diff --git a/src/path.ts b/src/path.ts
index be61805..f000a63 100644
--- a/src/path.ts
+++ b/src/path.ts
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ export function slugifyPath(s: string): string {
         .replace(/%/g, "-percent")
         .replace(/\?/g, "")
         .replace(/#/g, "")
+        .replace(/[<>:"|*]/g, "")
         .toLowerCase(),
     )
     .join("/")
diff --git a/test/path.test.ts b/test/path.test.ts
index ddc0e69..94ee669 100644
--- a/test/path.test.ts
+++ b/test/path.test.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,24 @@ describe("slugifyPath", () => {
   it("lowercases for case-insensitive matching (Obsidian parity)", () => {
     expect(slugifyPath("Compendium/Species/Dryad/Apple")).toBe("compendium/species/dryad/apple");
   });
+
+  it('removes filesystem-illegal characters (< > : " | *)', () => {
+    expect(slugifyPath("Alias with <illegal> chars")).toBe("alias-with-illegal-chars");
+  });
+
+  it("removes colons and pipes", () => {
+    expect(slugifyPath("Title: Subtitle | Part")).toBe("title-subtitle--part");
+  });
+
+  it("removes asterisks and quotes", () => {
+    expect(slugifyPath('What is "AI"*')).toBe("what-is-ai");
+  });
+
+  it("handles mixed illegal characters across path segments", () => {
+    expect(slugifyPath("Guides/X-Men: First Class/Notes <draft>")).toBe(
+      "guides/x-men-first-class/notes-draft",
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe("splitAnchor", () => {