diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 454816230c89..8ff128235ef1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - [BWC Tests] Add BWC tests for 2.5.0 ([#2890](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/2890))
 - Fix incorrect validation of time values in JUnit Reporter ([#2965](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/2965))
 - Make tests covering plugin installation on cluster snapshots work across platforms ([#2994](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/2994))
+- Correct the linting logic for `no-restricted-path` to ignore trailing slashes ([#3020](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/3020))
 
 ## [2.x]
 
diff --git a/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.js b/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.js
index ecd14f7317aa..52b1b27ba360 100644
--- a/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.js
+++ b/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function traverseToTopFolder(src, pattern) {
     const srcIdx = src.lastIndexOf(path.sep);
     src = src.slice(0, srcIdx);
   }
-  return src.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+  return src.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/\/$/, '');
 }
 
 function isSameFolderOrDescendent(src, imported, pattern) {
diff --git a/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.test.js b/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.test.js
index 06e7a9c39414..96251e8fe55c 100644
--- a/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.test.js
+++ b/packages/osd-eslint-plugin-eslint/rules/no_restricted_paths.test.js
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ ruleTester.run('@osd/eslint/no-restricted-paths', rule, {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      code: 'import b from "testfiles/no_restricted_paths/server/deep/deeper/e.js"',
+      filename: path.join(__dirname, 'testfiles/no_restricted_paths/server/deep/d.js'),
+      options: [
+        {
+          basePath: __dirname,
+          zones: [
+            {
+              target: 'testfiles/**/server/**/*',
+              from: 'testfiles/**/server/**/*',
+              allowSameFolder: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
 
     // irrelevant function calls
     {