diff --git a/core/pathresolver_test.go b/core/pathresolver_test.go
index 489af4eb5..9db0bfbeb 100644
--- a/core/pathresolver_test.go
+++ b/core/pathresolver_test.go
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ func TestResolveNoComponents(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Should error with no components (/ipfs/).", err)
 	}
 
+	_, err = core.Resolve(n.Context(), n, path.Path("/../.."))
+	if err != path.ErrBadPath {
+		t.Fatal("Should error with invalid path.", err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh b/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh
index 393ba5b5b..4f9c4b581 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0090-get.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ test_get_cmd() {
 	  test_cmp dir/b/c "$HASH2"/b/c &&
 	  rm -r "$HASH2"
 	'
+
+    test_expect_success "ipfs get ../.. should fail" '
+      echo "Error: invalid ipfs ref path" >expected &&
+      test_must_fail ipfs get ../.. 2>actual &&
+      test_cmp expected actual
+    '
 }
 
 # should work offline