diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index c64c18919..2eafbc63e 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -3141,6 +3141,24 @@ x*: {
 				tassert.Equal(t, "x2.ok", g.Objects[3].AbsID())
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "glob-spread-vars",
+			text: `vars: {
+  b: {
+    1
+  }
+}
+
+a: {
+  ...${b}
+  **.style.fill: red
+}
+`,
+			assertions: func(t *testing.T, g *d2graph.Graph) {
+				assert.Equal(t, "1", g.Objects[1].Label.Value)
+				assert.Equal(t, "red", g.Objects[1].Style.Fill.Value)
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "import-var-chain",
 
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040ad1106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": false,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,0:0:0-10:0:66",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,0:0:0-4:1:26",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,0:0:0-0:4:4",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,0:0:0-0:4:4",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "vars",
+                        "raw_string": "vars"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "map": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,0:6:6-4:1:26",
+                "nodes": [
+                  {
+                    "map_key": {
+                      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,1:2:10-3:3:24",
+                      "key": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,1:2:10-1:3:11",
+                        "path": [
+                          {
+                            "unquoted_string": {
+                              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,1:2:10-1:3:11",
+                              "value": [
+                                {
+                                  "string": "b",
+                                  "raw_string": "b"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      },
+                      "primary": {},
+                      "value": {
+                        "map": {
+                          "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,1:5:13-3:3:24",
+                          "nodes": [
+                            {
+                              "map_key": {
+                                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,2:4:19-2:5:20",
+                                "key": {
+                                  "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,2:4:19-2:5:20",
+                                  "path": [
+                                    {
+                                      "unquoted_string": {
+                                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,2:4:19-2:5:20",
+                                        "value": [
+                                          {
+                                            "string": "1",
+                                            "raw_string": "1"
+                                          }
+                                        ]
+                                      }
+                                    }
+                                  ]
+                                },
+                                "primary": {},
+                                "value": {}
+                              }
+                            }
+                          ]
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "map_key": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,6:0:28-9:1:65",
+            "key": {
+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,6:0:28-6:1:29",
+              "path": [
+                {
+                  "unquoted_string": {
+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,6:0:28-6:1:29",
+                    "value": [
+                      {
+                        "string": "a",
+                        "raw_string": "a"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "primary": {},
+            "value": {
+              "map": {
+                "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,6:3:31-9:1:65",
+                "nodes": [
+                  {
+                    "substitution": {
+                      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,7:2:35-7:9:42",
+                      "spread": true,
+                      "path": [
+                        {
+                          "unquoted_string": {
+                            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,7:7:40-7:8:41",
+                            "value": [
+                              {
+                                "string": "b",
+                                "raw_string": "b"
+                              }
+                            ]
+                          }
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "map_key": {
+                      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,8:2:45-8:20:63",
+                      "key": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,8:2:45-8:15:58",
+                        "path": [
+                          {
+                            "unquoted_string": {
+                              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,8:2:45-8:4:47",
+                              "value": [
+                                {
+                                  "string": "**",
+                                  "raw_string": "**"
+                                }
+                              ],
+                              "pattern": [
+                                "*",
+                                "",
+                                "*"
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          },
+                          {
+                            "unquoted_string": {
+                              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,8:5:48-8:10:53",
+                              "value": [
+                                {
+                                  "string": "style",
+                                  "raw_string": "style"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          },
+                          {
+                            "unquoted_string": {
+                              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,8:11:54-8:15:58",
+                              "value": [
+                                {
+                                  "string": "fill",
+                                  "raw_string": "fill"
+                                }
+                              ]
+                            }
+                          }
+                        ]
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+                      "primary": {},
+                      "value": {
+                        "unquoted_string": {
+                          "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,8:17:60-8:20:63",
+                          "value": [
+                            {
+                              "string": "red",
+                              "raw_string": "red"
+                            }
+                          ]
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
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+                    "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,6:0:28-6:1:29",
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+              "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/glob-spread-vars.d2,2:4:19-2:5:20",
+              "path": [
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+}