diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs
index ee56360e103..b48835ca6e3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/commands/utility/WebCmdlet/Common/WebRequestPSCmdlet.Common.cs
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ private Uri CheckProtocol(Uri uri)
 
         private string QualifyFilePath(string path)
         {
-            string resolvedFilePath = PathUtils.ResolveFilePath(path, this, false);
+            string resolvedFilePath = PathUtils.ResolveFilePath(filePath: path, command: this, isLiteralPath: true);
             return resolvedFilePath;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/WebCmdlets.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/WebCmdlets.Tests.ps1
index ce3720e49c5..d4743c5f4dd 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/WebCmdlets.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/WebCmdlets.Tests.ps1
@@ -41,14 +41,15 @@ function ExecuteRequestWithOutFile {
     )
 
     $result = [PSObject]@{Output = $null; Error = $null}
-    $filePath = Join-Path $TestDrive ((Get-Random).ToString() + ".txt")
+    # We use '[outfile1]' in the file name to check that OutFile parameter is literal path
+    $filePath = Join-Path $TestDrive ((Get-Random).ToString() + "[outfile1].txt")
     try {
         if ($cmdletName -eq "Invoke-WebRequest") {
             Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $uri -OutFile $filePath
         } else {
             Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -OutFile $filePath
         }
-        $result.Output = Get-Content $filePath -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        $result.Output = Get-Content -LiteralPath $filePath -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     } catch {
         $result.Error = $_
     } finally {