diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs
index 6ecb3be..886d652 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ public static string Normalize(string path)
                 // Unwind back to the last separator
                 index = buffer[..index].LastIndexOf('/');
 
-                // Path.GetFullPath in this case does not throw an exception,
-                // it simply clears out the buffer.
+                // If no separator is found, reset to start
+                // (mimics Path.GetFullPath behavior)
                 if (index < 0)
-                    Error_InvalidPath();
+                    index = 0;
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs
index 5e67d4c..d9a751b 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs
@@ -107,17 +107,17 @@ public bool IsNormalized(string path) =>
     [TestCase("/home/../home/user//documents", "/home/user/documents")]
     [TestCase("/home/../home/user/../../home/config/documents", "/home/config/documents")]
     [TestCase("/home/../home/user/./.././.././home/config/documents", "/home/config/documents")]
+    [TestCase("..", "/")]
+    [TestCase("../..", "/")]
+    [TestCase("../../../", "/")]
+    [TestCase("/home/../..", "/")]
+    [TestCase("/home/../../..", "/")]
     public void Normalize(string path, string expected)
     {
         foreach (var p in GetPathVariations(path))
             Assert.That(VirtualPath.Normalize(p),Is.EqualTo(expected));
     }
 
-    [TestCase("..")]
-    [TestCase("/home/../..")]
-    public void Normalize_Error(string path) =>
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => VirtualPath.Normalize(path));
-
     private static string[] GetPathVariations(string path) =>
         [path, path.Replace('/', '\\')];
 }
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/VirtualFileSystemSpecificationTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/VirtualFileSystemSpecificationTests.cs
index a2c8484..4f0e6b5 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/VirtualFileSystemSpecificationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/VirtualFileSystemSpecificationTests.cs
@@ -79,39 +79,6 @@ await fs.GetFilesAsync("/", "**").CountAsync(),
         }
     }
 
-    [Test]
-    [Order(-1001)]
-    [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "AccessToDisposedClosure")]
-    public async Task FileTree_NavigateAboveRoot_ThrowsException()
-    {
-        using var fs = GetFileSystem();
-
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => fs.GetDirectory(".."));
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => fs.GetDirectory("/.."));
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => fs.GetDirectory("/././.."));
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => fs.GetFile(".."));
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => fs.GetFile("/.."));
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => fs.GetFile("/././.."));
-
-        Assert.That(
-            await fs.GetFilesAsync("/", "**").CountAsync(),
-            Is.Not.Zero);
-
-        await foreach (var node in fs.GetFileNodesAsync("/", "**"))
-        {
-            foreach (var path in GetPathsAboveRoot(node.FullName))
-            {
-                Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() =>
-                {
-                    if (node is VirtualDirectory)
-                        fs.GetDirectory(path);
-                    else
-                        fs.GetFile(path);
-                });
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     [Test]
     public async Task Exists_ReturnsTrue_For_ExistingFile()
     {
@@ -843,21 +810,4 @@ public void Directory_Readonly_Delete_ThrowsException_For_NonExistingDirectory()
     /// A <see cref="DirectoryInfo"/> object that points to the root of the test directory.
     /// </returns>
     protected abstract DirectoryInfo GetDirectoryInfo();
-
-    private static IEnumerable<string> GetPathsAboveRoot(string path)
-    {
-        var segments = path.Split('/', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
-
-        for (var n = 0; n <= segments.Length; n++)
-        {
-            var prefix = segments.Take(n).ToArray();
-            var suffix = segments.Skip(n).ToArray();
-            var parent = Enumerable.Repeat("..", n + 1).ToArray();
-            var curdir = Enumerable.Repeat(".",  n + 1).ToArray();
-
-            yield return "/" + string.Join("/", prefix.Concat(parent).Concat(suffix));
-            yield return "/" + string.Join("/", prefix.Concat(curdir).Concat(parent).Concat(suffix));
-            yield return "/" + string.Join("/", curdir.Concat(prefix).Concat(parent).Concat(suffix));
-        }
-    }
 }