diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpecTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpecTest.java
index 4f833509d..b14b0b334 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpecTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpecTest.java
@@ -408,6 +408,16 @@ public class RefSpecTest {
 		assertEquals("foo/head", c.getSource());
 	}
 
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void invalidWhenSourceEndsWithSlash() {
+		assertNotNull(new RefSpec("refs/heads/"));
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void invalidWhenDestinationEndsWithSlash() {
+		assertNotNull(new RefSpec("refs/heads/master:refs/heads/"));
+	}
+
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void invalidWhenSourceOnlyAndWildcard() {
 		assertNotNull(new RefSpec("refs/heads/*"));
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpec.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpec.java
index 0e803bdaf..cbc6cc021 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpec.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/RefSpec.java
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ public class RefSpec implements Serializable {
 			return false;
 		if (s.contains("//")) //$NON-NLS-1$
 			return false;
+		if (s.endsWith("/")) //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return false;
 		int i = s.indexOf('*');
 		if (i != -1) {
 			if (s.indexOf('*', i + 1) > i)