diff --git a/lib/middleware/blob/validation.js b/lib/middleware/blob/validation.js
index e4bc53d..9b7994e 100644
--- a/lib/middleware/blob/validation.js
+++ b/lib/middleware/blob/validation.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const BbPromise = require('bluebird'),
     ContentLengthExistsVal = require('./../../validation/blob/ContentLengthExists'),
     ContainerExistsVal = require('./../../validation/blob/ContainerExists'),
     BlobExistsVal = require('./../../validation/blob/BlobExists'),
+    BlobNameVal = require('./../../validation/blob/BlobName'),
     BlobCommittedVal = require('./../../validation/blob/BlobCommitted'),
     IsOfBlobTypeVal = require('./../../validation/blob/IsOfBlobType'),
     RangeVal = require('./../../validation/blob/Range'),
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ validations[Operations.Blob.PUT_BLOB] = (request, valContext) => {
         .run(ServiceSignatureValidation, { sasOperation: SasOperation.Blob.WRITE })
         .run(MD5Val)
         .run(ContainerExistsVal)
+        .run(BlobNameVal)
         .run(CompatibleBlobTypeVal)
         .run(SupportedBlobTypeVal)
         .run(PutBlobHeaderVal)
diff --git a/lib/routes/blob/ContainerRoute.js b/lib/routes/blob/ContainerRoute.js
index 7882525..50fd5b5 100644
--- a/lib/routes/blob/ContainerRoute.js
+++ b/lib/routes/blob/ContainerRoute.js
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ const ContainerRequest = require('./../../model/blob/AzuriteContainerRequest'),
     Operations = require('./../../core/Constants').Operations;
 
 // Possibly implicit call to blob in $root container
-const REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE = (req) => {
+const REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE = (req, next) => {
     req.url = req.url.replace(req.params.container, `$root/${req.params.container}`);
     next('route');
-    return;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -31,7 +30,8 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
             } else if (req.query.restype === 'container') {
                 req.azuriteOperation = Operations.Container.GET_CONTAINER_PROPERTIES;
             } else {
-                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req);
+                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req, next);
+                return;
             }
             req.azuriteRequest = new ContainerRequest({ req: req });
             next();
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
             } else if (req.query.restype === 'container') {
                 req.azuriteOperation = Operations.Container.GET_CONTAINER_PROPERTIES;
             } else {
-                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req);
+                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req, next);
+                return;
             }
             req.azuriteRequest = new ContainerRequest({ req: req });
             next();
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
             else if (req.query.restype === 'container') {
                 req.azuriteOperation = Operations.Container.CREATE_CONTAINER;
             } else {
-                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req);
+                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req, next);
+                return;
             }
             req.azuriteRequest = new ContainerRequest({ req: req });
             next();
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
             if (req.query.restype === 'container') {
                 req.azuriteOperation = Operations.Container.DELETE_CONTAINER;
             } else {
-                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req);
+                REWRITE_URL_AND_FORWARD_TO_BLOB_ROUTE(req, next);
+                return;
             }
             req.azuriteRequest = new ContainerRequest({ req: req });
             next();
diff --git a/lib/validation/blob/BlobName.js b/lib/validation/blob/BlobName.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dab7f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/validation/blob/BlobName.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const AError = require('./../../core/AzuriteError'),
+    ErrorCodes = require('./../../core/ErrorCodes');
+
+/*
+ * Checks whether the blob name adheres to the naming convention when being created within the $root container
+ * as specified at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/working-with-the-root-container
+ */
+class BlobName {
+    constructor() {
+    }
+
+    validate({ request = undefined }) {
+        const containerName = request.containerName,
+            blobName = request.blobName;
+        if (containerName === '$root') {
+            if (blobName && blobName.includes('/')) {
+                throw new AError(ErrorCodes.InvalidResourceName);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = new BlobName;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/validation/blob/ContainerName.js b/lib/validation/blob/ContainerName.js
index db90c68..a48c888 100644
--- a/lib/validation/blob/ContainerName.js
+++ b/lib/validation/blob/ContainerName.js
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ class ContainerName {
     validate({ request = undefined }) {
         const name = request.containerName;
         if (name === '$root') {
-            if (request.blobName.includes('/')) {
-                throw new AError(ErrorCodes.InvalidResourceName);
-            }
             return;
         }
         if (name.length < 3 || name.length > 63) {