diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp
index c7bb76e6e2..9360000f46 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp
@@ -1773,6 +1773,11 @@ TreeViewItem* TreeViewItem::getNextVisibleItem (const bool recurse) const noexce
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+static String escapeSlashesInTreeViewItemName (const String& s)
+{
+    return s.replaceCharacter ('/', '\\');
+}
+
 String TreeViewItem::getItemIdentifierString() const
 {
     String s;
@@ -1780,12 +1785,12 @@ String TreeViewItem::getItemIdentifierString() const
     if (parentItem != nullptr)
         s = parentItem->getItemIdentifierString();
 
-    return s + "/" + getUniqueName().replaceCharacter ('/', '\\');
+    return s + "/" + escapeSlashesInTreeViewItemName (getUniqueName());
 }
 
 TreeViewItem* TreeViewItem::findItemFromIdentifierString (const String& identifierString)
 {
-    const String thisId ("/" + getUniqueName());
+    const String thisId ("/" + escapeSlashesInTreeViewItemName (getUniqueName()));
 
     if (thisId == identifierString)
         return this;