diff --git a/pkg/manager/filename_parser.go b/pkg/manager/filename_parser.go
index f586d8ff9..869948f46 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/filename_parser.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/filename_parser.go
@@ -335,9 +335,15 @@ func (h *sceneHolder) postParse() {
 }
 
 func (m parseMapper) parse(scene *models.Scene) *sceneHolder {
-	// perform matching on basename
-	// TODO - may want to handle full path at some point
+
+	// #302 - if the pattern includes a path separator, then include the entire
+	// scene path in the match. Otherwise, use the default behaviour of just
+	// the file's basename
+	// must be double \ because of the regex escaping
 	filename := filepath.Base(scene.Path)
+	if strings.Contains(m.regexString, `\\`) || strings.Contains(m.regexString, "/") {
+		filename = scene.Path
+	}
 
 	result := m.regex.FindStringSubmatch(filename)
 
diff --git a/ui/v2/src/components/scenes/SceneFilenameParser.tsx b/ui/v2/src/components/scenes/SceneFilenameParser.tsx
index d87fb4efa..107edfcd9 100644
--- a/ui/v2/src/components/scenes/SceneFilenameParser.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2/src/components/scenes/SceneFilenameParser.tsx
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ export const SceneFilenameParser: FunctionComponent<IProps> = (props: IProps) =>
           <FormGroup 
             label="Filename pattern:" 
             inline={true}
-            helperText="Use '\\' to escape literal {} characters"
+            helperText="Use '\' to escape literal {} characters"
           >
             <InputGroup
               onChange={(newValue: any) => setPattern(newValue.target.value)}