diff --git a/test/fixtures/sshfs/local_path-dir/dummy.txt b/test/fixtures/sshfs/local_path-dir/dummy.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git "a/test/fixtures/sshfs/local_path-file\\" "b/test/fixtures/sshfs/local_path-file\\"
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/test/t/test_scp.py b/test/t/test_scp.py
index f47b1e9f05a..d28a0eb6ada 100644
--- a/test/t/test_scp.py
+++ b/test/t/test_scp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import sys
 from itertools import chain
 
 import pytest
@@ -158,6 +159,28 @@ def test_xfunc_remote_files(self, bash):
             "shared/default/foo.d/",
         ]
 
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def tmpdir_backslash(self, request, bash):
+        if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+            pytest.skip("Filenames not allowed on Windows")
+
+        tmpdir, _, _ = prepare_fixture_dir(
+            request, files=["local_path-file\\"], dirs=[]
+        )
+        return tmpdir
+
+    def test_local_path_ending_with_backslash(self, bash, tmpdir_backslash):
+        completion = assert_complete(
+            bash, "scp local_path-", cwd=tmpdir_backslash
+        )
+        assert completion.output == r"file\\ "
+
+    def test_remote_path_ending_with_backslash(self, bash):
+        assert_bash_exec(bash, "ssh() { echo 'hypothetical\\'; }")
+        completion = assert_complete(bash, "scp remote_host:hypo")
+        assert_bash_exec(bash, "unset -f ssh")
+        assert completion.output == r"thetical\\\\ "
+
     @pytest.fixture
     def tmpdir_mkfifo(self, request, bash):
         tmpdir, _, _ = prepare_fixture_dir(request, files=[], dirs=[])
diff --git a/test/t/test_sshfs.py b/test/t/test_sshfs.py
index 5b502461e57..a530ef477f3 100644
--- a/test/t/test_sshfs.py
+++ b/test/t/test_sshfs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import sys
+
 import pytest
 
-from conftest import assert_bash_exec, assert_complete
+from conftest import assert_bash_exec, assert_complete, prepare_fixture_dir
 
 
 @pytest.mark.bashcomp(ignore_env=r"^[+-]_comp_cmd_scp__path_esc=")
@@ -9,8 +11,21 @@ class TestSshfs:
     def test_1(self, completion):
         assert completion
 
-    @pytest.mark.complete("sshfs local_path", cwd="sshfs")
-    def test_local_path_suffix_1(self, completion):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def tmpdir_backslash(self, request, bash):
+        if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+            pytest.skip("Filenames not allowed on Windows")
+
+        tmpdir, _, _ = prepare_fixture_dir(
+            request, files=["local_path-file\\"], dirs=["local_path-dir"]
+        )
+        return tmpdir
+
+    def test_local_path_suffix_1(self, bash, tmpdir_backslash):
+        completion = assert_complete(
+            bash, "sshfs local_path", cwd=tmpdir_backslash
+        )
+
         assert completion == "-dir/"
 
     def test_remote_path_ending_with_backslash(self, bash):