diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Node/Node.php b/lib/private/Files/Node/Node.php
index 304b2ccf46492..d2232624b9b00 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Node/Node.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Node/Node.php
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ public function isCreatable() {
 	 * @return Node
 	 */
 	public function getParent() {
-		return $this->root->get(dirname($this->path));
+		$newPath = dirname($this->path);
+		if ($newPath === '' || $newPath === '.' || $newPath === '/') {
+			return $this->root;
+		}
+		return $this->root->get($newPath);
 	}
 
 	/**