diff --git a/cores/esp8266/spiffs_api.cpp b/cores/esp8266/spiffs_api.cpp
index 5420174a94..c8a05df060 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/spiffs_api.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp8266/spiffs_api.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ bool SPIFFSImpl::exists(const char* path)
     return rc == SPIFFS_OK;
 }
 
-DirImplPtr SPIFFSImpl::openDir(const char* path)
+DirImplPtr SPIFFSImpl::openDir(const char* path) 
 {
-    if (!isSpiffsFilenameValid(path)) {
+    if (strlen(path) > 0 && !isSpiffsFilenameValid(path)) {
         DEBUGV("SPIFFSImpl::openDir: invalid path=`%s` \r\n", path);
         return DirImplPtr();
     }
diff --git a/tests/host/fs/test_fs.cpp b/tests/host/fs/test_fs.cpp
index ad5e9fd650..6e14af84f2 100644
--- a/tests/host/fs/test_fs.cpp
+++ b/tests/host/fs/test_fs.cpp
@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ TEST_CASE("File names which are too long are rejected", "[fs]")
     REQUIRE(SPIFFS.open(longName_31, "w"));
     REQUIRE(SPIFFS.open(longName_31, "r"));
     REQUIRE(SPIFFS.exists(longName_31));
-    auto files = listDir("");
-    REQUIRE(files.empty());
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("#1685 Duplicate files", "[fs][bugreport]") {
+TEST_CASE("#1685 Duplicate files", "[fs][bugreport]")
+{
     SPIFFS_MOCK_DECLARE(64, 8, 512);
     REQUIRE(SPIFFS.begin());
     createFile("/config", "some text");
@@ -173,3 +172,15 @@ TEST_CASE("#1685 Duplicate files", "[fs][bugreport]") {
     createFile("/data", "more text");
     listDir("/");
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("#1819 Can list all files with openDir(\"\")", "[fs][bugreport]")
+{
+    SPIFFS_MOCK_DECLARE(64, 8, 512);
+    REQUIRE(SPIFFS.begin());
+    createFile("/file1", "some text");
+    createFile("/file2", "other text");
+    createFile("file3", "more text");
+    createFile("sorta-dir/file4", "\n");
+    auto files = listDir("");
+    REQUIRE(files.size() == 4);
+}