diff --git a/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua b/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua
index 7dd55b90dc..af07794039 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@ end
 ---@param value string
 ---@return string
 local function literal_pattern(value)
-  return (value:gsub('\\', '\\\\'):gsub('%?', '\\?'):gsub('%*', '\\*'):gsub('%[', '[[]'))
+  return (
+    value
+      :gsub('\\', '\\\\')
+      :gsub('%?', '\\?')
+      :gsub('%*', '\\*')
+      :gsub('%[', '[[]')
+      :gsub('^%-', '[-]')
+  )
 end
 
 ---@param source string
diff --git a/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua b/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua
index 7d5497710a..5ec4329283 100644
--- a/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua
@@ -271,6 +271,18 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
     end
   end)
 
+  it('keeps a leading dash in a member from becoming a backend option', function()
+    local archive = vim.fs.joinpath(root, 'poc.zip')
+    copy_fixture(vim.fs.joinpath(old_samples, 'poc.zip'), archive)
+    clear_zip()
+
+    edit(archive)
+    eq({ '-d/', 'pwned' }, lines())
+
+    edit(('zipfile://%s::-d/tmp'):format(archive))
+    eq({ '' }, lines())
+  end)
+
   it('treats archive glob characters literally', function()
     t.skip(t.is_os('win'), 'N/A: Windows filenames cannot contain these characters')
     local archive = vim.fs.joinpath(root, 'archive::[*?].zip')