diff --git a/lib/App/Yath/Command/abort.pm b/lib/App/Yath/Command/abort.pm
index bd81b9ebf..f6cd9df4a 100644
--- a/lib/App/Yath/Command/abort.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Yath/Command/abort.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Test2::Harness::Runner::State;
 use Test2::Harness::Util::File::JSON();
 use Test2::Harness::Util::Queue();
 
-use Test2::Harness::Util qw/open_file/;
+use Test2::Harness::Util qw/open_file sanitize_filename/;
 
 use parent 'App::Yath::Command::status';
 use Test2::Harness::Util::HashBase;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ sub run {
     my $running = $state->running_tasks;
     for my $task (values %$running) {
         my $pid = $self->get_job_pid($task->{run_id}, $task->{job_id}) // next;;
-        my $file = $task->{rel_file};
+        my $file = sanitize_filename($task->{rel_file});
         print "Killing test $pid - $file...\n";
         kill('INT', $pid);
     }
diff --git a/lib/App/Yath/Command/failed.pm b/lib/App/Yath/Command/failed.pm
index 827b4a2b8..fbc2a47d2 100644
--- a/lib/App/Yath/Command/failed.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Yath/Command/failed.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ our $VERSION = '1.000164';
 use Test2::Util::Table qw/table/;
 use Test2::Harness::Util::File::JSONL;
 
+use Test2::Harness::Util qw/sanitize_filename/;
+
 use parent 'App::Yath::Command';
 use Test2::Harness::Util::HashBase qw{<log_file};
 
@@ -78,10 +80,10 @@ sub run {
         my $subtests = join "\n" => grep { !$seen{$_}++ } sort @{$data->{subtests} // []};
 
         if ($settings->display->brief) {
-            print $ends->[-1]->{rel_file}, "\n" if $ends->[-1]->{fail};
+            print sanitize_filename($ends->[-1]->{rel_file}), "\n" if $ends->[-1]->{fail};
         }
         else {
-            push @$rows => [$job_id, scalar(@$ends), $ends->[-1]->{rel_file}, $subtests, $ends->[-1]->{fail} ? "NO" : "YES"];
+            push @$rows => [$job_id, scalar(@$ends), sanitize_filename($ends->[-1]->{rel_file}), $subtests, $ends->[-1]->{fail} ? "NO" : "YES"];
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/App/Yath/Command/status.pm b/lib/App/Yath/Command/status.pm
index 836201e99..a8c162418 100644
--- a/lib/App/Yath/Command/status.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Yath/Command/status.pm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ our $VERSION = '1.000164';
 
 use Term::Table();
 use File::Spec();
+use Test2::Harness::Util qw/sanitize_filename/;
 
 use Test2::Harness::Runner::State;
 use Test2::Harness::Util::File::JSON();
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ sub run {
             next;
         }
 
-        my @rows = map {[$_->{job_id}, $_->{is_try} // $_->{job_try} // 0, $_->{rel_file}, join(', ' => @{$_->{conflicts} // []})]} @tasks;
+        my @rows = map {[$_->{job_id}, $_->{is_try} // $_->{job_try} // 0, sanitize_filename($_->{rel_file}), join(', ' => @{$_->{conflicts} // []})]} @tasks;
         my $run_table = Term::Table->new(
             collapse => 1,
             header => [qw/uuid try test conflicts/],
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ sub run {
             for my $file (keys %{$reload_status->{$stage}}) {
                 next if $seen{$file}++;
                 my $data = $reload_status->{$stage}->{$file} or next;
-                print "\n==== SOURCE FILE: $file ====\n";
+                print "\n==== SOURCE FILE: " . sanitize_filename($file) . " ====\n";
                 print $data->{error} if $data->{error};
                 print $_ for @{$data->{warnings} // []};
             }
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ sub run {
     print "\n**** Running tests: ****\n";
     my $running = $state->running_tasks;
     my $running_tasks = [values %$running];
-    my @rows = map {[$self->get_job_pid($_->{run_id}, $_->{job_id}) // 'N/A', $_->{job_id}, $_->{is_try} // $_->{job_try} // 0, $_->{rel_file}, join(', ' => @{$_->{conflicts} // []})]} @$running_tasks;
+    my @rows = map {[$self->get_job_pid($_->{run_id}, $_->{job_id}) // 'N/A', $_->{job_id}, $_->{is_try} // $_->{job_try} // 0, sanitize_filename($_->{rel_file}), join(', ' => @{$_->{conflicts} // []})]} @$running_tasks;
     if (@rows) {
         my $run_table = Term::Table->new(
             collapse => 1,
diff --git a/lib/App/Yath/Command/test.pm b/lib/App/Yath/Command/test.pm
index 436ea4b42..93b7166ed 100644
--- a/lib/App/Yath/Command/test.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Yath/Command/test.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Test2::Harness::IPC;
 use Test2::Harness::Runner::State;
 
 use Test2::Harness::Util::JSON qw/encode_json decode_json JSON/;
-use Test2::Harness::Util qw/mod2file open_file chmod_tmp/;
+use Test2::Harness::Util qw/mod2file open_file chmod_tmp sanitize_filename/;
 use Test2::Util::Table qw/table/;
 
 use Test2::Harness::Util::Term qw/USE_ANSI_COLOR/;
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ sub stop {
         for my $task (values %$running) {
             next unless $task->{run_id} && $task->{run_id} eq $self->{+RUN_ID};
             my $pid = $self->get_job_pid($task->{run_id}, $task->{job_id}) // next;
-            my $file = $task->{rel_file};
+            my $file = sanitize_filename($task->{rel_file});
             print "Killing test $pid - $file...\n";
             kill('INT', $pid);
         }
diff --git a/lib/Test2/Formatter/Test2.pm b/lib/Test2/Formatter/Test2.pm
index 98787383f..adb44914d 100644
--- a/lib/Test2/Formatter/Test2.pm
+++ b/lib/Test2/Formatter/Test2.pm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use warnings;
 our $VERSION = '1.000164';
 
 use Test2::Util::Term qw/term_size/;
-use Test2::Harness::Util qw/hub_truth apply_encoding/;
+use Test2::Harness::Util qw/hub_truth apply_encoding sanitize_filename/;
 use Test2::Harness::Util::Term qw/USE_ANSI_COLOR/;
 use Test2::Util qw/IS_WIN32 clone_io/;
 use Time::HiRes qw/time/;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ sub update_active_disp {
 
     if ($f->{harness_job_launch}) {
         my $job = $f->{harness_job};
-        $self->{+ACTIVE_FILES}->{File::Spec->abs2rel($job->{file})} = $job->{job_name} || $job->{job_id};
+        $self->{+ACTIVE_FILES}->{sanitize_filename(File::Spec->abs2rel($job->{file}))} = $job->{job_name} || $job->{job_id};
         $should_show = 1;
         $stats->{running}++;
         $stats->{todo}--;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ sub update_active_disp {
 
     if ($f->{harness_job_end}) {
         my $file = $f->{harness_job_end}->{file};
-        delete $self->{+ACTIVE_FILES}->{File::Spec->abs2rel($file)};
+        delete $self->{+ACTIVE_FILES}->{sanitize_filename(File::Spec->abs2rel($file))};
         $should_show = 1;
         $stats->{running}--;
 
diff --git a/lib/Test2/Harness/Auditor.pm b/lib/Test2/Harness/Auditor.pm
index d624d3e33..b0014c0aa 100644
--- a/lib/Test2/Harness/Auditor.pm
+++ b/lib/Test2/Harness/Auditor.pm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Time::HiRes qw/time/;
 
 use Test2::Harness::Util::UUID qw/gen_uuid/;
 use Test2::Harness::Util::JSON qw/decode_json/;
+use Test2::Harness::Util qw/sanitize_filename/;
 
 use Test2::Harness::Event;
 use Test2::Harness::Auditor::Watcher;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ sub finish {
     my $final_data = {pass => 1};
 
     while (my ($job_id, $watchers) = each %{$self->{+WATCHERS}}) {
-        my $file = File::Spec->abs2rel($self->{+QUEUED}->{$job_id}->{file});
+        my $file = sanitize_filename(File::Spec->abs2rel($self->{+QUEUED}->{$job_id}->{file}));
 
         if (@$watchers) {
             push @{$final_data->{failed}} => [$job_id, $file, $watchers->[-1]->failed_subtest_tree] if $watchers->[-1]->fail;
diff --git a/lib/Test2/Harness/Renderer/Formatter.pm b/lib/Test2/Harness/Renderer/Formatter.pm
index b3dd98b22..a16f621bb 100644
--- a/lib/Test2/Harness/Renderer/Formatter.pm
+++ b/lib/Test2/Harness/Renderer/Formatter.pm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use File::Spec;
 
 use Storable qw/dclone/;
 
-use Test2::Harness::Util qw/fqmod mod2file/;
+use Test2::Harness::Util qw/fqmod mod2file sanitize_filename/;
 use Test2::Harness::Util::JSON qw/encode_pretty_json/;
 
 BEGIN { require Test2::Harness::Renderer; our @ISA = ('Test2::Harness::Renderer') }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sub render_event {
                 tag       => $f->{harness_job_launch}->{retry} ? 'RETRY' : 'LAUNCH',
                 debug     => 0,
                 important => 1,
-                details   => File::Spec->abs2rel($job->{file}),
+                details   => sanitize_filename(File::Spec->abs2rel($job->{file})),
             };
         }
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ sub render_event {
         }
 
         if ($self->{+SHOW_JOB_END}) {
-            my $name = File::Spec->abs2rel($file);
+            my $name = sanitize_filename(File::Spec->abs2rel($file));
             $name .= "  -  $skip" if $skip;
 
             my $tag = 'PASSED';
diff --git a/lib/Test2/Harness/Util.pm b/lib/Test2/Harness/Util.pm
index 54bfda142..b5dcd1580 100644
--- a/lib/Test2/Harness/Util.pm
+++ b/lib/Test2/Harness/Util.pm
@@ -40,8 +40,25 @@ our @EXPORT_OK = qw{
 
     looks_like_uuid
     is_same_file
+
+    sanitize_filename
 };
 
+sub sanitize_filename {
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    return $name unless defined $name;
+
+    # Replace ANSI escape sequences (CSI and OSC) with empty string
+    $name =~ s/\e\[[0-9;]*[A-Za-z]//g;   # CSI sequences: ESC [ ... letter
+    $name =~ s/\e\][^\a\e]*(?:\a|\e\\)//g; # OSC sequences: ESC ] ... BEL/ST
+
+    # Replace remaining control characters (0x00-0x1F, 0x7F) with their
+    # caret notation, e.g. \x01 => ^A, \x1B => ^[, \x7F => ^?
+    $name =~ s/([\x00-\x1f\x7f])/'^' . chr(ord($1) ^ 0x40)/ge;
+
+    return $name;
+}
+
 sub is_same_file {
     my ($file1, $file2) = @_;
 
diff --git a/t/unit/Test2/Harness/Util.t b/t/unit/Test2/Harness/Util.t
index 1fb12b954..0ea341205 100644
--- a/t/unit/Test2/Harness/Util.t
+++ b/t/unit/Test2/Harness/Util.t
@@ -88,4 +88,29 @@ ok(is_same_file("$tmp/foo", "$tmp/foo2"), "hard link");
 ok(is_same_file("$tmp/foo", "$tmp/foo3"), "soft link");
 ok(!is_same_file("$tmp/foo", "$tmp/bar"), "Different files");
 
+subtest sanitize_filename => sub {
+    # Normal filename unchanged
+    is(sanitize_filename('t/foo/bar.t'), 't/foo/bar.t', "Normal filename unchanged");
+
+    # undef passes through
+    is(sanitize_filename(undef), undef, "undef passes through");
+
+    # ANSI CSI sequences stripped (e.g. ESC[0m, ESC[1;31m, ESC[H)
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/\e[1mBoo\e[0m.t"), 't/Boo.t', "CSI bold/reset stripped");
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/\e[H\e[2J.t"), 't/.t', "CSI cursor home + clear stripped");
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/\e[1;31mred\e[0m.t"), 't/red.t', "CSI with params stripped");
+
+    # OSC sequences stripped (ESC ] ... BEL or ESC ] ... ST)
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/\e]0;evil title\a.t"), 't/.t', "OSC with BEL stripped");
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/\e]0;evil title\e\\.t"), 't/.t', "OSC with ST stripped");
+
+    # Remaining control characters become caret notation
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/foo\x01bar.t"), 't/foo^Abar.t', "SOH becomes ^A");
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/foo\x7fbar.t"), 't/foo^?bar.t', "DEL becomes ^?");
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/foo\tbar.t"), 't/foo^Ibar.t', "Tab becomes ^I");
+
+    # Combined: ANSI stripped first, then control chars escaped
+    is(sanitize_filename("t/\e[0J\x01.t"), 't/^A.t', "CSI stripped then ctrl escaped");
+};
+
 done_testing;