
+        /* Exclude trailing asterisk from string comparison */
+        len--;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* Include terminating NUL char to perform exact string comparison */
+        len++;
+    }
+
     hash_iterator_init(m->iter, &hi);
     while ((he = hash_iterator_next(&hi)))
     {
@@ -3827,7 +3840,7 @@ management_callback_kill_by_cn(void *arg, const char *del_cn)
         if (!mi->halt)
         {
             const char *cn = tls_common_name(mi->context.c2.tls_multi, false);
-            if (cn && !strcmp(cn, del_cn))
+            if (cn && !strncmp(cn, del_cn, len))
             {
                 multi_signal_instance(m, mi, SIGTERM);
                 ++count;