diff --git a/lib/torrent.js b/lib/torrent.js
index 8f667ffe..24ac18e7 100644
--- a/lib/torrent.js
+++ b/lib/torrent.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const uniq = require('uniq')
 const utMetadata = require('ut_metadata')
 const utPex = require('ut_pex') // browser exclude
 const parseRange = require('parse-numeric-range')
+const safeFilename = require('safe-filename')
 
 const File = require('./file')
 const Peer = require('./peer')
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ class Torrent extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     this._rarityMap = new RarityMap(this)
+    this.files.forEach(file => file.path = safeFilename.path(file.path))
 
     this.store = new ImmediateChunkStore(
       new this._store(this.pieceLength, {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f452ed6..12c310e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "run-parallel": "^1.1.6",
     "run-parallel-limit": "^1.0.3",
     "safe-buffer": "^5.0.1",
+    "safe-filename": "^1.0.1",
     "simple-concat": "^1.0.0",
     "simple-get": "^3.0.1",
     "simple-peer": "^9.0.0",