diff --git a/xorriso/emulators.c b/xorriso/emulators.c
index 8913d8d6..f5979dc7 100644
--- a/xorriso/emulators.c
+++ b/xorriso/emulators.c
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ int Xorriso_genisofs(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *whom,
  char sfe[5*SfileadrL], adr[SfileadrL+8], ra_text[80], pathspec[2*SfileadrL];
  char *ept, *add_pt, eff_path[SfileadrL], indev[SfileadrL+8], msc[80], *cpt;
  char old_root[SfileadrL];
- char *boot_path, partno_text[8], *iso_rr_pt, *disk_pt;
+ char *boot_path, partno_text[8], *iso_rr_pt, *disk_pt, *rpt, *wpt;
  char *rm_merge_args[3];
 
  /* >>> This should not be static. Why is it ? */
@@ -1602,9 +1602,22 @@ is_pathspec_2:;
          iso_rr_pt= "/";
          disk_pt= add_pt;
        }
+
+       /* Unescape iso_rr_pt */
+       strcpy(eff_path, iso_rr_pt);
+       iso_rr_pt= eff_path;
+       for(wpt= rpt= iso_rr_pt; *rpt != 0; rpt++) {
+         if(*rpt == '\\') {
+           if(*(rpt + 1) == '\\')
+             rpt++;
+           else if(*(rpt + 1) == '=')
+       continue;
+         }
+         *(wpt++) = *rpt;
+       }
+       *wpt= 0;
+
        if(root_seen) {
-         strcpy(eff_path, iso_rr_pt);
-         iso_rr_pt= eff_path;
          ret= Sfile_prepend_path(xorriso->wdi, iso_rr_pt, 0);
          if(ret<=0) {
            Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, "Effective path gets much too long",
@@ -1619,7 +1632,7 @@ is_pathspec_2:;
        xorriso->allow_graft_points= 1;
        zero= 0;
        ret= Xorriso_option_add(xorriso, 1, &add_pt, &zero,
-                               (was_path << 1) | (root_seen << 2));
+                               (was_path << 1) | (root_seen << 2) | 8);
        xorriso->allow_graft_points= mem_graft_points;
      }
      if(ret<=0)
diff --git a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
index 96a08a17..afc7d546 100644
--- a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
+++ b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ int Xorriso_option_acl(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode, int flag)
 /* @param flag bit0=do not report the added item
                bit1=do not reset pacifier, no final pacifier message
                bit2= prepend ISO working directory in any case
+               bit3= unescape \\
 */
 int Xorriso_option_add(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
                        int *idx, int flag)
@@ -128,9 +129,12 @@ int Xorriso_option_add(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
      else
        rpt= wpt= source;
      for(; *rpt!=0; rpt++) {
-       if(*rpt=='\\')
+       if(*rpt=='\\') {
          if(*(rpt+1)=='=')
      continue;
+         if((flag & 8) && *(rpt + 1) == '\\')
+           rpt++;
+       }
        *(wpt++)= *rpt;
      }
      *wpt= 0;
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index f3f8f787..ac77965e 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2011.03.06.153741"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2011.03.07.101547"