diff --git a/src/modules/locale/GeoIP.cpp b/src/modules/locale/GeoIP.cpp
index f11a44db7..3001273bb 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/GeoIP.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/GeoIP.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ GeoIP::~GeoIP()
 }
 
 GeoIP::RegionZonePair
-GeoIP::splitTZString( const QString& timezoneString )
+GeoIP::splitTZString( const QString& tz )
 {
+    QString timezoneString( tz );
+    timezoneString.remove( '\\' );
+
     QStringList tzParts = timezoneString.split( '/', QString::SkipEmptyParts );
     if ( tzParts.size() >= 2 )
     {
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.cpp b/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.cpp
index 554e6f0c0..5b5c27bff 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.cpp
@@ -165,3 +165,27 @@ GeoIPTests::testXMLbad()
     QCOMPARE( tz.first, QString() );
 #endif
 }
+
+void GeoIPTests::testSplitTZ()
+{
+    auto tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QLatin1String("Moon/Dark_side") );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.first, QLatin1String("Moon") );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.second, QLatin1String("Dark_side") );
+
+    // Some providers return weirdly escaped data
+    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QLatin1String("America\\/NewYork") );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.first, QLatin1String("America") );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.second, QLatin1String("NewYork") );  // That's not actually the zone name
+
+    // Check that bogus data fails
+    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QString() );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.first, QString() );
+
+    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QLatin1String("America.NewYork") );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.first, QString() );
+
+    // Check that three-level is split properly
+    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QLatin1String("America/North Dakota/Beulah") );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.first, QLatin1String("America") );
+    QCOMPARE( tz.second, QLatin1String("North Dakota/Beulah") );
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.h b/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.h
index 87918ace0..7aaefee81 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.h
+++ b/src/modules/locale/GeoIPTests.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void testXML2();
     void testXMLalt();
     void testXMLbad();
+    void testSplitTZ();
 };
 
 #endif