diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_configure_replication.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_configure_replication.go
index 5640e58bb..7e9627b40 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_configure_replication.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_configure_replication.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
@@ -34,11 +35,12 @@ func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Help() string {
 `
 }
 
-func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer) (err error) {
+func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, _ io.Writer) (err error) {
 
 	configureReplicationCommand := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
 	volumeIdInt := configureReplicationCommand.Int("volumeId", 0, "the volume id")
 	replicationString := configureReplicationCommand.String("replication", "", "the intended replication value")
+	collectionPattern := configureReplicationCommand.String("collectionPattern", "", "match with wildcard characters '*' and '?'")
 	if err = configureReplicationCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *Comman
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("replication format: %v", err)
 	}
-	replicaPlacementInt32 := uint32(replicaPlacement.Byte())
 
 	// collect topology information
 	topologyInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv)
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *Comman
 	}
 
 	vid := needle.VolumeId(*volumeIdInt)
+	volumeFilter := getVolumeFilter(replicaPlacement, uint32(vid), *collectionPattern)
 
 	// find all data nodes with volumes that needs replication change
 	var allLocations []location
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *Comman
 		loc := newLocation(dc, string(rack), dn)
 		for _, diskInfo := range dn.DiskInfos {
 			for _, v := range diskInfo.VolumeInfos {
-				if v.Id == uint32(vid) && v.ReplicaPlacement != replicaPlacementInt32 {
+				if volumeFilter(v) {
 					allLocations = append(allLocations, loc)
 					continue
 				}
@@ -106,3 +108,19 @@ func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *Comman
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func getVolumeFilter(replicaPlacement *super_block.ReplicaPlacement, volumeId uint32, collectionPattern string) func(message *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool {
+	replicaPlacementInt32 := uint32(replicaPlacement.Byte())
+	if volumeId > 0 {
+		return func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool {
+			return v.Id == volumeId && v.ReplicaPlacement != replicaPlacementInt32
+		}
+	}
+	return func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool {
+		matched, err := filepath.Match(collectionPattern, v.Collection)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		return matched
+	}
+}