diff --git a/src/dird/ua_label.c b/src/dird/ua_label.c
index 8fd005efdf1..83fdcd2a9eb 100644
--- a/src/dird/ua_label.c
+++ b/src/dird/ua_label.c
@@ -482,7 +482,14 @@ bool is_volume_name_legal(UAContext *ua, const char *name)
 {
    int len;
    const char *p;
-   const char *accept = ":.-_";
+   const char *accept = ":.-_/";
+
+   if (name[0] == '/') {
+      if (ua) {
+         ua->error_msg(_("Volume name can not start with \"/\".\n"));
+      }
+      return 0;
+   }
 
    /*
     * Restrict the characters permitted in the Volume name
diff --git a/src/stored/scan.c b/src/stored/scan.c
index 3e9d4d43081..4a947247c4d 100644
--- a/src/stored/scan.c
+++ b/src/stored/scan.c
@@ -139,8 +139,11 @@ static bool is_volume_name_legal(char *name)
 {
    int len;
    const char *p;
-   const char *accept = ":.-_";
+   const char *accept = ":.-_/";
 
+   if (name[0] == '/') {
+      return false;
+   }
    /* Restrict the characters permitted in the Volume name */
    for (p=name; *p; p++) {
       if (B_ISALPHA(*p) || B_ISDIGIT(*p) || strchr(accept, (int)(*p))) {