diff --git a/src/Cafe/Filesystem/FST/fstUtil.h b/src/Cafe/Filesystem/FST/fstUtil.h
index 4ea9465d..01283684 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/Filesystem/FST/fstUtil.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/Filesystem/FST/fstUtil.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class FSCPath
 	{
 		if (m_names.size() > 0xFFFF)
 			return;
+		if (nameLen == 1 && *name == '.')
+			return;
 		m_nodes.emplace_back((uint16)m_names.size(), nameLen);
 		m_names.insert(m_names.end(), name, name + nameLen);
 	}
@@ -297,6 +299,12 @@ static void FSTPathUnitTest()
 	cemu_assert_debug(p6.GetNodeCount() == 0);
 	p6 = FSCPath("/////////////");
 	cemu_assert_debug(p6.GetNodeCount() == 0);
+	// test 7 - periods in path
+	FSCPath p7("/vol/content/./..");
+	cemu_assert_debug(p7.GetNodeCount() == 3);
+	cemu_assert_debug(p7.MatchNodeName(0, "vol"));
+	cemu_assert_debug(p7.MatchNodeName(1, "content"));
+	cemu_assert_debug(p7.MatchNodeName(2, ".."));
 }