1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/portable-name.js b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/portable-name.js
index bb2438c..34085ae 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/portable-name.js
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/portable-name.js
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ const WINDOWS_RESERVED = new Set([
 ]);
 
 const RESERVED_CHARS = new Set('<>:"/\\|?*');
+// The bidirectional controls: "invoice\u202efdp.exe" displays as
+// "invoiceexe.pdf", and a saved name must say what the file is.
+const BIDI_CONTROLS = new Set('\u061c\u200e\u200f\u202a\u202b\u202c\u202d\u202e'
+                              + '\u2066\u2067\u2068\u2069');
 
-const reserved = (c) => RESERVED_CHARS.has(c) || c.charCodeAt(0) < 32;
+const reserved = (c) => RESERVED_CHARS.has(c) || BIDI_CONTROLS.has(c)
+  || c.charCodeAt(0) < 32;
 
 function isPortable(name) {
   if (!name || name === '.' || name === '..') return false;