diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/MatchString.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/MatchString.cs
index 5cc6d26738b..88fac123a4a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/MatchString.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/MatchString.cs
@@ -1347,6 +1347,11 @@ protected override void ProcessRecord()
             {
                 foreach (string filename in expandedPaths)
                 {
+                    if (Directory.Exists(filename))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     bool foundMatch = ProcessFile(filename);
                     if (_quiet && foundMatch)
                         return;
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/string.tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/string.tests.ps1
index f31b2d1fdc2..4d3eb7df81c 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/string.tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/string.tests.ps1
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 
             $fileNameWithDots = $fileName.FullName.Replace("\", "\.\")
 
+            $subDirName = Join-Path $TestDrive 'selectSubDir'
+            New-Item -Path $subDirName -ItemType Directory -Force > $null
+            $pathWithoutWildcard = $TestDrive
+            $pathWithWildcard = Join-Path $TestDrive '*'
+
             $tempFile = New-TemporaryFile
             "abc" | Out-File -LiteralPath $tempFile.fullname
 	        "bcd" | Out-File -LiteralPath $tempFile.fullname -Append
@@ -24,6 +29,14 @@
             Pop-Location
         }
 
+        It "Select-String does not throw on subdirectory (path without wildcard)" {
+            { select-string -Path  $pathWithoutWildcard "noExists" -ErrorAction Stop } | Should Not Throw
+        }
+
+        It "Select-String does not throw on subdirectory (path with wildcard)" {
+            { select-string -Path  $pathWithWildcard "noExists" -ErrorAction Stop } | Should Not Throw
+        }
+
         It "LiteralPath with relative path" {
             (select-string -LiteralPath (Get-Item -LiteralPath $fileName).Name "b").count | Should Be 2
         }