diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index c5c665cee7..e5634323ef 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -1009,6 +1009,7 @@
 		 * @param changeUrl true to also update the URL, false otherwise (default)
 		 */
 		_setCurrentDir: function(targetDir, changeUrl) {
+			targetDir = targetDir.replace(/\\/g, '/');
 			var previousDir = this.getCurrentDirectory(),
 				baseDir = OC.basename(targetDir);
 
diff --git a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
index 59e3f8a9d4..d44365f635 100644
--- a/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
+++ b/apps/files/tests/js/filelistSpec.js
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 						"Content-Type": "application/json"
 					},
 					JSON.stringify(data)
-			]);
+				]);
 		});
 		it('fetches file list from server and renders it when reload() is called', function() {
 			fileList.reload();
@@ -1242,6 +1242,10 @@ describe('OCA.Files.FileList tests', function() {
 			expect(OC.parseQueryString(query)).toEqual({'dir': '/anothersubdir', sort: 'name', sortdirection: 'asc'});
 			fakeServer.respond();
 		});
+		it('converts backslashes to slashes when calling changeDirectory()', function() {
+			fileList.changeDirectory('/another\\subdir');
+			expect(fileList.getCurrentDirectory()).toEqual('/another/subdir');
+		});
 		it('switches to root dir when current directory does not exist', function() {
 			fakeServer.respondWith(/\/index\.php\/apps\/files\/ajax\/list.php\?dir=%2funexist/, [
 					404, {