diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
index fd299e2abf..3d24d81d09 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeController.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
     /// </summary>
     public class BackOfficeController : UmbracoController
     {
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Render the default view
         /// </summary>
@@ -199,8 +198,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 
             return JavaScript(ServerVariablesParser.Parse(d));
         }
-
-
+        
         private Dictionary<string, object> GetApplicationState()
         {
             if (ApplicationContext.IsConfigured == false)
@@ -220,7 +218,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             return app;
         }
         
-
         private IEnumerable<Dictionary<string, string>> GetTreePluginsMetaData()
         {
             var treeTypes = PluginManager.Current.ResolveAttributedTreeControllers();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/BackOfficeArea.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/BackOfficeArea.cs
index 33d0629161..1b861128c1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/BackOfficeArea.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/BackOfficeArea.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using System.Web.Mvc;
+using System.Web;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using System.Web.Routing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Web.Editors;
 using Umbraco.Web.Install;
@@ -25,6 +27,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
                 "Umbraco_back_office",
                 GlobalSettings.UmbracoMvcArea + "/{action}/{id}",
                 new {controller = "BackOffice", action = "Default", id = UrlParameter.Optional},
+                //limit the action/id to only allow characters - this is so this route doesn't hog all other 
+                // routes like: /umbraco/channels/word.aspx, etc...
+                new
+                    {
+                        action = @"[a-zA-Z]*", 
+                        id = @"[a-zA-Z]*"
+                    },
                 new[] {typeof (BackOfficeController).Namespace});
 
             //Create the install routes