diff --git a/lenses/logrotate.aug b/lenses/logrotate.aug
index ceaab95f7..6709a0a6b 100644
--- a/lenses/logrotate.aug
+++ b/lenses/logrotate.aug
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Logrotate =
    let eol = Util.eol
    let num = Rx.relinteger
    let word = /[^,#= \n\t{}]+/
-   let filename = /\/[^,#= \n\t{}]+/
+   let filename = Quote.do_quote_opt (store /\/[^"',#= \n\t{}]+/)
    let size = num . /[kMG]?/
 
    let indent = del Rx.opt_space "\t"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module Logrotate =
                  Util.comment
 
    let rule =
-     let filename_entry = [ label "file" . store filename ] in
+     let filename_entry = [ label "file" . filename ] in
      let filename_sep = del /[ \t\n]+/ " " in
      let filenames = Build.opt_list filename_entry filename_sep in
      [ label "rule" . Util.indent . filenames . body . eol ]
diff --git a/lenses/tests/test_logrotate.aug b/lenses/tests/test_logrotate.aug
index 27e405c09..00ba23b3b 100644
--- a/lenses/tests/test_logrotate.aug
+++ b/lenses/tests/test_logrotate.aug
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ test Logrotate.rule get "/var/log/foo /var/log/bar\n{\n monthly\n}\n" =
     { "file" = "/var/log/bar" }
     { "schedule" = "monthly" } }
 
+test Logrotate.rule get "\"/var/log/foo\"\n{\n monthly\n}\n" =
+  { "rule"
+    { "file" = "/var/log/foo" }
+    { "schedule" = "monthly" } }
+
 let conf = "# see man logrotate for details
 # rotate log files weekly
 weekly