diff --git a/utils/str/sanitize_strings.go b/utils/str/sanitize_strings.go
index de28c9fd1..463659c0c 100644
--- a/utils/str/sanitize_strings.go
+++ b/utils/str/sanitize_strings.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 )
 
-var quotesRegex = regexp.MustCompile("[“”‘’'\"\\[\\(\\{\\]\\)\\}]")
+var quotesRegex = regexp.MustCompile("[“”‘’'\"\\[({\\])}]")
+var slashRemover = strings.NewReplacer("\\", " ", "/", " ")
 
 func SanitizeStrings(text ...string) string {
 	sanitizedText := strings.Builder{}
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ func SanitizeStrings(text ...string) string {
 	var fullText []string
 	for w := range words {
 		w = quotesRegex.ReplaceAllString(w, "")
+		w = slashRemover.Replace(w)
 		if w != "" {
 			fullText = append(fullText, w)
 		}
diff --git a/utils/str/sanitize_strings_test.go b/utils/str/sanitize_strings_test.go
index 9f0d3f793..6f5b180ec 100644
--- a/utils/str/sanitize_strings_test.go
+++ b/utils/str/sanitize_strings_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Sanitize Strings", func() {
 		It("remove opening brackets", func() {
 			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings("[Five Years]")).To(Equal("five years"))
 		})
+		It("remove slashes", func() {
+			Expect(str.SanitizeStrings("folder/file\\yyyy")).To(Equal("folder file yyyy"))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("SanitizeFieldForSorting", func() {