diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
index 61fd65f1..dfc6887e 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ public class ExpressionFormatMethods {
 		return compile("\\s*[:]\\s*", UNICODE_CHARACTER_CLASS).matcher(self).replaceAll(replacement);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Replace slash and backslash to make sure the result is not a file path.
+	 *
+	 * e.g. "V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC" -> "V_MPEG4.ISO.AVC"
+	 */
+	public static String slash(String self, String replacement) {
+		return compile("\\s*[\\\\/]+\\s*", UNICODE_CHARACTER_CLASS).matcher(self).replaceAll(replacement);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Upper-case all initials.
 	 *