diff --git a/Lib/glob.py b/Lib/glob.py
index 1a268a3..e388b5f 100644
--- a/Lib/glob.py
+++ b/Lib/glob.py
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
     return []
 
 
-magic_check = re.compile('[*?[]')
-magic_check_bytes = re.compile(b'[*?[]')
+magic_check = re.compile('([*?[])')
+magic_check_bytes = re.compile(b'([*?[])')
 
 def has_magic(s):
     if isinstance(s, bytes):
@@ -91,3 +91,15 @@
 
 def _ishidden(path):
     return path[0] in ('.', b'.'[0])
+
+def escape(pathname):
+    """Escape all special characters.
+    """
+    # Escaping is done by wrapping any of "*?[" between square brackets.
+    # Metacharacters do not work in the drive part and shouldn't be escaped.
+    drive, pathname = os.path.splitdrive(pathname)
+    if isinstance(pathname, bytes):
+        pathname = magic_check_bytes.sub(br'[\1]', pathname)
+    else:
+        pathname = magic_check.sub(r'[\1]', pathname)
+    return drive + pathname
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_glob.py b/Lib/test/test_glob.py
index eb9aeb5..a5ab8d6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_glob.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_glob.py
@@ -169,6 +169,28 @@
         eq(glob.glob('\\\\*\\*\\'), [])
         eq(glob.glob(b'\\\\*\\*\\'), [])
 
+    def check_escape(self, arg, expected):
+        self.assertEqual(glob.escape(arg), expected)
+        self.assertEqual(glob.escape(os.fsencode(arg)), os.fsencode(expected))
+
+    def test_escape(self):
+        check = self.check_escape
+        check('abc', 'abc')
+        check('[', '[[]')
+        check('?', '[?]')
+        check('*', '[*]')
+        check('[[_/*?*/_]]', '[[][[]_/[*][?][*]/_]]')
+        check('/[[_/*?*/_]]/', '/[[][[]_/[*][?][*]/_]]/')
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == "win32", "Win32 specific test")
+    def test_escape_windows(self):
+        check = self.check_escape
+        check('?:?', '?:[?]')
+        check('*:*', '*:[*]')
+        check(r'\\?\c:\?', r'\\?\c:\[?]')
+        check(r'\\*\*\*', r'\\*\*\[*]')
+        check('//?/c:/?', '//?/c:/[?]')
+        check('//*/*/*', '//*/*/[*]')
 
 def test_main():
     run_unittest(GlobTests)