diff --git a/backend/drive/drive.go b/backend/drive/drive.go
index 59c09fa2c..d0af425a5 100644
--- a/backend/drive/drive.go
+++ b/backend/drive/drive.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configstruct"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/encodings"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fshttp"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/hash"
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
+const enc = encodings.Drive
+
 // Constants
 const (
 	rcloneClientID              = "202264815644.apps.googleusercontent.com"
@@ -599,11 +602,10 @@ func (f *Fs) list(ctx context.Context, dirIDs []string, title string, directorie
 	}
 	var stems []string
 	if title != "" {
+		searchTitle := enc.FromStandardName(title)
 		// Escaping the backslash isn't documented but seems to work
-		searchTitle := strings.Replace(title, `\`, `\\`, -1)
+		searchTitle = strings.Replace(searchTitle, `\`, `\\`, -1)
 		searchTitle = strings.Replace(searchTitle, `'`, `\'`, -1)
-		// Convert ／ to / for search
-		searchTitle = strings.Replace(searchTitle, "／", "/", -1)
 
 		var titleQuery bytes.Buffer
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(&titleQuery, "(name='%s'", searchTitle)
@@ -671,11 +673,9 @@ OUTER:
 			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "couldn't list directory")
 		}
 		for _, item := range files.Files {
-			// Convert / to ／ for listing purposes
-			item.Name = strings.Replace(item.Name, "/", "／", -1)
+			item.Name = enc.ToStandardName(item.Name)
 			// Check the case of items is correct since
 			// the `=` operator is case insensitive.
-
 			if title != "" && title != item.Name {
 				found := false
 				for _, stem := range stems {
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ func (f *Fs) FindLeaf(ctx context.Context, pathID, leaf string) (pathIDOut strin
 
 // CreateDir makes a directory with pathID as parent and name leaf
 func (f *Fs) CreateDir(ctx context.Context, pathID, leaf string) (newID string, err error) {
+	leaf = enc.FromStandardName(leaf)
 	// fmt.Println("Making", path)
 	// Define the metadata for the directory we are going to create.
 	createInfo := &drive.File{
@@ -1645,6 +1646,7 @@ func (f *Fs) createFileInfo(ctx context.Context, remote string, modTime time.Tim
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	leaf = enc.FromStandardName(leaf)
 	// Define the metadata for the file we are going to create.
 	createInfo := &drive.File{
 		Name:         leaf,
@@ -2316,6 +2318,7 @@ func (f *Fs) changeNotifyRunner(ctx context.Context, notifyFunc func(string, fs.
 
 			// find the new path
 			if change.File != nil {
+				change.File.Name = enc.ToStandardName(change.File.Name)
 				changeType := fs.EntryDirectory
 				if change.File.MimeType != driveFolderType {
 					changeType = fs.EntryObject
diff --git a/docs/content/drive.md b/docs/content/drive.md
index 3e094b2ce..c9c1d082e 100644
--- a/docs/content/drive.md
+++ b/docs/content/drive.md
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ large folder (10600 directories, 39000 files):
 
 Google drive stores modification times accurate to 1 ms.
 
+#### Restricted filename characters
+
+Only Invalid UTF-8 bytes will be [replaced](/overview/#invalid-utf8),
+as they can't be used in JSON strings.
+
+In contrast to other backends, `/` can also be used in names and `.`
+or `..` are valid names.
+
 ### Revisions ###
 
 Google drive stores revisions of files.  When you upload a change to