diff --git a/packages/angular-material/src/other/master-detail/master.ts b/packages/angular-material/src/other/master-detail/master.ts
index 8d4663dd07..e5b582b623 100644
--- a/packages/angular-material/src/other/master-detail/master.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-material/src/other/master-detail/master.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   ArrayControlProps,
   ControlElement,
   createDefaultValue,
+  decode,
   findUISchema,
   getFirstPrimitiveProp,
   JsonFormsState,
@@ -47,10 +48,12 @@ import {
 const keywords = ['#', 'properties', 'items'];
 
 export const removeSchemaKeywords = (path: string) => {
-  return path
-    .split('/')
-    .filter(s => !some(keywords, key => key === s))
-    .join('.');
+  return decode(
+    path
+      .split('/')
+      .filter(s => !some(keywords, key => key === s))
+      .join('.')
+  );
 };
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/packages/angular-material/src/other/table.renderer.ts b/packages/angular-material/src/other/table.renderer.ts
index 619a024b83..0e19c3205b 100644
--- a/packages/angular-material/src/other/table.renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-material/src/other/table.renderer.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   ArrayControlProps,
   ControlElement,
   deriveTypes,
+  encode,
   isObjectArrayControl,
   isPrimitiveArrayControl,
   JsonSchema,
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ export class TableRenderer extends JsonFormsArrayControl {
   ): ColumnDescription[] => {
     if (schema.type === 'object') {
       return this.getValidColumnProps(schema).map(prop => {
-        const uischema = controlWithoutLabel(`#/properties/${prop}`);
+        const encProp = encode(prop);
+        const uischema = controlWithoutLabel(`#/properties/${encProp}`);
         if (!this.isEnabled()) {
           setReadonly(uischema);
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/generators/uischema.ts b/packages/core/src/generators/uischema.ts
index 6b76d7d2d6..865259392b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/generators/uischema.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/generators/uischema.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   Layout,
   UISchemaElement
 } from '../models';
-import { deriveTypes, resolveSchema } from '../util';
+import { deriveTypes, encode, resolveSchema } from '../util';
 
 /**
  * Creates a new ILayout.
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ const generateUISchema = (
       const nextRef: string = currentRef + '/properties';
       Object.keys(jsonSchema.properties).map(propName => {
         let value = jsonSchema.properties[propName];
-        const ref = `${nextRef}/${propName}`;
+        const ref = `${nextRef}/${encode(propName)}`;
         if (value.$ref !== undefined) {
           value = resolveSchema(rootSchema, value.$ref);
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/label.ts b/packages/core/src/util/label.ts
index 05f2dced87..909027e82a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/label.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/label.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import startCase from 'lodash/startCase';
 
 import { ControlElement, JsonSchema, LabelDescription } from '../models';
+import { decode } from './path';
 
 const deriveLabel = (
   controlElement: ControlElement,
@@ -36,8 +37,7 @@ const deriveLabel = (
   }
   if (typeof controlElement.scope === 'string') {
     const ref = controlElement.scope;
-    const label = ref.substr(ref.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
-
+    const label = decode(ref.substr(ref.lastIndexOf('/') + 1));
     return startCase(label);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/path.ts b/packages/core/src/util/path.ts
index 24b4ebd8af..401cfd6853 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/path.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/path.ts
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ export const toDataPathSegments = (schemaPath: string): string[] => {
     .replace(/oneOf\/[\d]\//g, '');
   const segments = s.split('/');
 
-  const startFromRoot = segments[0] === '#' || segments[0] === '';
+  const decodedSegments = segments.map(decode);
+
+  const startFromRoot = decodedSegments[0] === '#' || decodedSegments[0] === '';
   const startIndex = startFromRoot ? 2 : 1;
-  return range(startIndex, segments.length, 2).map(idx => segments[idx]);
+  return range(startIndex, decodedSegments.length, 2).map(idx => decodedSegments[idx]);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -88,3 +90,14 @@ export const composeWithUi = (scopableUi: Scopable, path: string): string => {
 
   return isEmpty(segments) ? path : compose(path, segments.join('.'));
 };
+
+/**
+ * Encodes the given segment to be used as part of a JSON Pointer
+ * 
+ * JSON Pointer has special meaning for "/" and "~", therefore these must be encoded
+ */
+export const encode = (segment: string) => segment?.replace(/~/g, '~0').replace(/\//g, '~1');
+/**
+ * Decodes a given JSON Pointer segment to its "normal" representation
+ */
+export const decode = (pointerSegment: string) => pointerSegment?.replace(/~1/g, '/').replace(/~0/, '~');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/renderer.ts b/packages/core/src/util/renderer.ts
index 2f8eca2d8c..2be9bd9bc4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/renderer.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const isRequired = (
 ): boolean => {
   const pathSegments = schemaPath.split('/');
   const lastSegment = pathSegments[pathSegments.length - 1];
+  // Skip "properties", "items" etc. to resolve the parent
   const nextHigherSchemaSegments = pathSegments.slice(
     0,
     pathSegments.length - 2
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/resolvers.ts b/packages/core/src/util/resolvers.ts
index 9be6c1f300..5a4c62d70f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/resolvers.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { JsonSchema } from '../models';
+import { decode, encode } from './path';
 
 /**
  * Map for storing refs and the respective schemas they are pointing to.
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export const resolveSchema = (
   if (isEmpty(schema)) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  const validPathSegments = schemaPath.split('/');
+  const validPathSegments = schemaPath.split('/').map(decode);
   let resultSchema = schema;
   for (let i = 0; i < validPathSegments.length; i++) {
     let pathSegment = validPathSegments[i];
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ export const resolveSchema = (
         resultSchema?.anyOf ?? []
       );
       for (let item of schemas) {
-        curSchema = resolveSchema(item, validPathSegments.slice(i).join('/'));
+        curSchema = resolveSchema(item, validPathSegments.slice(i).map(encode).join('/'));
         if (curSchema) {
           break;
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/generators/uischema.test.ts b/packages/core/test/generators/uischema.test.ts
index fe02ae52c2..7cc2350d3a 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/generators/uischema.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/generators/uischema.test.ts
@@ -556,3 +556,21 @@ test('generate control for nested oneOf', t => {
   };
   t.deepEqual(generateDefaultUISchema(schema), uischema);
 });
+
+test('encode "/" in generated ui schema', t => {
+  const schema: JsonSchema = {
+    properties: {
+      'some / initial / value': {
+        type : 'integer'
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  const uischema: Layout = {
+    type: 'VerticalLayout',
+    elements: [{
+      type: 'Control',
+      scope: '#/properties/some ~1 initial ~1 value'
+    }] as ControlElement[]
+  };
+  t.deepEqual(generateDefaultUISchema(schema), uischema);
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/util/path.test.ts b/packages/core/test/util/path.test.ts
index d6aeb978f8..80cdb24d63 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/util/path.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/util/path.test.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ test('toDataPath use of encoded paths relative without /', t => {
   const fooBar = encodeURIComponent('foo/bar');
   t.is(toDataPath(`properties/${fooBar}`), `${fooBar}`);
 });
+test('toDataPath use of encoded special character in pathname', t => {
+  t.is(toDataPath('properties/foo~0bar~1baz'), 'foo~bar/baz');
+});
 test('resolve instance', t => {
   const instance = { foo: 123 };
   const result = Resolve.data(instance, toDataPath('#/properties/foo'));
diff --git a/packages/core/test/util/resolvers.test.ts b/packages/core/test/util/resolvers.test.ts
index 7bc293a9d6..80f1095368 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/util/resolvers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/util/resolvers.test.ts
@@ -63,4 +63,17 @@ test('resolveSchema - resolves schema with any ', t => {
   t.deepEqual(resolveSchema(schema, '#/properties/description/properties/index'), {type: 'number'});
   t.deepEqual(resolveSchema(schema, '#/properties/description/properties/exist'), {type: 'boolean'});
   t.is(resolveSchema(schema, '#/properties/description/properties/notfound'), undefined);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
+test('resolveSchema - resolves schema with encoded characters', t => {
+  const schema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      'foo / ~ bar': {
+        type: 'integer'
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  t.deepEqual(resolveSchema(schema, '#/properties/foo ~1 ~0 bar'), {type: 'integer'});
+  t.is(resolveSchema(schema, '#/properties/foo / bar'), undefined);
+});
diff --git a/packages/material/src/complex/MaterialTableControl.tsx b/packages/material/src/complex/MaterialTableControl.tsx
index 74968832ed..9f608cd19e 100644
--- a/packages/material/src/complex/MaterialTableControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/material/src/complex/MaterialTableControl.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ import {
   Paths,
   Resolve,
   JsonFormsRendererRegistryEntry,
-  JsonFormsCellRendererRegistryEntry
+  JsonFormsCellRendererRegistryEntry,
+  encode
 } from '@jsonforms/core';
 import DeleteIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Delete';
 import ArrowDownward from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowDownward';
@@ -206,18 +207,17 @@ interface NonEmptyCellComponentProps {
   cells?: JsonFormsCellRendererRegistryEntry[],
   isValid: boolean
 }
-const NonEmptyCellComponent = React.memo(({path, propName, schema,rootSchema, errors, enabled, renderers, cells, isValid}:NonEmptyCellComponentProps) => {
-
+const NonEmptyCellComponent = React.memo(({path, propName, schema, rootSchema, errors, enabled, renderers, cells, isValid}:NonEmptyCellComponentProps) => {
   return (
     <NoBorderTableCell>
       {schema.properties ? (
         <DispatchCell
           schema={Resolve.schema(
             schema,
-            `#/properties/${propName}`,
+            `#/properties/${encode(propName)}`,
             rootSchema
           )}
-          uischema={controlWithoutLabel(`#/properties/${propName}`)}
+          uischema={controlWithoutLabel(`#/properties/${encode(propName)}`)}
           path={path}
           enabled={enabled}
           renderers={renderers}
diff --git a/packages/vanilla/src/complex/TableArrayControl.tsx b/packages/vanilla/src/complex/TableArrayControl.tsx
index b210a5cf64..8b8ceedbae 100644
--- a/packages/vanilla/src/complex/TableArrayControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/vanilla/src/complex/TableArrayControl.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import {
   RankedTester,
   Resolve,
   Test,
-  getControlPath
+  getControlPath,
+  encode
 } from '@jsonforms/core';
 import { DispatchCell, withJsonFormsArrayControlProps } from '@jsonforms/react';
 import { withVanillaControlProps } from '../util';
@@ -167,12 +168,11 @@ class TableArrayControl extends React.Component<ArrayControlProps & VanillaRende
                               childPath,
                               prop.toString()
                             );
-
                             return (
                               <td key={childPropPath}>
                                 <DispatchCell
-                                  schema={Resolve.schema(schema, `#/properties/${prop}`, rootSchema)}
-                                  uischema={createControlElement(prop)}
+                                  schema={Resolve.schema(schema, `#/properties/${encode(prop)}`, rootSchema)}
+                                  uischema={createControlElement(encode(prop))}
                                   path={childPath + '.' + prop}
                                 />
                               </td>