diff --git a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts
index ec243e0..f7e433c 100644
--- a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts
+++ b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts
@@ -854,6 +854,54 @@ describe('cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns option', () => {
         ]);
     });
 
+    test('does not remove stale webpack asset with negative pattern match', async () => {
+        createSrcBundle(2);
+        createStaticFiles();
+
+        const cleanWebpackPlugin = new CleanWebpackPlugin({
+            cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns: ['!1.bundle.js'],
+        });
+
+        const compiler = webpack({
+            entry: entryFileFull,
+            output: {
+                path: outputPathFull,
+                filename: 'bundle.js',
+                chunkFilename: '[name].bundle.js',
+            },
+            plugins: [cleanWebpackPlugin],
+        });
+
+        expect(cleanWebpackPlugin.currentAssets).toEqual([]);
+
+        await compiler.run();
+
+        expect(cleanWebpackPlugin.currentAssets).toEqual([
+            '1.bundle.js',
+            'bundle.js',
+        ]);
+
+        expect(sandbox.getFileListSync(outputPathFull)).toEqual([
+            '1.bundle.js',
+            'bundle.js',
+        ]);
+
+        createSrcBundle(1);
+        createStaticFiles();
+
+        await compiler.run();
+
+        expect(cleanWebpackPlugin.currentAssets).toEqual(['bundle.js']);
+
+        expect(sandbox.getFileListSync(outputPathFull)).toEqual([
+            '.hidden.file',
+            '1.bundle.js',
+            'bundle.js',
+            'static1.js',
+            'static2.txt',
+        ]);
+    });
+
     test('handles the cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns outside of webpack output directory', async () => {
         createSrcBundle(1);
 
diff --git a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts
index bf8928d..42b1ab5 100644
--- a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts
+++ b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts
@@ -249,18 +249,24 @@ class CleanWebpackPlugin {
          */
         this.currentAssets = assets.sort();
 
+        const removePatterns = [];
+
         /**
          * Remove unused webpack assets
          */
         if (this.cleanStaleWebpackAssets === true && staleFiles.length !== 0) {
-            this.removeFiles(staleFiles);
+            removePatterns.push(...staleFiles);
         }
 
         /**
-         * Run cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns
+         * Remove cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns
          */
         if (this.cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns.length !== 0) {
-            this.removeFiles(this.cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns);
+            removePatterns.push(...this.cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns);
+        }
+
+        if (removePatterns.length !== 0) {
+            this.removeFiles(removePatterns);
         }
     }