diff --git a/spec/project-spec.coffee b/spec/project-spec.coffee
index 09ad8fb91..06e3ee29d 100644
--- a/spec/project-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/project-spec.coffee
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ describe "Project", ->
         expect(atom.project.getPath()?).toBeFalsy()
         expect(atom.project.getRootDirectory()?).toBeFalsy()
 
+    it "normalizes the path to remove consecutive slashes, ., and .. segments", ->
+      atom.project.setPath("#{require.resolve('./fixtures/dir/a')}#{path.sep}b#{path.sep}#{path.sep}..")
+      expect(atom.project.getPath()).toEqual path.dirname(require.resolve('./fixtures/dir/a'))
+      expect(atom.project.getRootDirectory().path).toEqual path.dirname(require.resolve('./fixtures/dir/a'))
+
   describe ".replace()", ->
     [filePath, commentFilePath, sampleContent, sampleCommentContent] = []
 
diff --git a/src/project.coffee b/src/project.coffee
index c0b81ddd0..bf2adf2c3 100644
--- a/src/project.coffee
+++ b/src/project.coffee
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class Project extends Model
   #
   # * `projectPath` {String} path
   setPath: (projectPath) ->
+    projectPath = path.normalize(projectPath) if projectPath
     @path = projectPath
     @rootDirectory?.off()