diff --git a/internal/util/gcs_util.go b/internal/util/gcs_util.go
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+// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/googlecloudplatform/gcsfuse/v2/internal/storage/gcs"
+)
+
+var (
+	unsupportedObjectNameSubstrings = []string{"//"}
+	unsupportedObjectNamePrefixes   = []string{"/"}
+	unsupportedObjectNames          = []string{""}
+)
+
+// isUnsupportedObjectName returns true if the passed
+// string is a valid GCS object name or prefix,
+// which is unsupported in GCSFuse.
+func isUnsupportedObjectName(name string) bool {
+	for _, substring := range unsupportedObjectNameSubstrings {
+		if strings.Contains(name, substring) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	for _, prefix := range unsupportedObjectNamePrefixes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(name, prefix) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	for _, unsupportedObjectName := range unsupportedObjectNames {
+		if name == unsupportedObjectName {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// RemoveUnsupportedObjectsFromListing is a utility to ignore unsupported
+// GCS object names such as those containing `//` in their names.
+// As an example, GCS can have two different objects a//b and a/b at the same time
+// in the same bucket. In linux FS however, both paths are same as a/b.
+// So, GCSFuse will ignore objects with names like a//b to avoid causing `input/output error` in
+// linux FS.
+func RemoveUnsupportedObjectsFromListing(listing *gcs.Listing) (newListing *gcs.Listing, removedListing *gcs.Listing) {
+	newListing = &gcs.Listing{}
+	removedListing = &gcs.Listing{}
+	for _, collapsedRun := range listing.CollapsedRuns {
+		if !isUnsupportedObjectName(collapsedRun) {
+			newListing.CollapsedRuns = append(newListing.CollapsedRuns, collapsedRun)
+		} else {
+			removedListing.CollapsedRuns = append(removedListing.CollapsedRuns, collapsedRun)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, object := range listing.Objects {
+		if !isUnsupportedObjectName(object.Name) {
+			newListing.Objects = append(newListing.Objects, object)
+		} else {
+			removedListing.Objects = append(removedListing.Objects, object)
+		}
+	}
+	newListing.ContinuationToken = listing.ContinuationToken
+	return newListing, removedListing
+}
diff --git a/internal/util/gcs_util_test.go b/internal/util/gcs_util_test.go
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+// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/googlecloudplatform/gcsfuse/v2/internal/storage/gcs"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Boilerplate
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+type GcsUtilTest struct {
+	suite.Suite
+}
+
+func TestGcsUtil(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(GcsUtilTest))
+}
+
+// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Tests
+// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+func (ts *GcsUtilTest) TestIsUnsupportedObjectName() {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		isUnsupported bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "foo",
+			isUnsupported: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "foo/bar",
+			isUnsupported: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "foo//bar",
+			isUnsupported: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "abc/",
+			isUnsupported: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "abc//",
+			isUnsupported: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "/foo",
+			isUnsupported: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "/",
+			isUnsupported: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		ts.Run(fmt.Sprintf("name=%s", tc.name), func() {
+			assert.Equal(ts.T(), tc.isUnsupported, isUnsupportedObjectName(tc.name))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *GcsUtilTest) Test_RemoveUnsupportedObjectsFromListing() {
+	createObject := func(name string) *gcs.Object {
+		return &gcs.Object{Name: name}
+	}
+	createObjects := func(names []string) []*gcs.Object {
+		objects := []*gcs.Object{}
+		for _, name := range names {
+			objects = append(objects, createObject(name))
+		}
+		return objects
+	}
+	origGcsListing := &gcs.Listing{
+		CollapsedRuns:     []string{"/", "a/", "b//", "c/d/", "e//f/", "g/h//"},
+		Objects:           createObjects([]string{"a", "/b", "c/d", "e//f", "g/h//i"}),
+		ContinuationToken: "hfdwefo",
+	}
+	expectedNewGcsListing := &gcs.Listing{
+		CollapsedRuns:     []string{"a/", "c/d/"},
+		Objects:           createObjects([]string{"a", "c/d"}),
+		ContinuationToken: "hfdwefo",
+	}
+	expectedRemovedGcsListing := &gcs.Listing{
+		CollapsedRuns: []string{"/", "b//", "e//f/", "g/h//"},
+		Objects:       createObjects([]string{"/b", "e//f", "g/h//i"}),
+	}
+
+	newGcsListing, removedGcsListing := RemoveUnsupportedObjectsFromListing(origGcsListing)
+
+	assert.Equal(t.T(), *expectedNewGcsListing, *newGcsListing)
+	assert.Equal(t.T(), *expectedRemovedGcsListing, *removedGcsListing)
+}