diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_bugbear/B013.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_bugbear/B013.py
index 8c0bc1ce781ee..bb28f08220a99 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_bugbear/B013.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/flake8_bugbear/B013.py
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@
     pass
 except(ValueError,):
     pass
+
+list_exceptions = [FileExistsError, FileNotFoundError]
+
+try:
+    pass
+except (*list_exceptions,):
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/rules/redundant_tuple_in_exception_handler.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/rules/redundant_tuple_in_exception_handler.rs
index 0f0240d6a4147..4cfa189a96f88 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/rules/redundant_tuple_in_exception_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/rules/redundant_tuple_in_exception_handler.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use ruff_diagnostics::{AlwaysFixableViolation, Diagnostic, Edit, Fix};
 use ruff_macros::{derive_message_formats, violation};
-use ruff_python_ast::helpers::map_starred;
 use ruff_python_ast::{self as ast, ExceptHandler, Expr};
 use ruff_text_size::Ranged;
 
@@ -11,6 +10,9 @@ use crate::fix::edits::pad;
 /// Checks for single-element tuples in exception handlers (e.g.,
 /// `except (ValueError,):`).
 ///
+/// Note: Single-element tuples consisting of a starred expression
+/// are allowed.
+///
 /// ## Why is this bad?
 /// A tuple with a single element can be more concisely and idiomatically
 /// expressed as a single value.
@@ -69,7 +71,17 @@ pub(crate) fn redundant_tuple_in_exception_handler(
         let [elt] = elts.as_slice() else {
             continue;
         };
-        let elt = map_starred(elt);
+        // It is not safe to replace a single-element
+        // tuple consisting of a starred expression
+        // by the unstarred expression because the unstarred
+        // expression can be any iterable whereas `except` must
+        // be followed by a literal or a tuple. For example:
+        // ```python
+        // except (*[ValueError,FileNotFoundError],)
+        // ```
+        if elt.is_starred_expr() {
+            continue;
+        }
         let mut diagnostic = Diagnostic::new(
             RedundantTupleInExceptionHandler {
                 name: checker.generator().expr(elt),
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_bugbear__tests__B013_B013.py.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_bugbear__tests__B013_B013.py.snap
index 4581b10bf46ad..658dfd3c7a7c0 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_bugbear__tests__B013_B013.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_bugbear/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__flake8_bugbear__tests__B013_B013.py.snap
@@ -22,27 +22,6 @@ B013.py:5:8: B013 [*] A length-one tuple literal is redundant in exception handl
 7 7 | except AttributeError:
 8 8 |     pass
 
-B013.py:11:8: B013 [*] A length-one tuple literal is redundant in exception handlers
-   |
- 9 | except (ImportError, TypeError):
-10 |     pass
-11 | except (*retriable_exceptions,):
-   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ B013
-12 |     pass
-13 | except(ValueError,):
-   |
-   = help: Replace with `except retriable_exceptions`
-
-ℹ Safe fix
-8  8  |     pass
-9  9  | except (ImportError, TypeError):
-10 10 |     pass
-11    |-except (*retriable_exceptions,):
-   11 |+except retriable_exceptions:
-12 12 |     pass
-13 13 | except(ValueError,):
-14 14 |     pass
-
 B013.py:13:7: B013 [*] A length-one tuple literal is redundant in exception handlers
    |
 11 | except (*retriable_exceptions,):
@@ -60,5 +39,5 @@ B013.py:13:7: B013 [*] A length-one tuple literal is redundant in exception hand
 13    |-except(ValueError,):
    13 |+except ValueError:
 14 14 |     pass
-
-
+15 15 | 
+16 16 | list_exceptions = [FileExistsError, FileNotFoundError]