diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index 232250dcf..f4e347147 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ use uucore::libc::{dev_t, major, minor};
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use uucore::libc::{S_IXGRP, S_IXOTH, S_IXUSR};
 use uucore::line_ending::LineEnding;
-use uucore::quoting_style::{escape_name, QuotingStyle};
+use uucore::quoting_style::{escape_dir_name, escape_name, QuotingStyle};
 use uucore::{
     display::Quotable,
     error::{set_exit_code, UError, UResult},
@@ -2036,14 +2036,27 @@ impl PathData {
     }
 }
 
+/// Show the directory name in the case where several arguments are given to ls
+/// or the recursive flag is passed.
+///
+/// ```no-exec
+/// $ ls -R
+/// .:                  <- This is printed by this function
+/// dir1 file1 file2
+///
+/// dir1:               <- This as well
+/// file11
+/// ```
 fn show_dir_name(path_data: &PathData, out: &mut BufWriter<Stdout>, config: &Config) {
-    if config.hyperlink && !config.dired {
-        let name = escape_name(path_data.p_buf.as_os_str(), &config.quoting_style);
-        let hyperlink = create_hyperlink(&name, path_data);
-        write!(out, "{hyperlink}:").unwrap();
+    let escaped_name = escape_dir_name(path_data.p_buf.as_os_str(), &config.quoting_style);
+
+    let name = if config.hyperlink && !config.dired {
+        create_hyperlink(&escaped_name, path_data)
     } else {
-        write!(out, "{}:", path_data.p_buf.display()).unwrap();
-    }
+        escaped_name
+    };
+
+    write!(out, "{name}:").unwrap();
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)]
@@ -2327,9 +2340,10 @@ fn enter_directory(
         for e in entries
             .iter()
             .skip(if config.files == Files::All { 2 } else { 0 })
-            .filter(|p| p.ft.get().is_some())
-            .filter(|p| p.ft.get().unwrap().is_some())
-            .filter(|p| p.ft.get().unwrap().unwrap().is_dir())
+            .filter(|p| {
+                p.ft.get()
+                    .is_some_and(|o_ft| o_ft.is_some_and(|ft| ft.is_dir()))
+            })
         {
             match fs::read_dir(&e.p_buf) {
                 Err(err) => {
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/quoting_style.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/quoting_style.rs
index cb98050a8..1efa6f746 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/quoting_style.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/quoting_style.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ use std::fmt;
 // These are characters with special meaning in the shell (e.g. bash).
 // The first const contains characters that only have a special meaning when they appear at the beginning of a name.
 const SPECIAL_SHELL_CHARS_START: &[char] = &['~', '#'];
-const SPECIAL_SHELL_CHARS: &str = "`$&*()|[]{};\\'\"<>?! ";
+// PR#6559 : Remove `]{}` from special shell chars.
+const SPECIAL_SHELL_CHARS: &str = "`$&*()|[;\\'\"<>?! ";
 
 /// The quoting style to use when escaping a name.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ impl EscapedChar {
         }
     }
 
-    fn new_c(c: char, quotes: Quotes) -> Self {
+    fn new_c(c: char, quotes: Quotes, dirname: bool) -> Self {
         use EscapeState::*;
         let init_state = match c {
             '\x07' => Backslash('a'),
@@ -142,10 +143,11 @@ impl EscapedChar {
                 Quotes::Double => Backslash('"'),
                 _ => Char('"'),
             },
-            ' ' => match quotes {
+            ' ' if !dirname => match quotes {
                 Quotes::None => Backslash(' '),
                 _ => Char(' '),
             },
+            ':' if dirname => Backslash(':'),
             _ if c.is_ascii_control() => Octal(EscapeOctal::from(c)),
             _ => Char(c),
         };
@@ -284,8 +286,29 @@ fn shell_with_escape(name: &str, quotes: Quotes) -> (String, bool) {
     (escaped_str, must_quote)
 }
 
+/// Return a set of characters that implies quoting of the word in
+/// shell-quoting mode.
+fn shell_escaped_char_set(is_dirname: bool) -> &'static [char] {
+    const ESCAPED_CHARS: &[char] = &[
+        // the ':' colon character only induce quoting in the
+        // context of ls displaying a directory name before listing its content.
+        // (e.g. with the recursive flag -R)
+        ':',
+        // Under this line are the control characters that should be
+        // quoted in shell mode in all cases.
+        '"', '`', '$', '\\', '^', '\n', '\t', '\r', '=',
+    ];
+
+    let start_index = if is_dirname { 0 } else { 1 };
+
+    &ESCAPED_CHARS[start_index..]
+}
+
 /// Escape a name according to the given quoting style.
-pub fn escape_name(name: &OsStr, style: &QuotingStyle) -> String {
+///
+/// This inner function provides an additional flag `dirname` which
+/// is meant for ls' directory name display.
+fn escape_name_inner(name: &OsStr, style: &QuotingStyle, dirname: bool) -> String {
     match style {
         QuotingStyle::Literal { show_control } => {
             if *show_control {
@@ -301,7 +324,7 @@ pub fn escape_name(name: &OsStr, style: &QuotingStyle) -> String {
             let escaped_str: String = name
                 .to_string_lossy()
                 .chars()
-                .flat_map(|c| EscapedChar::new_c(c, *quotes))
+                .flat_map(|c| EscapedChar::new_c(c, *quotes, dirname))
                 .collect();
 
             match quotes {
@@ -316,7 +339,8 @@ pub fn escape_name(name: &OsStr, style: &QuotingStyle) -> String {
             show_control,
         } => {
             let name = name.to_string_lossy();
-            let (quotes, must_quote) = if name.contains(&['"', '`', '$', '\\'][..]) {
+
+            let (quotes, must_quote) = if name.contains(shell_escaped_char_set(dirname)) {
                 (Quotes::Single, true)
             } else if name.contains('\'') {
                 (Quotes::Double, true)
@@ -341,6 +365,18 @@ pub fn escape_name(name: &OsStr, style: &QuotingStyle) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+/// Escape a filename with respect to the given style.
+pub fn escape_name(name: &OsStr, style: &QuotingStyle) -> String {
+    escape_name_inner(name, style, false)
+}
+
+/// Escape a directory name with respect to the given style.
+/// This is mainly meant to be used for ls' directory name printing and is not
+/// likely to be used elsewhere.
+pub fn escape_dir_name(dir_name: &OsStr, style: &QuotingStyle) -> String {
+    escape_name_inner(dir_name, style, true)
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for QuotingStyle {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
@@ -575,8 +611,8 @@ mod tests {
                 ("one\ntwo", "literal-show"),
                 ("one\\ntwo", "escape"),
                 ("\"one\\ntwo\"", "c"),
-                ("one?two", "shell"),
-                ("one\ntwo", "shell-show"),
+                ("'one?two'", "shell"),
+                ("'one\ntwo'", "shell-show"),
                 ("'one?two'", "shell-always"),
                 ("'one\ntwo'", "shell-always-show"),
                 ("'one'$'\\n''two'", "shell-escape"),
@@ -619,9 +655,9 @@ mod tests {
                     "\"\\000\\001\\002\\003\\004\\005\\006\\a\\b\\t\\n\\v\\f\\r\\016\\017\"",
                     "c",
                 ),
-                ("????????????????", "shell"),
+                ("'????????????????'", "shell"),
                 (
-                    "\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F",
+                    "'\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F'",
                     "shell-show",
                 ),
                 ("'????????????????'", "shell-always"),
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index 90254d229..0c0d8e3a8 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -2197,6 +2197,464 @@ fn test_ls_recursive_1() {
         .stdout_is(out);
 }
 
+/// The quoting module regroups tests that check the behavior of ls when
+/// quoting and escaping special characters with different quoting styles.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+mod quoting {
+    use super::TestScenario;
+
+    /// Create a directory with "dirname", then for each check, assert that the
+    /// output is correct.
+    fn check_quoting_dirname(dirname: &str, checks: &[(&str, &str, &str)], extra_args: &[&str]) {
+        for (qt_style, regular_mode, dir_mode) in checks {
+            let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+            let at = &scene.fixtures;
+            at.mkdir(dirname);
+
+            let expected = format!(
+                "{}:\n{}\n\n{}:\n",
+                match *qt_style {
+                    "shell-always" | "shell-escape-always" => "'.'",
+                    "c" => "\".\"",
+                    _ => ".",
+                },
+                regular_mode,
+                dir_mode
+            );
+
+            scene
+                .ucmd()
+                .arg("-R")
+                .arg(format!("--quoting-style={qt_style}"))
+                .args(extra_args)
+                .succeeds()
+                .stdout_is(expected);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_simple() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Control case
+            "dirname",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dirname", "./dirname"),
+                ("shell", "dirname", "./dirname"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dirname'", "'./dirname'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "dirname", "./dirname"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'dirname'", "'./dirname'"),
+                ("c", "\"dirname\"", "\"./dirname\""),
+                ("escape", "dirname", "./dirname"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_space() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Space character
+            "dir name",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir name", "./dir name"),
+                ("shell", "'dir name'", "'./dir name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir name'", "'./dir name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir name'", "'./dir name'"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'dir name'", "'./dir name'"),
+                ("c", "\"dir name\"", "\"./dir name\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\ name", "./dir name"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_dollar() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Dollar character
+            "dir$name",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir$name", "./dir$name"),
+                ("shell", "'dir$name'", "'./dir$name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir$name'", "'./dir$name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir$name'", "'./dir$name'"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'dir$name'", "'./dir$name'"),
+                ("c", "\"dir$name\"", "\"./dir$name\""),
+                ("escape", "dir$name", "./dir$name"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_single_quote() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Single quote character
+            "dir'name",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir'name", "./dir'name"),
+                ("shell", "\"dir'name\"", "\"./dir'name\""),
+                ("shell-always", "\"dir'name\"", "\"./dir'name\""),
+                ("shell-escape", "\"dir'name\"", "\"./dir'name\""),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "\"dir'name\"", "\"./dir'name\""),
+                ("c", "\"dir'name\"", "\"./dir'name\""),
+                ("escape", "dir'name", "./dir'name"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_double_quote() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Double quote character
+            "dir\"name",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir\"name", "./dir\"name"),
+                ("shell", "'dir\"name'", "'./dir\"name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir\"name'", "'./dir\"name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir\"name'", "'./dir\"name'"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'dir\"name'", "'./dir\"name'"),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\\"name\"", "\"./dir\\\"name\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\"name", "./dir\"name"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_colon() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Colon character
+            "dir:name",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir:name", "./dir:name"),
+                ("shell", "dir:name", "'./dir:name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir:name'", "'./dir:name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "dir:name", "'./dir:name'"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'dir:name'", "'./dir:name'"),
+                ("c", "\"dir:name\"", "\"./dir\\:name\""),
+                ("escape", "dir:name", "./dir\\:name"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_backslash() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Backslash character
+            "dir\\name",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir\\name", "./dir\\name"),
+                ("shell", "'dir\\name'", "'./dir\\name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir\\name'", "'./dir\\name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir\\name'", "'./dir\\name'"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'dir\\name'", "'./dir\\name'"),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\\\name\"", "\"./dir\\\\name\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\\\name", "./dir\\\\name"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_linefeed() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Linefeed character
+            "dir\nname",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir\nname", "./dir\nname"),
+                ("shell", "'dir\nname'", "'./dir\nname'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir\nname'", "'./dir\nname'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\n''name'", "'./dir'$'\\n''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\n''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\n''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\nname\"", "\"./dir\\nname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\nname", "./dir\\nname"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Linefeed character WITH hide-control-chars
+            "dir\nname",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir?name", "./dir?name"),
+                ("shell", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\n''name'", "'./dir'$'\\n''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\n''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\n''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\nname\"", "\"./dir\\nname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\nname", "./dir\\nname"),
+            ],
+            &["--hide-control-chars"],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_tabulation() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Tabulation character
+            "dir\tname",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir\tname", "./dir\tname"),
+                ("shell", "'dir\tname'", "'./dir\tname'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir\tname'", "'./dir\tname'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\t''name'", "'./dir'$'\\t''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\t''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\t''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\tname\"", "\"./dir\\tname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\tname", "./dir\\tname"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Tabulation character
+            "dir\tname",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir?name", "./dir?name"),
+                ("shell", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\t''name'", "'./dir'$'\\t''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\t''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\t''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\tname\"", "\"./dir\\tname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\tname", "./dir\\tname"),
+            ],
+            &["--hide-control-chars"],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_carriage_return() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Carriage return character
+            "dir\rname",
+            &[
+                ("literal", "dir?name", "./dir?name"),
+                ("shell", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\r''name'", "'./dir'$'\\r''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\r''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\r''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\rname\"", "\"./dir\\rname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\rname", "./dir\\rname"),
+            ],
+            &["--hide-control-chars"],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_bell() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Bell character
+            "dir\x07name",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "dir?name", "./dir?name"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\a''name'", "'./dir'$'\\a''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\a''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\a''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\aname\"", "\"./dir\\aname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\aname", "./dir\\aname"),
+            ],
+            &["--hide-control-chars"],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_backspace() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Backspace character
+            "dir\x08name",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "dir?name", "./dir?name"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\b''name'", "'./dir'$'\\b''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\b''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\b''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\bname\"", "\"./dir\\bname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\bname", "./dir\\bname"),
+            ],
+            &["--hide-control-chars"],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_vertical_tab() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Vertical tab character
+            "dir\x0bname",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "dir?name", "./dir?name"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\v''name'", "'./dir'$'\\v''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\v''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\v''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\vname\"", "\"./dir\\vname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\vname", "./dir\\vname"),
+            ],
+            &["--hide-control-chars"],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_formfeed() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            // Form feed character
+            "dir\x0cname",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "dir?name", "./dir?name"),
+                ("shell-always", "'dir?name'", "'./dir?name'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'dir'$'\\f''name'", "'./dir'$'\\f''name'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'dir'$'\\f''name'",
+                    "'./dir'$'\\f''name'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"dir\\fname\"", "\"./dir\\fname\""),
+                ("escape", "dir\\fname", "./dir\\fname"),
+            ],
+            &["--hide-control-chars"],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_open_bracket() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            "[-open_bracket",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "'[-open_bracket'", "'./[-open_bracket'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'[-open_bracket'", "'./[-open_bracket'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'[-open_bracket'", "'./[-open_bracket'"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'[-open_bracket'",
+                    "'./[-open_bracket'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"[-open_bracket\"", "\"./[-open_bracket\""),
+                ("escape", "[-open_bracket", "./[-open_bracket"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_close_bracket() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            "]-close_bracket",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "]-close_bracket", "./]-close_bracket"),
+                ("shell-always", "']-close_bracket'", "'./]-close_bracket'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "]-close_bracket", "./]-close_bracket"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "']-close_bracket'",
+                    "'./]-close_bracket'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"]-close_bracket\"", "\"./]-close_bracket\""),
+                ("escape", "]-close_bracket", "./]-close_bracket"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_open_brace() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            "{-open_brace",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "{-open_brace", "./{-open_brace"),
+                ("shell-always", "'{-open_brace'", "'./{-open_brace'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "{-open_brace", "./{-open_brace"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'{-open_brace'", "'./{-open_brace'"),
+                ("c", "\"{-open_brace\"", "\"./{-open_brace\""),
+                ("escape", "{-open_brace", "./{-open_brace"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_close_brace() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            "}-close_brace",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "}-close_brace", "./}-close_brace"),
+                ("shell-always", "'}-close_brace'", "'./}-close_brace'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "}-close_brace", "./}-close_brace"),
+                (
+                    "shell-escape-always",
+                    "'}-close_brace'",
+                    "'./}-close_brace'",
+                ),
+                ("c", "\"}-close_brace\"", "\"./}-close_brace\""),
+                ("escape", "}-close_brace", "./}-close_brace"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_caret() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            "^-caret",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "'^-caret'", "'./^-caret'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'^-caret'", "'./^-caret'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'^-caret'", "'./^-caret'"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'^-caret'", "'./^-caret'"),
+                ("c", "\"^-caret\"", "\"./^-caret\""),
+                ("escape", "^-caret", "./^-caret"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_ls_quoting_equal() {
+        check_quoting_dirname(
+            "=-equal",
+            &[
+                ("shell", "'=-equal'", "'./=-equal'"),
+                ("shell-always", "'=-equal'", "'./=-equal'"),
+                ("shell-escape", "'=-equal'", "'./=-equal'"),
+                ("shell-escape-always", "'=-equal'", "'./=-equal'"),
+                ("c", "\"=-equal\"", "\"./=-equal\""),
+                ("escape", "=-equal", "./=-equal"),
+            ],
+            &[],
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_ls_color() {
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
@@ -2738,7 +3196,7 @@ fn test_ls_quoting_style() {
             ("--quoting-style=shell-escape-always", "'one'$'\\n''two'"),
             ("--quoting-style=shell-escape-alway", "'one'$'\\n''two'"),
             ("--quoting-style=shell-escape-a", "'one'$'\\n''two'"),
-            ("--quoting-style=shell", "one?two"),
+            ("--quoting-style=shell", "'one?two'"),
             ("--quoting-style=shell-always", "'one?two'"),
             ("--quoting-style=shell-a", "'one?two'"),
         ] {
@@ -2756,7 +3214,7 @@ fn test_ls_quoting_style() {
             ("-N", "one\ntwo"),
             ("--literal", "one\ntwo"),
             ("--l", "one\ntwo"),
-            ("--quoting-style=shell", "one\ntwo"), // FIXME: GNU ls quotes this case
+            ("--quoting-style=shell", "'one\ntwo'"),
             ("--quoting-style=shell-always", "'one\ntwo'"),
         ] {
             scene
@@ -2981,8 +3439,8 @@ fn test_ls_align_unquoted() {
         .terminal_simulation(true)
         .succeeds()
         .stdout_only("\"'quoted'\"   CAPS  'elf two'   foobar\r\n");
-    //                              ^      ^          ^
-    //                              space  no-space   space
+    //                                  ^      ^          ^
+    //                                  space  no-space   space
 
     // The same should happen with format columns/across
     // and shell quoting style, except for the `\r` at the end.
@@ -2994,8 +3452,8 @@ fn test_ls_align_unquoted() {
             .arg("--quoting-style=shell")
             .succeeds()
             .stdout_only("\"'quoted'\"   CAPS  'elf two'   foobar\n");
-        //                              ^      ^          ^
-        //                              space  no-space   space
+        //                                  ^      ^          ^
+        //                                  space  no-space   space
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/util/build-gnu.sh b/util/build-gnu.sh
index e882c2776..684187733 100755
--- a/util/build-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/build-gnu.sh
@@ -365,5 +365,8 @@ sed -i  's/44;37/37;44/' tests/ls/multihardlink.sh
 # do that. So, it's okay to ignore the zero.
 sed -i  "s/color_code='0;31;42'/color_code='31;42'/" tests/ls/color-clear-to-eol.sh
 
+# patching this because of the same reason as the last one.
+sed -i  "s/color_code='0;31;42'/color_code='31;42'/" tests/ls/quote-align.sh
+
 # Slightly different error message
 sed -i 's/not supported/unexpected argument/' tests/mv/mv-exchange.sh