diff --git a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/subversion_adapter.rb b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/subversion_adapter.rb
index 73814f9398..a4520a62ef 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/subversion_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/subversion_adapter.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Redmine
         
         # Get info about the svn repository
         def info
-          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} info --xml #{target('')}"
+          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} info --xml #{target}"
           cmd << credentials_string
           info = nil
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Redmine
           path ||= ''
           identifier = (identifier and identifier.to_i > 0) ? identifier.to_i : "HEAD"
           entries = Entries.new
-          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} list --xml #{target(URI.escape(path))}@#{identifier}"
+          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} list --xml #{target(path)}@#{identifier}"
           cmd << credentials_string
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
             output = io.read
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module Redmine
           return nil unless self.class.client_version_above?([1, 5, 0])
           
           identifier = (identifier and identifier.to_i > 0) ? identifier.to_i : "HEAD"
-          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} proplist --verbose --xml #{target(URI.escape(path))}@#{identifier}"
+          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} proplist --verbose --xml #{target(path)}@#{identifier}"
           cmd << credentials_string
           properties = {}
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ module Redmine
           cmd << credentials_string
           cmd << " --verbose " if  options[:with_paths]
           cmd << " --limit #{options[:limit].to_i}" if options[:limit]
-          cmd << ' ' + target(URI.escape(path))
+          cmd << ' ' + target(path)
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
             output = io.read
             begin
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ module Redmine
           cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} diff -r "
           cmd << "#{identifier_to}:"
           cmd << "#{identifier_from}"
-          cmd << " #{target(URI.escape(path))}@#{identifier_from}"
+          cmd << " #{target(path)}@#{identifier_from}"
           cmd << credentials_string
           diff = []
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ module Redmine
         
         def cat(path, identifier=nil)
           identifier = (identifier and identifier.to_i > 0) ? identifier.to_i : "HEAD"
-          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} cat #{target(URI.escape(path))}@#{identifier}"
+          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} cat #{target(path)}@#{identifier}"
           cmd << credentials_string
           cat = nil
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ module Redmine
         
         def annotate(path, identifier=nil)
           identifier = (identifier and identifier.to_i > 0) ? identifier.to_i : "HEAD"
-          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} blame #{target(URI.escape(path))}@#{identifier}"
+          cmd = "#{SVN_BIN} blame #{target(path)}@#{identifier}"
           cmd << credentials_string
           blame = Annotate.new
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ module Redmine
             end
           end
         end
+
+        def target(path = '')
+          base = path.match(/^\//) ? root_url : url
+          uri = "#{base}/#{path}"
+          uri = URI.escape(URI.escape(uri), '[]')
+          shell_quote(uri.gsub(/[?<>\*]/, ''))
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/repositories/subversion_repository.dump.gz b/test/fixtures/repositories/subversion_repository.dump.gz
index 79ef77fa7d..b47542f174 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/repositories/subversion_repository.dump.gz and b/test/fixtures/repositories/subversion_repository.dump.gz differ
diff --git a/test/functional/repositories_subversion_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/repositories_subversion_controller_test.rb
index d28646d44f..7c88f25322 100644
--- a/test/functional/repositories_subversion_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/repositories_subversion_controller_test.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class RepositoriesSubversionControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
       assert_response :success
       assert_template 'show'
       assert_not_nil assigns(:entries)
-      assert_equal ['folder', '.project', 'helloworld.c', 'textfile.txt'], assigns(:entries).collect(&:name)
+      assert_equal ['[folder_with_brackets]', 'folder', '.project', 'helloworld.c', 'textfile.txt'], assigns(:entries).collect(&:name)
       entry = assigns(:entries).detect {|e| e.name == 'helloworld.c'}
       assert_equal 'file', entry.kind
       assert_equal 'subversion_test/helloworld.c', entry.path
diff --git a/test/unit/repository_subversion_test.rb b/test/unit/repository_subversion_test.rb
index a2394facde..ca4d2ce043 100644
--- a/test/unit/repository_subversion_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/repository_subversion_test.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'
 
 class RepositorySubversionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
-  fixtures :projects
+  fixtures :projects, :repositories
   
   def setup
     @project = Project.find(1)
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class RepositorySubversionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       @repository.fetch_changesets
       @repository.reload
       
-      assert_equal 10, @repository.changesets.count
-      assert_equal 18, @repository.changes.count
+      assert_equal 11, @repository.changesets.count
+      assert_equal 20, @repository.changes.count
       assert_equal 'Initial import.', @repository.changesets.find_by_revision('1').comments
     end
     
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class RepositorySubversionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal 5, @repository.changesets.count
       
       @repository.fetch_changesets
-      assert_equal 10, @repository.changesets.count
+      assert_equal 11, @repository.changesets.count
     end
     
     def test_latest_changesets
@@ -62,6 +62,32 @@ class RepositorySubversionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       changesets = @repository.latest_changesets('subversion_test/folder', 8)
       assert_equal ["7", "6", "5", "2"], changesets.collect(&:revision)
     end
+
+    def test_directory_listing_with_square_brackets_in_path
+      @repository.fetch_changesets
+      @repository.reload
+      
+      entries = @repository.entries('subversion_test/[folder_with_brackets]')
+      assert_not_nil entries, 'Expect to find entries in folder_with_brackets'
+      assert_equal 1, entries.size, 'Expect one entry in folder_with_brackets'
+      assert_equal 'README.txt', entries.first.name
+    end
+
+    def test_directory_listing_with_square_brackets_in_base
+      @project = Project.find(1)
+      @repository = Repository::Subversion.create(:project => @project, :url => "file:///#{self.class.repository_path('subversion')}/subversion_test/[folder_with_brackets]")
+
+      @repository.fetch_changesets
+      @repository.reload
+
+      assert_equal 1, @repository.changesets.count, 'Expected to see 1 revision'
+      assert_equal 2, @repository.changes.count, 'Expected to see 2 changes, dir add and file add'
+
+      entries = @repository.entries('')
+      assert_not_nil entries, 'Expect to find entries'
+      assert_equal 1, entries.size, 'Expect a single entry'
+      assert_equal 'README.txt', entries.first.name
+    end
   else
     puts "Subversion test repository NOT FOUND. Skipping unit tests !!!"
     def test_fake; assert true end