diff --git a/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt b/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt
index 4b6e487a418d..1d08a690d8f2 100644
--- a/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt
+++ b/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
 # Non-typed (and private) modules/functions
-matplotlib.backends.*
-matplotlib.tests.*
-matplotlib.pylab.*
-matplotlib._.*
-matplotlib.rcsetup._listify_validator
-matplotlib.rcsetup._validate_linestyle
-matplotlib.ft2font.Glyph
-matplotlib.testing.jpl_units.*
-matplotlib.sphinxext.*
+matplotlib\.backends\..*
+matplotlib\.tests(\..*)?
+matplotlib\.pylab\..*
+matplotlib\._.*
+matplotlib\.rcsetup\._listify_validator
+matplotlib\.rcsetup\._validate_linestyle
+matplotlib\.ft2font\.Glyph
+matplotlib\.testing\.jpl_units\..*
+matplotlib\.sphinxext(\..*)?
 
 # set methods have heavy dynamic usage of **kwargs, with differences for subclasses
 # which results in technically inconsistent signatures, but not actually a problem
-matplotlib.*\.set$
+matplotlib\..*\.set$
 
 # Typed inline, inconsistencies largely due to imports
-matplotlib.pyplot.*
-matplotlib.typing.*
+matplotlib\.pyplot\..*
+matplotlib\.typing\..*
 
 # Other decorator modifying signature
 # Backcompat decorator which does not modify runtime reported signature
-matplotlib.offsetbox.*Offset[Bb]ox.get_offset
+matplotlib\.offsetbox\..*Offset[Bb]ox\.get_offset
 
 # Inconsistent super/sub class parameter name (maybe rename for consistency)
-matplotlib.projections.polar.RadialLocator.nonsingular
-matplotlib.ticker.LogLocator.nonsingular
-matplotlib.ticker.LogitLocator.nonsingular
+matplotlib\.projections\.polar\.RadialLocator\.nonsingular
+matplotlib\.ticker\.LogLocator\.nonsingular
+matplotlib\.ticker\.LogitLocator\.nonsingular
 
 # Stdlib/Enum considered inconsistent (no fault of ours, I don't think)
-matplotlib.backend_bases._Mode.__new__
-matplotlib.units.Number.__hash__
+matplotlib\.backend_bases\._Mode\.__new__
+matplotlib\.units\.Number\.__hash__
 
 # 3.6 Pending deprecations
-matplotlib.figure.Figure.set_constrained_layout
-matplotlib.figure.Figure.set_constrained_layout_pads
-matplotlib.figure.Figure.set_tight_layout
+matplotlib\.figure\.Figure\.set_constrained_layout
+matplotlib\.figure\.Figure\.set_constrained_layout_pads
+matplotlib\.figure\.Figure\.set_tight_layout
 
 # Maybe should be abstractmethods, required for subclasses, stubs define once
-matplotlib.tri.*TriInterpolator.__call__
-matplotlib.tri.*TriInterpolator.gradient
+matplotlib\.tri\..*TriInterpolator\.__call__
+matplotlib\.tri\..*TriInterpolator\.gradient
 
 # TypeVar used only in type hints
-matplotlib.backend_bases.FigureCanvasBase._T
-matplotlib.backend_managers.ToolManager._T
-matplotlib.spines.Spine._T
+matplotlib\.backend_bases\.FigureCanvasBase\._T
+matplotlib\.backend_managers\.ToolManager\._T
+matplotlib\.spines\.Spine\._T
 
 # Parameter inconsistency due to 3.10 deprecation
-matplotlib.figure.FigureBase.get_figure
+matplotlib\.figure\.FigureBase\.get_figure
 
 # getitem method only exists for 3.10 deprecation backcompatability
-matplotlib.inset.InsetIndicator.__getitem__
+matplotlib\.inset\.InsetIndicator\.__getitem__
diff --git a/tools/stubtest.py b/tools/stubtest.py
index 77676595cbf8..b79ab2f40dd0 100644
--- a/tools/stubtest.py
+++ b/tools/stubtest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import ast
 import os
 import pathlib
+import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
@@ -12,10 +13,19 @@
 
 
 class Visitor(ast.NodeVisitor):
-    def __init__(self, filepath, output):
+    def __init__(self, filepath, output, existing_allowed):
         self.filepath = filepath
         self.context = list(filepath.with_suffix("").relative_to(lib).parts)
         self.output = output
+        self.existing_allowed = existing_allowed
+
+    def _is_already_allowed(self, parts):
+        # Skip outputting a path if it's already allowed before.
+        candidates = ['.'.join(parts[:s]) for s in range(1, len(parts))]
+        for allow in self.existing_allowed:
+            if any(allow.fullmatch(path) for path in candidates):
+                return True
+        return False
 
     def visit_FunctionDef(self, node):
         # delete_parameter adds a private sentinel value that leaks
@@ -43,7 +53,9 @@ def visit_FunctionDef(self, node):
                     ):
                         parents.insert(0, parent.name)
                         parent = parent.parent
-                self.output.write(f"{'.'.join(self.context + parents)}.{node.name}\n")
+                parts = [*self.context, *parents, node.name]
+                if not self._is_already_allowed(parts):
+                    self.output.write("\\.".join(parts) + "\n")
                 break
 
     def visit_ClassDef(self, node):
@@ -62,20 +74,28 @@ def visit_ClassDef(self, node):
                 # for setters on items with only a getter
                 for substitutions in aliases.values():
                     parts = self.context + parents + [node.name]
-                    self.output.write(
-                        "\n".join(
-                            f"{'.'.join(parts)}.[gs]et_{a}\n" for a in substitutions
-                        )
-                    )
+                    for a in substitutions:
+                        if not (self._is_already_allowed([*parts, f"get_{a}"]) and
+                                self._is_already_allowed([*parts, f"set_{a}"])):
+                            self.output.write("\\.".join([*parts, f"[gs]et_{a}\n"]))
         for child in ast.iter_child_nodes(node):
             self.visit(child)
 
 
+existing_allowed = []
+with (root / 'ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt').open() as f:
+    for line in f:
+        line, _, _ = line.partition('#')
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line:
+            existing_allowed.append(re.compile(line))
+
+
 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
     p = pathlib.Path(d) / "allowlist.txt"
     with p.open("wt") as f:
         for path in mpl.glob("**/*.py"):
-            v = Visitor(path, f)
+            v = Visitor(path, f, existing_allowed)
             tree = ast.parse(path.read_text())
 
             # Assign parents to tree so they can be backtraced