diff --git a/e2e/harmony/lanes/bit-import-on-lanes.e2e.ts b/e2e/harmony/lanes/bit-import-on-lanes.e2e.ts
index 593d8bd51455..f30743f5fd34 100644
--- a/e2e/harmony/lanes/bit-import-on-lanes.e2e.ts
+++ b/e2e/harmony/lanes/bit-import-on-lanes.e2e.ts
@@ -303,4 +303,44 @@ describe('bit lane command', function () {
       expect(bitmap.comp1.version).to.equal(headOnLane);
     });
   });
+  describe('import with wildcard when a component is on main and user is checked out to a lane', () => {
+    let beforeImport: string;
+    before(() => {
+      helper.scopeHelper.setNewLocalAndRemoteScopes();
+      helper.fixtures.createComponentBarFoo();
+      helper.fixtures.addComponentBarFoo();
+      helper.command.tagAllWithoutBuild();
+      helper.command.export();
+      helper.scopeHelper.reInitLocalScope();
+      helper.scopeHelper.addRemoteScope();
+      helper.command.createLane();
+      helper.fixtures.populateComponents(1);
+      helper.command.snapAllComponentsWithoutBuild();
+      helper.command.export();
+      beforeImport = helper.scopeHelper.cloneLocalScope();
+    });
+    describe('when the wildcard is parsed to only main', () => {
+      before(() => {
+        helper.command.importComponent('bar/*', '-x');
+      });
+      it('should import from main', () => {
+        const list = helper.command.listParsed();
+        expect(list).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+        const ids = list.map((c) => c.id);
+        expect(ids).to.include(`${helper.scopes.remote}/bar/foo`);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('when the wildcard is parsed to components in the lane and in main', () => {
+      before(() => {
+        helper.scopeHelper.getClonedLocalScope(beforeImport);
+        helper.command.importComponent('**', '-x');
+      });
+      it('should import only the components from the lane, not main', () => {
+        const list = helper.command.listParsed();
+        expect(list).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+        const ids = list.map((c) => c.id);
+        expect(ids[0]).to.equal(`${helper.scopes.remote}/comp1`);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/scopes/scope/importer/import-components.ts b/scopes/scope/importer/import-components.ts
index c118d5bbf3a3..3265bbc3018e 100644
--- a/scopes/scope/importer/import-components.ts
+++ b/scopes/scope/importer/import-components.ts
@@ -374,14 +374,14 @@ if you just want to get a quick look into this snap, create a new workspace and
     if (!this.options.lanes) {
       throw new Error(`getBitIdsForLanes: this.options.lanes must be set`);
     }
-    const bitIdsFromLane = this.remoteLane?.toComponentIds() || new ComponentIdList();
+    const remoteLaneIds = this.remoteLane?.toComponentIds() || new ComponentIdList();
 
     if (!this.options.ids.length) {
       const bitMapIds = this.consumer.bitMap.getAllBitIds();
-      const bitMapIdsToImport = bitMapIds.filter((id) => id.hasScope() && !bitIdsFromLane.has(id));
-      bitIdsFromLane.push(...bitMapIdsToImport);
+      const bitMapIdsToImport = bitMapIds.filter((id) => id.hasScope() && !remoteLaneIds.has(id));
+      remoteLaneIds.push(...bitMapIdsToImport);
 
-      return bitIdsFromLane;
+      return remoteLaneIds;
     }
 
     const idsWithWildcard = this.options.ids.filter((id) => hasWildcard(id));
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ if you just want to get a quick look into this snap, create a new workspace and
     const idsWithoutWildcardPreferFromLane = await Promise.all(
       idsWithoutWildcard.map(async (idStr) => {
         const id = await this.getIdFromStr(idStr);
-        const fromLane = bitIdsFromLane.searchWithoutVersion(id);
+        const fromLane = remoteLaneIds.searchWithoutVersion(id);
         return fromLane && !id.hasVersion() ? fromLane : id;
       })
     );
@@ -401,15 +401,15 @@ if you just want to get a quick look into this snap, create a new workspace and
     }
 
     await pMapSeries(idsWithWildcard, async (idStr: string) => {
-      const idsFromRemote = await getRemoteBitIdsByWildcards(idStr, this.options.includeDeprecated);
-      const existingOnLanes = compact(idsFromRemote.map((id) => bitIdsFromLane.searchWithoutVersion(id)));
-      if (!existingOnLanes.length) {
-        throw new BitError(`the id with the the wildcard "${idStr}" has been parsed to multiple component ids.
-however, none of them existing on the lane "${this.remoteLane?.id()}".
-in case you intend to import these components from main, please run the following:
-bit import ${idsFromRemote.map((id) => id.toStringWithoutVersion()).join(' ')}`);
+      const existingOnLanes = await this.workspace.filterIdsFromPoolIdsByPattern(idStr, remoteLaneIds, false);
+      // in case the wildcard contains components from the lane, the user wants to import only them. not from main.
+      // otherwise, if the wildcard translates to main components only, it's ok to import from main.
+      if (existingOnLanes.length) {
+        bitIds.push(...existingOnLanes);
+      } else {
+        const idsFromRemote = await getRemoteBitIdsByWildcards(idStr, this.options.includeDeprecated);
+        bitIds.push(...idsFromRemote);
       }
-      bitIds.push(...existingOnLanes);
     });
 
     return bitIds;