diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/GFileImpl.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/GFileImpl.java
index b369796fa9..acfd707276 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/GFileImpl.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/GFileImpl.java
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ public class GFileImpl implements GFile {
 	public static GFileImpl fromPathString(GFileSystem fileSystem, GFile parent, String path,
 			FSRL fsrl, boolean isDirectory, long length) {
 		String[] split = path.split(FSUtilities.SEPARATOR);
+		if (split.length >= 3 && split[0].isEmpty() && split[1].isEmpty() && !split[2].isEmpty()) {
+			// The path was in UNC format, either //unc or \\unc.
+			// Put a unc prefix "//" back into the element that has the unc name.  The leading empty
+			// elements will be skipped when building the parentage.
+			split[2] = "//" + split[2];
+		}
 		for (int i = 0; i < split.length - 1; ++i) {
 			if (split[i].length() == 0) {
 				continue;