diff --git a/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy.go b/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy.go
index 746b3c9a3f4..72f2a441b8a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy.go
@@ -299,7 +299,15 @@ func (proxy *DataSourceProxy) validateRequest() error {
 		}
 
 		// route match
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(proxy.proxyPath, route.Path) {
+		r1, err := util.CleanRelativePath(proxy.proxyPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		r2, err := util.CleanRelativePath(route.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(r1, r2) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy_test.go b/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy_test.go
index 7ba804a41be..ec60d289d42 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pluginproxy/ds_proxy_test.go
@@ -258,6 +258,14 @@ func TestDataSourceProxy_routeRule(t *testing.T) {
 				err = proxy.validateRequest()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			})
+
+			t.Run("path with slashes and user is editor", func(t *testing.T) {
+				ctx, _ := setUp()
+				proxy, err := setupDSProxyTest(t, ctx, ds, routes, "//api//admin")
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				err = proxy.validateRequest()
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			})
 		})
 
 		t.Run("plugin route with RBAC protection user is allowed", func(t *testing.T) {