diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PathUtils.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PathUtils.cs
index 2177f89dbb3..59061902c3a 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PathUtils.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PathUtils.cs
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ internal static string ResolveFilePath(string filePath, PSCmdlet command, bool i
                 PSDriveInfo drive = null;
                 path =
                     command.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath(
-                        filePath, cmdletProviderContext, out provider, out drive);
+                        isLiteralPath ? filePath : WildcardPattern.Unescape(filePath),
+                        cmdletProviderContext,
+                        out provider,
+                        out drive);
                 cmdletProviderContext.ThrowFirstErrorOrDoNothing();
                 if (!provider.NameEquals(command.Context.ProviderNames.FileSystem))
                 {
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Out-File.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Out-File.Tests.ps1
index b438c30a372..c58b7874bdb 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Out-File.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Out-File.Tests.ps1
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Describe "Out-File" -Tags "CI" {
         $expectedContent = "some test text"
         $inObject = New-Object psobject -Property @{text=$expectedContent}
         $testfile = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath outfileTest.txt
+        $testfileSp = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath "``[outfileTest``].txt"
     }
 
     AfterEach {
@@ -91,6 +92,14 @@ Describe "Out-File" -Tags "CI" {
         $actual[11] | Should -BeNullOrEmpty
     }
 
+    It "Should create the file with correct name when FilePath contains special char" {
+        Out-File -FilePath $testfile
+        Out-File -FilePath $testfileSp
+
+        $testfile | Should -Exist
+        $testfileSp | Should -Exist
+    }
+
     It "Should limit each line to the specified number of characters when the width switch is used on objects" {
 
         Out-File -FilePath $testfile -Width 10 -InputObject $inObject