diff --git a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Rename.vue b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Rename.vue
index f18ed7a0..5c4362e4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Rename.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Rename.vue
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
         @keyup.enter="submit"
         v-model.trim="name"
       />
+      <p class="invalid-name" v-if="!isValidName">
+        {{ $t("errors.invalidFileName") }}
+      </p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="card-action">
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
         @click="submit"
         class="button button--flat"
         type="submit"
+        :disabled="!isValidName"
         :aria-label="$t('buttons.rename')"
         :title="$t('buttons.rename')"
       >
@@ -48,6 +52,8 @@ import url from "@/utils/url";
 import { files as api } from "@/api";
 import { removePrefix } from "@/api/utils";
 
+const INVALID_CHARACTERS = ["/"];
+
 export default {
   name: "rename",
   data: function () {
@@ -67,6 +73,9 @@ export default {
       "isListing",
     ]),
     ...mapWritableState(useFileStore, ["reload", "preselect"]),
+    isValidName() {
+      return !INVALID_CHARACTERS.some((char) => this.name.includes(char));
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     ...mapActions(useLayoutStore, ["closeHovers"]),
@@ -117,3 +126,9 @@ export default {
   },
 };
 </script>
+<style scoped>
+.invalid-name {
+  color: var(--red);
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
index 9411d91e..02afbf6d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
     "forbidden": "You don't have permissions to access this.",
     "internal": "Something really went wrong.",
     "notFound": "This location can't be reached.",
-    "connection": "The server can't be reached."
+    "connection": "The server can't be reached.",
+    "invalidFileName": "The file or directory name is not valid."
   },
   "files": {
     "body": "Body",