diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index a9ea3d08f..93119ecf1 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ using KeyEventArgs = System.Windows.Input.KeyEventArgs;
 using NotifyIcon = System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                     {
                         if (_viewModel.SelectedIsFromQueryResults()
                             && QueryTextBox.CaretIndex == QueryTextBox.Text.Length
-                            && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(QueryTextBox.Text) && QueryTextBox.Text.Contains(":\\"))
+                            && FilesFolders.IsLocationPathString(QueryTextBox.Text))
                         {
 
                             _viewModel.BackspaceCommand.Execute(null);
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
index f6d55e91f..9b0b4355a 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Channels;
 using ISavable = Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ISavable;
-using System.IO;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 {
@@ -230,7 +229,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 
             BackspaceCommand = new RelayCommand(index =>
             {
-                ChangeQueryText(Path.GetDirectoryName(QueryText));
+                var path = QueryText;
+
+                // GetPreviousExistingDirectory does not require trailing '\', otherwise will return empty string
+                ChangeQueryText(FilesFolders.GetPreviousExistingDirectory(FilesFolders.IsLocationPathString, path.TrimEnd('\\')));
             });
 
             LoadContextMenuCommand = new RelayCommand(_ =>