diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
index d6a49d6e1..9e38c936d 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient"
 	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) Name() string {
 func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) Help() string {
 	return `change a volume from one disk type to another
 
-	volume.tier.move -fromDiskType=hdd -toDiskType=ssd [-collection=""] [-fullPercent=95] [-quietFor=1h]
+	volume.tier.move -fromDiskType=hdd -toDiskType=ssd [-collectionPattern=""] [-fullPercent=95] [-quietFor=1h]
 
 	Even if the volume is replicated, only one replica will be changed and the rest replicas will be dropped.
 	So "volume.fix.replication" and "volume.balance" should be followed.
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 	}
 
 	tierCommand := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
-	collection := tierCommand.String("collection", "", "the collection name")
+	collectionPattern := tierCommand.String("collectionPattern", "", "match with wildcard characters '*' and '?'")
 	fullPercentage := tierCommand.Float64("fullPercent", 95, "the volume reaches the percentage of max volume size")
 	quietPeriod := tierCommand.Duration("quietFor", 24*time.Hour, "select volumes without no writes for this period")
 	source := tierCommand.String("fromDiskType", "", "the source disk type")
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 	}
 
 	// collect all volumes that should change
-	volumeIds, err := collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(commandEnv, topologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb, fromDiskType, *collection, *fullPercentage, *quietPeriod)
+	volumeIds, err := collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(commandEnv, topologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb, fromDiskType, *collectionPattern, *fullPercentage, *quietPeriod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 
 	_, allLocations := collectVolumeReplicaLocations(topologyInfo)
 	for _, vid := range volumeIds {
-		if err = doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv, writer, *collection, vid, toDiskType, allLocations, *applyChange); err != nil {
+		if err = doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv, writer, vid, toDiskType, allLocations, *applyChange); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("tier move volume %d: %v\n", vid, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func isOneOf(server string, locations []wdclient.Location) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, toDiskType types.DiskType, allLocations []location, applyChanges bool) (err error) {
+func doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, vid needle.VolumeId, toDiskType types.DiskType, allLocations []location, applyChanges bool) (err error) {
 	// find volume location
 	locations, found := commandEnv.MasterClient.GetLocations(uint32(vid))
 	if !found {
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection strin
 	return nil
 }
 
-func collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(commandEnv *CommandEnv, topologyInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, sourceTier types.DiskType, selectedCollection string, fullPercentage float64, quietPeriod time.Duration) (vids []needle.VolumeId, err error) {
+func collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(commandEnv *CommandEnv, topologyInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, sourceTier types.DiskType, collectionPattern string, fullPercentage float64, quietPeriod time.Duration) (vids []needle.VolumeId, err error) {
 
 	quietSeconds := int64(quietPeriod / time.Second)
 	nowUnixSeconds := time.Now().Unix()
@@ -160,7 +161,18 @@ func collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(commandEnv *CommandEnv, topologyInfo *master_
 	eachDataNode(topologyInfo, func(dc string, rack RackId, dn *master_pb.DataNodeInfo) {
 		for _, diskInfo := range dn.DiskInfos {
 			for _, v := range diskInfo.VolumeInfos {
-				if v.Collection == selectedCollection && v.ModifiedAtSecond+quietSeconds < nowUnixSeconds && types.ToDiskType(v.DiskType) == sourceTier {
+				// check collection name pattern
+				if collectionPattern != "" {
+					matched, err := filepath.Match(collectionPattern, v.Collection)
+					if err != nil {
+						return
+					}
+					if !matched {
+						continue
+					}
+				}
+
+				if v.ModifiedAtSecond+quietSeconds < nowUnixSeconds && types.ToDiskType(v.DiskType) == sourceTier {
 					if float64(v.Size) > fullPercentage/100*float64(volumeSizeLimitMb)*1024*1024 {
 						vidMap[v.Id] = true
 					}