diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
index 959e4d3aee2..d1844ead4a4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
@@ -562,8 +562,12 @@ A `<path>` string must use UNIX-style directory separators (forward
 slash `/`), may contain any byte other than `LF`, and must not
 start with double quote (`"`).
 
-If an `LF` or double quote must be encoded into `<path>` shell-style
-quoting should be used, e.g. `"path/with\n and \" in it"`.
+A path can use C-style string quoting; this is accepted in all cases
+and mandatory if the filename starts with double quote or contains
+`LF`. In C-style quoting, the complete name should be surrounded with
+double quotes, and any `LF`, backslash, or double quote characters
+must be escaped by preceding them with a backslash (e.g.,
+`"path/with\n, \\ and \" in it"`).
 
 The value of `<path>` must be in canonical form. That is it must not:
 
diff --git a/contrib/mw-to-git/git-remote-mediawiki b/contrib/mw-to-git/git-remote-mediawiki
index 68555d42654..094129de09c 100755
--- a/contrib/mw-to-git/git-remote-mediawiki
+++ b/contrib/mw-to-git/git-remote-mediawiki
@@ -711,6 +711,14 @@ sub fetch_mw_revisions {
 	return ($n, @revisions);
 }
 
+sub fe_escape_path {
+    my $path = shift;
+    $path =~ s/\\/\\\\/g;
+    $path =~ s/"/\\"/g;
+    $path =~ s/\n/\\n/g;
+    return '"' . $path . '"';
+}
+
 sub import_file_revision {
 	my $commit = shift;
 	my %commit = %{$commit};
@@ -738,15 +746,17 @@ sub import_file_revision {
 		print STDOUT "from refs/mediawiki/$remotename/master^0\n";
 	}
 	if ($content ne DELETED_CONTENT) {
-		print STDOUT "M 644 inline $title.mw\n";
+		print STDOUT "M 644 inline " .
+		    fe_escape_path($title . ".mw") . "\n";
 		literal_data($content);
 		if (%mediafile) {
-			print STDOUT "M 644 inline $mediafile{title}\n";
+			print STDOUT "M 644 inline "
+			    . fe_escape_path($mediafile{title}) . "\n";
 			literal_data_raw($mediafile{content});
 		}
 		print STDOUT "\n\n";
 	} else {
-		print STDOUT "D $title.mw\n";
+		print STDOUT "D " . fe_escape_path($title . ".mw") . "\n";
 	}
 
 	# mediawiki revision number in the git note
diff --git a/contrib/mw-to-git/t/t9362-mw-to-git-utf8.sh b/contrib/mw-to-git/t/t9362-mw-to-git-utf8.sh
index 246d47d8fb4..b6405ce2628 100755
--- a/contrib/mw-to-git/t/t9362-mw-to-git-utf8.sh
+++ b/contrib/mw-to-git/t/t9362-mw-to-git-utf8.sh
@@ -318,4 +318,30 @@ test_expect_success 'git push with \ in format control' '
 '
 
 
+test_expect_success 'fast-import meta-characters in page name (mw -> git)' '
+	wiki_reset &&
+	wiki_editpage \"file\"_\\_foo "expect to be called \"file\"_\\_foo" false &&
+	git clone mediawiki::'"$WIKI_URL"' mw_dir_21 &&
+	test_path_is_file mw_dir_21/\"file\"_\\_foo.mw &&
+	wiki_getallpage ref_page_21 &&
+	test_diff_directories mw_dir_21 ref_page_21
+'
+
+
+test_expect_success 'fast-import meta-characters in page name (git -> mw) ' '
+	wiki_reset &&
+	git clone mediawiki::'"$WIKI_URL"' mw_dir_22 &&
+	(
+		cd mw_dir_22 &&
+		echo "this file is called \"file\"_\\_foo.mw" >\"file\"_\\_foo &&
+		git add . &&
+		git commit -am "file \"file\"_\\_foo" &&
+		git pull &&
+		git push
+	) &&
+	wiki_getallpage ref_page_22 &&
+	test_diff_directories mw_dir_22 ref_page_22
+'
+
+
 test_done