diff --git a/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs b/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
index 855afcc1f..19a7c274f 100644
--- a/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
@@ -334,10 +334,11 @@ fn handle_two_paths(source: &Path, target: &Path, opts: &Options) -> UResult<()>
         }
     }
 
-    let target_is_dir = target.is_dir();
+    let target_is_dir: bool = target.is_dir();
+    let source_is_dir: bool = source.is_dir();
 
     if path_ends_with_terminator(target)
-        && !target_is_dir
+        && (!target_is_dir && !source_is_dir)
         && !opts.no_target_dir
         && opts.update != UpdateMode::ReplaceIfOlder
     {
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs b/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
index 4b923767b..175b91e7d 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_mv.rs
@@ -1556,6 +1556,19 @@ fn test_mv_dir_into_file_where_both_are_files() {
         .stderr_contains("mv: cannot stat 'a/': Not a directory");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_mv_dir_into_path_slash() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+    at.mkdir("a");
+    scene.ucmd().arg("a").arg("e/").succeeds();
+    assert!(at.dir_exists("e"));
+    at.mkdir("b");
+    at.mkdir("f");
+    scene.ucmd().arg("b").arg("f/").succeeds();
+    assert!(at.dir_exists("f/b"));
+}
+
 // Todo:
 
 // $ at.touch a b