diff --git a/fact/src/event/mod.rs b/fact/src/event/mod.rs
index 205b6339..0fdbe97f 100644
--- a/fact/src/event/mod.rs
+++ b/fact/src/event/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
-use std::{ffi::CStr, os::raw::c_char, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{
+    ffi::{CStr, OsStr},
+    os::{raw::c_char, unix::ffi::OsStrExt},
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use serde::Serialize;
 
@@ -15,6 +19,31 @@ fn slice_to_string(s: &[c_char]) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
     Ok(unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(s.as_ptr()) }.to_str()?.to_owned())
 }
 
+/// Parse a buffer obtained from calling d_path kernel side.
+///
+/// Parsing this type of buffer is a special case, because the kernel
+/// may append " (deleted)" to a path when the file has been removed and
+/// can mess with the event we report. This method will take a slice of
+/// c_char and return a PathBuf with the " (deleted)" portion removed.
+///
+/// With the current implementation, non UTF-8 characters in the file
+/// name will be replaced with the U+FFFD character.
+fn parse_d_path(s: &[c_char]) -> PathBuf {
+    let s = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(s.as_ptr()) };
+    let p = Path::new(OsStr::from_bytes(s.to_bytes()));
+
+    // Take the file name of the path and remove the " (deleted)" suffix
+    // if present.
+    if let Some(file_name) = p.file_name() {
+        if let Some(file_name) = file_name.to_string_lossy().strip_suffix(" (deleted)") {
+            // The file name needed to be sanitized
+            return p.parent().map(|p| p.join(file_name)).unwrap_or_default();
+        }
+    }
+
+    p.to_path_buf()
+}
+
 fn timestamp_to_proto(ts: u64) -> prost_types::Timestamp {
     let seconds = (ts / 1_000_000_000) as i64;
     let nanos = (ts % 1_000_000_000) as i32;
@@ -186,10 +215,8 @@ pub struct BaseFileData {
 
 impl BaseFileData {
     pub fn new(filename: [c_char; PATH_MAX as usize], inode: inode_key_t) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        let filename = slice_to_string(&filename)?.into();
-
         Ok(BaseFileData {
-            filename,
+            filename: parse_d_path(&filename),
             host_file: PathBuf::new(), // this field is set by HostScanner
             inode,
         })
diff --git a/fact/src/event/process.rs b/fact/src/event/process.rs
index aeb8ea5c..f3932675 100644
--- a/fact/src/event/process.rs
+++ b/fact/src/event/process.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::{ffi::CStr, path::PathBuf};
 
 use fact_ebpf::{lineage_t, process_t};
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -6,21 +6,12 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::host_info;
 
-use super::slice_to_string;
+use super::{parse_d_path, slice_to_string};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize)]
 pub struct Lineage {
     uid: u32,
-    exe_path: String,
-}
-
-impl Lineage {
-    fn new(uid: u32, exe_path: &str) -> Self {
-        Lineage {
-            uid,
-            exe_path: exe_path.to_owned(),
-        }
-    }
+    exe_path: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<&lineage_t> for Lineage {
@@ -28,9 +19,12 @@ impl TryFrom<&lineage_t> for Lineage {
 
     fn try_from(value: &lineage_t) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let lineage_t { uid, exe_path } = value;
-        let exe_path = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(exe_path.as_ptr()) }.to_str()?;
+        let exe_path = parse_d_path(exe_path);
 
-        Ok(Lineage::new(*uid, exe_path))
+        Ok(Lineage {
+            uid: *uid,
+            exe_path,
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ impl From<Lineage> for fact_api::process_signal::LineageInfo {
         let Lineage { uid, exe_path } = value;
         Self {
             parent_uid: uid,
-            parent_exec_file_path: exe_path,
+            parent_exec_file_path: exe_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -48,7 +42,7 @@ impl From<Lineage> for fact_api::process_signal::LineageInfo {
 pub struct Process {
     comm: String,
     args: Vec<String>,
-    exe_path: String,
+    exe_path: PathBuf,
     container_id: Option<String>,
     uid: u32,
     username: &'static str,
@@ -66,11 +60,7 @@ impl Process {
     pub fn current() -> Self {
         use crate::host_info::{get_host_mount_ns, get_mount_ns};
 
-        let exe_path = std::env::current_exe()
-            .expect("Failed to get current exe")
-            .into_os_string()
-            .into_string()
-            .unwrap();
+        let exe_path = std::env::current_exe().expect("Failed to get current exe");
         let args = std::env::args().collect::<Vec<_>>();
         let cgroup = std::fs::read_to_string("/proc/self/cgroup").expect("Failed to read cgroup");
         let container_id = Process::extract_container_id(&cgroup);
@@ -142,7 +132,7 @@ impl TryFrom<process_t> for Process {
 
     fn try_from(value: process_t) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let comm = slice_to_string(value.comm.as_slice())?;
-        let exe_path = slice_to_string(value.exe_path.as_slice())?;
+        let exe_path = parse_d_path(value.exe_path.as_slice());
         let memory_cgroup = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(value.memory_cgroup.as_ptr()) }.to_str()?;
         let container_id = Process::extract_container_id(memory_cgroup);
         let in_root_mount_ns = value.in_root_mount_ns != 0;
@@ -213,7 +203,7 @@ impl From<Process> for fact_api::ProcessSignal {
             creation_time: None,
             name: comm,
             args,
-            exec_file_path: exe_path,
+            exec_file_path: exe_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
             pid,
             uid,
             gid,
diff --git a/tests/containers/self-deleter/Cargo.lock b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf154988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "self-deleter"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/tests/containers/self-deleter/Cargo.toml b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e238ba72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "self-deleter"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+
+[workspace]
diff --git a/tests/containers/self-deleter/Containerfile b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f9a0fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM rust:1.84-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . .
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+FROM alpine:3.23
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/self-deleter /usr/local/bin
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["self-deleter"]
diff --git a/tests/containers/self-deleter/src/main.rs b/tests/containers/self-deleter/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..657e6814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/containers/self-deleter/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::{
+    fs::{remove_file, File},
+    io::Write,
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    let exe_path = std::env::current_exe().expect("Failed to get executable path");
+    println!("Removing executable: {}", exe_path.display());
+    remove_file(exe_path).expect("Failed to remove executable");
+
+    let mut args = std::env::args();
+    let path = args.nth(1).expect("File to modify not provided");
+
+    println!("Opening file: {path}");
+    let mut f = File::create(path).expect("Failed to create test file");
+    f.write_all(b"This is a test")
+        .expect("Failed to write to test file");
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71c662dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import os
+
+from conftest import dump_logs
+from event import Event, EventType, Process
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def build_self_deleter(docker_client):
+    image, _ = docker_client.images.build(
+        path='containers/self-deleter',
+        tag='self-deleter:latest',
+        dockerfile='Containerfile'
+    )
+    return image
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def run_self_deleter(fact, monitored_dir, logs_dir, docker_client, build_self_deleter):
+    image = build_self_deleter.tags[0]
+    container = docker_client.containers.run(
+        image,
+        '/mounted/test.txt',
+        detach=True,
+        volumes={
+            monitored_dir: {
+                'bind': '/mounted',
+                'mode': 'z',
+            },
+        },
+        name='self-deleter',
+    )
+
+    yield container
+
+    container_log = os.path.join(logs_dir, 'self-deleter.log')
+    container.stop(timeout=1)
+    dump_logs(container, container_log)
+    container.remove()
+
+
+def test_d_path_sanitization(fact, monitored_dir, server, run_self_deleter, docker_client):
+    """
+    Ensure the sanitization of paths obtained by calling the bpf_d_path
+    helper don't include the " (deleted)" suffix when the file is
+    removed.
+    """
+    # File Under Test
+    fut = '/mounted/test.txt'
+    host_path = os.path.join(monitored_dir, 'test.txt')
+
+    container = run_self_deleter
+
+    process = Process(pid=None,
+                      uid=0,
+                      gid=0,
+                      exe_path='/usr/local/bin/self-deleter',
+                      args=f'self-deleter {fut}',
+                      name='self-deleter',
+                      container_id=container.id[:12],
+                      loginuid=pow(2, 32)-1)
+    event = Event(process=process, event_type=EventType.OPEN,
+                  file=fut, host_path=host_path)
+    print(f'Waiting for event: {event}')
+
+    server.wait_events([event])