diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingContext.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingContext.java
index ec6012d34..cb4bf9ee9 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingContext.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingContext.java
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ void reportUnknown(final List<String> ignoredPaths) {
                 found.putRootValue(Boolean.TRUE);
                 ignoreRecursively(found);
             } else {
-                found = ignoredProperties.findOrAdd(ignoredPath);
-                found.putRootValue(Boolean.TRUE);
+                if (!ignoredProperties.hasRootValue(ignoredPath)) {
+                    found = ignoredProperties.findOrAdd(ignoredPath);
+                    found.putRootValue(Boolean.TRUE);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ void reportUnknown(final List<String> ignoredPaths) {
             if (!ignoredProperties.hasRootValue(name)) {
                 ConfigValue configValue = config.getConfigValue(name);
                 // TODO - https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/38479
-                if (configValue.getSourceName().equals(EnvConfigSource.NAME)) {
+                if (configValue.getSourceName().startsWith(EnvConfigSource.NAME)) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 problems.add(new Problem(
diff --git a/implementation/src/test/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterfaceTest.java b/implementation/src/test/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterfaceTest.java
index a5419d6bf..622d5704f 100644
--- a/implementation/src/test/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterfaceTest.java
+++ b/implementation/src/test/java/io/smallrye/config/ConfigMappingInterfaceTest.java
@@ -2538,4 +2538,35 @@ interface Datasource {
             String name();
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void ignorePathsRecursive() {
+        SmallRyeConfig config = new SmallRyeConfigBuilder()
+                .withMappingIgnore("ignore.**")
+                .withMappingIgnore("ignore.nested.nested.ignore")
+                .withSources(config(
+                        "ignore.ignore", "ignore",
+                        "ignore.nested.something", "ignore",
+                        "ignore.nested.nested.ignore", "ignore"))
+                .withMapping(IgnorePathsRecursive.class)
+                .build();
+
+        assertNotNull(config.getConfigMapping(IgnorePathsRecursive.class));
+
+        config = new SmallRyeConfigBuilder()
+                .withMappingIgnore("ignore.nested.nested.ignore")
+                .withMappingIgnore("ignore.**")
+                .withSources(config(
+                        "ignore.ignore", "ignore",
+                        "ignore.nested.something", "ignore",
+                        "ignore.nested.nested.ignore", "ignore"))
+                .withMapping(IgnorePathsRecursive.class)
+                .build();
+
+        assertNotNull(config.getConfigMapping(IgnorePathsRecursive.class));
+    }
+
+    @ConfigMapping(prefix = "ignore")
+    interface IgnorePathsRecursive {
+    }
 }