diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/keystoneauth.py b/swift/common/middleware/keystoneauth.py
index a78e66fd06..b7cdd347cb 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/keystoneauth.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/keystoneauth.py
@@ -140,10 +140,34 @@ class KeystoneAuth(object):
         """Check reseller prefix."""
         return account == self._get_account_for_tenant(tenant_id)
 
+    def _authorize_cross_tenant(self, user, tenant_id, tenant_name, roles):
+        """ Check cross-tenant ACLs
+
+        Match tenant_id:user, tenant_name:user, and *:user.
+
+        :param user: The user name from the identity token.
+        :param tenant_id: The tenant ID from the identity token.
+        :param tenant_name: The tenant name from the identity token.
+        :param roles: The given container ACL.
+
+        :returns: True if tenant_id:user, tenant_name:user, or *:user matches
+                  the given ACL. False otherwise.
+
+        """
+        wildcard_tenant_match = '*:%s' % (user)
+        tenant_id_user_match = '%s:%s' % (tenant_id, user)
+        tenant_name_user_match = '%s:%s' % (tenant_name, user)
+
+        return (wildcard_tenant_match in roles
+                or tenant_id_user_match in roles
+                or tenant_name_user_match in roles)
+
     def authorize(self, req):
         env = req.environ
         env_identity = env.get('keystone.identity', {})
         tenant_id, tenant_name = env_identity.get('tenant')
+        user = env_identity.get('user', '')
+        referrers, roles = swift_acl.parse_acl(getattr(req, 'acl', None))
 
         try:
             part = swift_utils.split_path(req.path, 1, 4, True)
@@ -161,6 +185,13 @@ class KeystoneAuth(object):
             req.environ['swift_owner'] = True
             return
 
+        # cross-tenant authorization
+        if self._authorize_cross_tenant(user, tenant_id, tenant_name, roles):
+            log_msg = 'user %s:%s, %s:%s, or *:%s allowed in ACL authorizing'
+            self.logger.debug(log_msg % (tenant_name, user,
+                                         tenant_id, user, user))
+            return
+
         # Check if a user tries to access an account that does not match their
         # token
         if not self._reseller_check(account, tenant_id):
@@ -181,13 +212,10 @@ class KeystoneAuth(object):
                 return
 
         # If user is of the same name of the tenant then make owner of it.
-        user = env_identity.get('user', '')
         if self.is_admin and user == tenant_name:
             req.environ['swift_owner'] = True
             return
 
-        referrers, roles = swift_acl.parse_acl(getattr(req, 'acl', None))
-
         authorized = self._authorize_unconfirmed_identity(req, obj, referrers,
                                                           roles)
         if authorized:
@@ -195,14 +223,6 @@ class KeystoneAuth(object):
         elif authorized is not None:
             return self.denied_response(req)
 
-        # Allow ACL at individual user level (tenant:user format)
-        # For backward compatibility, check for ACL in tenant_id:user format
-        if ('%s:%s' % (tenant_name, user) in roles
-                or '%s:%s' % (tenant_id, user) in roles):
-            log_msg = 'user %s:%s or %s:%s allowed in ACL authorizing'
-            self.logger.debug(log_msg % (tenant_name, user, tenant_id, user))
-            return
-
         # Check if we have the role in the userroles and allow it
         for user_role in user_roles:
             if user_role in roles:
diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_keystoneauth.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_keystoneauth.py
index 16fd8a4396..a40898b184 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_keystoneauth.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_keystoneauth.py
@@ -227,5 +227,23 @@ class TestAuthorize(unittest.TestCase):
         acl = '%s:%s' % (identity['tenant'][0], identity['user'])
         self._check_authenticate(identity=identity, acl=acl)
 
+    def test_authorize_succeeds_for_wildcard_tenant_user_in_roles(self):
+        identity = self._get_identity()
+        acl = '*:%s' % (identity['user'])
+        self._check_authenticate(identity=identity, acl=acl)
+
+    def test_cross_tenant_authorization_success(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.test_auth._authorize_cross_tenant('userA',
+            'tenantID', 'tenantNAME', ['tenantID:userA']))
+        self.assertTrue(self.test_auth._authorize_cross_tenant('userA',
+            'tenantID', 'tenantNAME', ['tenantNAME:userA']))
+        self.assertTrue(self.test_auth._authorize_cross_tenant('userA',
+            'tenantID', 'tenantNAME', ['*:userA']))
+
+    def test_cross_tenant_authorization_failure(self):
+        self.assertFalse(self.test_auth._authorize_cross_tenant('userA',
+            'tenantID', 'tenantNAME', ['tenantXYZ:userA']))
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()