diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Utils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Utils.kt
index 102cb099..30f54c0e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Utils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/Utils.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Utils {
         }
 
         fun isNameValid(name: String): Boolean {
-            val pattern = Pattern.compile("^[-_.A-Za-z0-9() ]+$")
+            val pattern = Pattern.compile("^[-_.A-Za-z0-9()#& ]+$")
             val matcher = pattern.matcher(name)
             return matcher.matches()
         }