diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/validation.js b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/validation.js
index fcfffcee45..221f9f12ea 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/validation.js
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-components/src/validation.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const isNameValid = (name: string) => {
   return nameRegex.test(name);
 };
 
-const mailRegex  =  /^[ -~]+@[A-Za-z0-9][\w\-.]*\.[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+$/;
+const mailRegex = /^[ -~]+@[A-Za-z0-9][\w\-.]*\.[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+$/;
 
 export const isMailValid = (mail: string) => {
   return mailRegex.test(mail);
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ export const isMailValid = (mail: string) => {
 export const isNumberValid = (number: string) => {
   return !isNaN(number);
 };
+
+const pathRegex = /^((?!\/{2,}).)*$/;
+
+export const isValidPath = (path: string) => {
+  return pathRegex.test(path);
+};
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/users/components/userValidation.js b/scm-ui/src/users/components/userValidation.js
index c9460fdd50..8078df4bcd 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/users/components/userValidation.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/users/components/userValidation.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 import { validation } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 
-const { isNameValid, isMailValid } = validation;
+const { isNameValid, isMailValid, isValidPath } = validation;
 
-export { isNameValid, isMailValid };
+export { isNameValid, isMailValid, isValidPath };
 
 export const isDisplayNameValid = (displayName: string) => {
   if (displayName) {