diff --git a/lib/header.js b/lib/header.js
index ced9e2b..b0478a3 100755
--- a/lib/header.js
+++ b/lib/header.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ internals.parse = function (raw, preferences, options) {
     const parts = header.split(',');
     const selections = [];
     const map = new Set();
+    let applyDefault = true;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; ++i) {
         const part = parts[i];
@@ -154,6 +155,10 @@ internals.parse = function (raw, preferences, options) {
 
             const score = parseFloat(value);
             if (score === 0) {
+                if (token === '*') {
+                    applyDefault = false;
+                }
+
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ internals.parse = function (raw, preferences, options) {
     const values = selections.map((selection) => selection.token);
 
     if (options.default &&
+        applyDefault &&
         !map.has(options.default)) {
 
         values.push(options.default);
diff --git a/test/encoding.js b/test/encoding.js
index e2f5d23..fef1670 100755
--- a/test/encoding.js
+++ b/test/encoding.js
@@ -162,4 +162,10 @@ describe('encodings()', () => {
         const encodings = Accept.encodings('compress;q=0.5, gzip;q=1.0, identity;q=0');
         expect(encodings).to.equal(['gzip', 'compress']);
     });
+
+    it('parses header (exclude identity as wildcard)', () => {
+
+        const encodings = Accept.encodings('compress;q=0.5, gzip;q=1.0, *;q=0');
+        expect(encodings).to.equal(['gzip', 'compress']);
+    });
 });