diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs
index 9ee33a286b..be5820cdf8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -170,13 +170,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// Cleans string to aid in preventing xss attacks.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="input"></param>
+        /// <param name="ignoreFromClean"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static string CleanForXss(this string input)
+        internal static string CleanForXss(this string input, params char[] ignoreFromClean)
         {
             //remove any html
             input = input.StripHtml();
             //strip out any potential chars involved with XSS
-            return input.ExceptChars(new HashSet<char>("*?(){}[];:%<>/\\|&'\"".ToCharArray()));
+            return input.ExceptChars(new HashSet<char>("*?(){}[];:%<>/\\|&'\"".ToCharArray().Except(ignoreFromClean)));
         }
 
         public static string ExceptChars(this string str, HashSet<char> toExclude)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/settings/stylesheet/editstylesheet.aspx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/settings/stylesheet/editstylesheet.aspx.cs
index c0b90bd29a..ce19c7991c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/settings/stylesheet/editstylesheet.aspx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/settings/stylesheet/editstylesheet.aspx.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.presentation.settings.stylesheet
             ScriptManager.GetCurrent(Page).Services.Add(new ServiceReference("../webservices/legacyAjaxCalls.asmx"));
 
             //Clean the name field for xss
-            NameTxt.Text = NameTxt.Text.CleanForXss();
+            NameTxt.Text = NameTxt.Text.CleanForXss(ignoreFromClean:'\\');
         }
 
         /// <summary>