diff --git a/profile.d/80-systemd-osc-context.sh b/profile.d/80-systemd-osc-context.sh
index dfed466404..537facdf1a 100644
--- a/profile.d/80-systemd-osc-context.sh
+++ b/profile.d/80-systemd-osc-context.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ __systemd_osc_context_escape() {
     # uuids, id128, hostnames, usernames, since they all come with syntax
     # requirements that exclude \ and ; anyway. This hence primarily is about
     # escaping the current working directory.
-    echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\\x5c/g' -e 's/;/\\x3b/g'
+    echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\\x5c/g' -e 's/;/\\x3b/g' -e 's/[[:cntrl:]]/⍰/g'
 }
 
 __systemd_osc_context_common() {