diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 30a891015..022ec9bc7 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ const {
   isWSLPath,
   normalizeWslPath,
   normalizeAndResolvePath,
-  safeToRename
+  safeToRename,
+  isValidFilename
 } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 const { openCollectionDialog } = require('../app/collections');
 const { generateUidBasedOnHash, stringifyJson, safeParseJSON, safeStringifyJSON } = require('../utils/common');
@@ -201,7 +202,9 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
       if (fs.existsSync(pathname)) {
         throw new Error(`path: ${pathname} already exists`);
       }
-
+      if (!isValidFilename(request.name)) {
+        throw new Error(`path: ${request.name}.bru is not a valid filename`);
+      }
       const content = jsonToBru(request);
       await writeFile(pathname, content);
     } catch (error) {
@@ -366,6 +369,10 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
         throw new Error(`path: ${oldPath} is not a bru file`);
       }
 
+      if (!isValidFilename(newName)) {
+        throw new Error(`path: ${newName} is not a valid filename`);
+      }
+
       // update name in file and save new copy, then delete old copy
       const data = fs.readFileSync(oldPath, 'utf8');
       const jsonData = bruToJson(data);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
index 0263939ae..a066edefc 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
@@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ const sanitizeDirectoryName = (name) => {
   return name.replace(/[<>:"/\\|?*\x00-\x1F]+/g, '-');
 };
 
+const isValidFilename = (fileName) => {
+  const inValidChars = /[\\/:*?"<>|]/;
+
+  if (!fileName || inValidChars.test(fileName)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (fileName.endsWith(' ') || fileName.endsWith('.') || fileName.startsWith('.')) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
+
 const safeToRename = (oldPath, newPath) => {
   try {
     // If the new path doesn't exist, it's safe to rename
@@ -204,5 +218,6 @@ module.exports = {
   searchForFiles,
   searchForBruFiles,
   sanitizeDirectoryName,
-  safeToRename
+  safeToRename,
+  isValidFilename
 };