diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df00e30..9a265d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/SuperchupuDev/tinyglobby#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "fdir": "^6.4.2",
-    "picomatch": "^4.0.2"
+    "unmatch": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "^1.9.4",
     "@types/node": "^22.9.0",
-    "@types/picomatch": "^3.0.1",
     "fs-fixture": "^2.6.0",
     "tsup": "^8.3.5",
     "typescript": "^5.6.3"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5bdfc09..c6928dd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ importers:
       fdir:
         specifier: ^6.4.2
         version: 6.4.2(picomatch@4.0.2)
-      picomatch:
-        specifier: ^4.0.2
-        version: 4.0.2
+      unmatch:
+        specifier: ^1.0.1
+        version: 1.0.1
     devDependencies:
       '@biomejs/biome':
         specifier: ^1.9.4
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.9.0
         version: 22.9.0
-      '@types/picomatch':
-        specifier: ^3.0.1
-        version: 3.0.1
       fs-fixture:
         specifier: ^2.6.0
         version: 2.6.0
@@ -355,9 +352,6 @@ packages:
   '@types/node@22.9.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vuyHg81vvWA1Z1ELfvLko2c8f34gyA0zaic0+Rllc5lbCnbSyuvb2Oxpm6TAUAC/2xZN3QGqxBNggD1nNR2AfQ==}
 
-  '@types/picomatch@3.0.1':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1MRgzpzY0hOp9pW/kLRxeQhUWwil6gnrUYd3oEpeYBqp/FexhaCPv3F8LsYr47gtUU45fO2cm1dbwkSrHEo8Uw==}
-
   ansi-regex@5.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-quJQXlTSUGL2LH9SUXo8VwsY4soanhgo6LNSm84E1LBcE8s3O0wpdiRzyR9z/ZZJMlMWv37qOOb9pdJlMUEKFQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -658,6 +652,10 @@ packages:
   undici-types@6.19.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ve2KP6f/JnbPBFyobGHuerC9g1FYGn/F8n1LWTwNxCEzd6IfqTwUQcNXgEtmmQ6DlRrC1hrSrBnCZPokRrDHjw==}
 
+  unmatch@1.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Fe6Mi4RUci7pappunyfLbU0m+vq4xNkgjXXMmMzv58F3hQs3N4fg1oiAeGE7P6O8y6g+ck3RpbMn5CiLTHHysQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+
   webidl-conversions@4.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-YQ+BmxuTgd6UXZW3+ICGfyqRyHXVlD5GtQr5+qjiNW7bF0cqrzX500HVXPBOvgXb5YnzDd+h0zqyv61KUD7+Sg==}
 
@@ -875,8 +873,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       undici-types: 6.19.8
 
-  '@types/picomatch@3.0.1': {}
-
   ansi-regex@5.0.1: {}
 
   ansi-regex@6.1.0: {}
@@ -1164,6 +1160,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   undici-types@6.19.8: {}
 
+  unmatch@1.0.1: {}
+
   webidl-conversions@4.0.2: {}
 
   whatwg-url@7.1.0:
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0eb4dc1..e5ba773 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path, { posix } from 'node:path';
 import { type Options as FdirOptions, fdir } from 'fdir';
-import picomatch from 'picomatch';
+import match from 'unmatch';
 import { isDynamicPattern } from './utils.ts';
 
 export interface GlobOptions {
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ function processPatterns(
 
   const matchPatterns: string[] = [];
   const ignorePatterns: string[] = [];
+  const unignorePatterns: string[] = [];
 
   for (const pattern of ignore) {
-    // don't handle negated patterns here for consistency with fast-glob
     if (!pattern.startsWith('!') || pattern[1] === '(') {
       const newPattern = normalizePattern(pattern, expandDirectories, cwd, properties, true);
       ignorePatterns.push(newPattern);
+    } else {
+      unignorePatterns.push(pattern.slice(1));
     }
   }
 
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ function processPatterns(
     }
   }
 
-  return { match: matchPatterns, ignore: ignorePatterns, transformed };
+  return { match: matchPatterns, ignore: ignorePatterns, unignore: unignorePatterns, transformed };
 }
 
 // TODO: this is slow, find a better way to do this
@@ -175,18 +177,21 @@ function crawl(options: GlobOptions, cwd: string, sync: boolean) {
 
   const processed = processPatterns(options, cwd, properties);
 
-  const matcher = picomatch(processed.match, {
+  const unignoreMatcher = processed.unignore.length === 0 ? undefined : match(processed.unignore);
+
+  const matcher = match(processed.match, {
     dot: options.dot,
     nocase: options.caseSensitiveMatch === false,
-    ignore: processed.ignore
+    ignore: processed.ignore,
+    onIgnore: unignoreMatcher ? result => unignoreMatcher(result.output) && match.constants.UNIGNORE : undefined
   });
 
-  const ignore = picomatch(processed.ignore, {
+  const ignore = match(processed.ignore, {
     dot: options.dot,
     nocase: options.caseSensitiveMatch === false
   });
 
-  const exclude = picomatch('*(../)**', {
+  const exclude = match('*(../)**', {
     dot: true,
     nocase: options.caseSensitiveMatch === false,
     ignore: processed.transformed
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 4e6b345..94c192f 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import picomatch from 'picomatch';
+import match from 'unmatch';
 
 // #region convertPathToPattern
 const ESCAPED_WIN32_BACKSLASHES = /\\(?![()[\]{}!+@])/g;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function isDynamicPattern(pattern: string, options?: { caseSensitiveMatch
     return true;
   }
 
-  const scan = picomatch.scan(pattern);
+  const scan = match.scan(pattern);
   return scan.isGlob || scan.negated;
 }
 // #endregion
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 3e29650..437cdc0 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -330,11 +330,9 @@ test('negative absolute patterns in options', async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(files2.sort(), ['a/b.txt', 'b/b.txt']);
 });
 
-// can't easily make them properly work right now
-// but at least it's consistent with fast-glob this way
 test('negative patterns in ignore are ignored', async () => {
   const files = await glob({ patterns: ['**/*'], ignore: ['**/b.txt', '!a/b.txt'], cwd });
-  assert.deepEqual(files.sort(), ['a/a.txt', 'b/a.txt']);
+  assert.deepEqual(files.sort(), ['a/a.txt', 'a/b.txt', 'b/a.txt']);
 
   const files2 = await glob({ patterns: ['**/*', '!**/b.txt', '!!a/b.txt'], cwd });
   assert.deepEqual(files2.sort(), ['a/a.txt', 'b/a.txt']);