diff --git a/backends/fs/posix/posix-fs.cpp b/backends/fs/posix/posix-fs.cpp
index 7e72d450cf4..f5a0cc17ed0 100644
--- a/backends/fs/posix/posix-fs.cpp
+++ b/backends/fs/posix/posix-fs.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ AbstractFSNode *POSIXFilesystemNode::getParent() const {
 	if (_path.size() == 3 && _path.hasSuffix(":/"))
 		// This is a root directory of a drive
 		return makeNode("/");   // return a virtual root for a list of drives
+#elif defined(ANDROID_PLAIN_PORT)
+	Common::String pathCopy = _path;
+	pathCopy.trim();
+	if (pathCopy.empty()) {
+		return makeNode("/");   // return a virtual root for a list of drives
+	}
 #endif
 
 	const char *start = _path.c_str();
diff --git a/gui/browser.cpp b/gui/browser.cpp
index 0b677ab152c..56689cab004 100644
--- a/gui/browser.cpp
+++ b/gui/browser.cpp
@@ -103,15 +103,23 @@ void BrowserDialog::open() {
 	// Call super implementation
 	Dialog::open();
 
-	if (ConfMan.hasKey("browser_lastpath"))
-		_node = Common::FSNode(ConfMan.get("browser_lastpath"));
 #if defined(ANDROID_PLAIN_PORT)
-	else { // !ConfMan.hasKey("browser_lastpath"))
-		// Currently, the "default" path in Android port will present a list of shortcuts, (most of) which should be usable.
-		// The "/" will list these shortcuts (see POSIXFilesystemNode::getChildren())
-		_node = Common::FSNode("/");
+	// Currently, the "default" path in Android port will present a list of shortcuts, (most of) which should be usable.
+	// The "/" will list these shortcuts (see POSIXFilesystemNode::getChildren())
+	Common::String blPath = "/";
+	if (ConfMan.hasKey("browser_lastpath")) {
+		Common::String blPathCandidate = ConfMan.get("browser_lastpath");
+		blPathCandidate.trim();
+		if (!blPathCandidate.empty()) {
+			blPath = blPathCandidate;
+		}
 	}
-#endif // defined(ANDROID_PLAIN_PORT)
+	_node = Common::FSNode(blPath);
+#else
+	if (ConfMan.hasKey("browser_lastpath")
+		_node = Common::FSNode(ConfMan.get("browser_lastpath"));
+#endif
+
 	if (!_node.isDirectory())
 		_node = Common::FSNode(".");
 
@@ -125,7 +133,23 @@ void BrowserDialog::handleCommand(CommandSender *sender, uint32 cmd, uint32 data
 	switch (cmd) {
 	//Search for typed-in directory
 	case kPathEditedCmd:
+#if defined(ANDROID_PLAIN_PORT)
+	{
+		// Currently, the "default" path in Android port will present a list of shortcuts, (most of) which should be usable.
+		// The "/" will list these shortcuts (see POSIXFilesystemNode::getChildren())
+		// If the user enters an empty text or blank spaces for the path, then upon committing it as an edit,
+		// Android will show the list of shortcuts and default the path text field to "/".
+		// The code is placed in brackets for edtPath var to have proper local scope in this particular switch case.
+		Common::String edtPath = Common::convertFromU32String(_currentPath->getEditString());
+		edtPath.trim();
+		if (edtPath.empty()) {
+			edtPath = "/";
+		}
+		_node = Common::FSNode(edtPath);
+	}
+#else
 		_node = Common::FSNode(Common::convertFromU32String(_currentPath->getEditString()));
+#endif
 		updateListing();
 		break;
 	//Search by text input