diff --git a/abaplint.jsonc b/abaplint.jsonc
index 61ecf28..f5ed4d8 100644
--- a/abaplint.jsonc
+++ b/abaplint.jsonc
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
     "names_no_dash": true,
     "no_aliases": false,
     "no_chained_assignment": true,
-    "7bit_ascii": true,
+    "7bit_ascii": {
+      "exclude": ["zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap"]
+    },
     "abapdoc": false,
     "allowed_object_naming": true,
     "allowed_object_types": true,
diff --git a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap
index 3901e93..e29f004 100644
--- a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap
+++ b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.locals_imp.abap
@@ -466,8 +466,12 @@ class lcl_json_parser implementation.
 
           get reference of <item> into lr_stack_top.
           insert lr_stack_top into mt_stack index 1.
-          " add path component
-          mv_stack_path = mv_stack_path && <item>-name && '/'.
+          " add path component (avoid issues with names containing slashes)
+          mv_stack_path = mv_stack_path && replace(
+            val  = <item>-name
+            sub  = '/'
+            with = cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab )
+            && '/'.
 
         when if_sxml_node=>co_nt_element_close.
           data lo_close type ref to if_sxml_close_element.
diff --git a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap
index 8612047..85c25e6 100644
--- a/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap
+++ b/src/core/zcl_ajson.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class ltcl_parser_test definition final
     methods parse_input_error for testing raising zcx_ajson_error.
     methods duplicate_key for testing raising zcx_ajson_error.
     methods non_json for testing raising zcx_ajson_error.
+    methods special_characters_in_name for testing raising zcx_ajson_error.
+    methods special_characters_in_path for testing raising zcx_ajson_error.
+    methods special_characters_in_value for testing raising zcx_ajson_error.
 
 endclass.
 
@@ -515,6 +518,79 @@ class ltcl_parser_test implementation.
 
   endmethod.
 
+  method special_characters_in_name.
+    mo_nodes->add( |                 \|                 \|object \|                        \|  \|6| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|a\\backslash     \|num    \|1                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|contains/slash   \|num    \|2                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|unicodeሴ         \|num    \|3                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|quoted"text"     \|num    \|4                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|line\nfeed       \|num    \|5                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|with\ttab        \|num    \|6                       \|  \|0| ).
+
+    data lt_act type zif_ajson_types=>ty_nodes_tt.
+    data lv_str type string.
+
+    lv_str = '{ "a\\backslash": 1, "contains/slash": 2, "unicode\u1234": 3,'
+          && ' "quoted\"text\"": 4, "line\nfeed": 5, "with\ttab": 6 }'.
+    lt_act = mo_cut->parse( lv_str ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = lt_act
+      exp = mo_nodes->mt_nodes ).
+
+  endmethod.
+
+  method special_characters_in_path.
+    mo_nodes->add( |                 \|                 \|object \|                        \|  \|6| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|a\\backslash     \|object \|                        \|  \|1| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/a\\backslash/   \|a                \|num    \|1                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|contains/slash   \|object \|                        \|  \|1| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/contains\tslash/\|b                \|num    \|2                       \|  \|0| ). " tab!
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|unicodeሴ         \|object \|                        \|  \|1| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/unicodeሴ/       \|c                \|num    \|3                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|quoted"text"     \|object \|                        \|  \|1| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/quoted"text"/   \|d                \|num    \|4                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|line\nfeed       \|object \|                        \|  \|1| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/line\nfeed/     \|e                \|num    \|5                       \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|with\ttab        \|object \|                        \|  \|1| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/with\ttab/      \|f                \|num    \|6                       \|  \|0| ).
+
+    data lt_act type zif_ajson_types=>ty_nodes_tt.
+    data lv_str type string.
+
+    lv_str = '{ "a\\backslash": { "a": 1 }, "contains/slash": { "b": 2 },'
+          && ' "unicode\u1234": { "c": 3 }, "quoted\"text\"": { "d": 4 },'
+          && ' "line\nfeed": { "e": 5 }, "with\ttab": { "f": 6 } }'.
+    lt_act = mo_cut->parse( lv_str ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = lt_act
+      exp = mo_nodes->mt_nodes ).
+
+  endmethod.
+
+  method special_characters_in_value.
+    mo_nodes->add( |                 \|                 \|object \|                        \|  \|6| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|a                \|str    \|a\\backslash            \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|b                \|str    \|contains/slash          \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|c                \|str    \|unicodeሴ                \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|d                \|str    \|quoted"text"            \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|e                \|str    \|line\nfeed              \|  \|0| ).
+    mo_nodes->add( |/                \|f                \|str    \|with\ttab               \|  \|0| ).
+
+    data lt_act type zif_ajson_types=>ty_nodes_tt.
+    data lv_str type string.
+
+    lv_str = '{ "a": "a\\backslash", "b": "contains/slash", "c": "unicode\u1234",'
+          && ' "d": "quoted\"text\"", "e": "line\nfeed", "f": "with\ttab" }'.
+    lt_act = mo_cut->parse( lv_str ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = lt_act
+      exp = mo_nodes->mt_nodes ).
+
+  endmethod.
+
 endclass.
 
 **********************************************************************
@@ -699,6 +775,7 @@ class ltcl_serializer_test implementation.
       iv_indent    = 2 ).
     lv_exp = sample_json( ).
 
+
     cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
       act = lv_act
       exp = lv_exp ).