diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Modules/ImportModuleCommand.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Modules/ImportModuleCommand.cs
index 9917f8c35..4903fabed 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Modules/ImportModuleCommand.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Modules/ImportModuleCommand.cs
@@ -629,6 +629,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands
                         }
                         else if (Directory.Exists(rootedPath))
                         {
+                            // If the path ends with a directory separator, remove it
+                            if (rootedPath.EndsWith(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar))
+                            {
+                                rootedPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(rootedPath);
+                            }
+
                             // Load the latest valid version if it is a multi-version module directory
                             foundModule = LoadUsingMultiVersionModuleBase(rootedPath,
                                                                             ManifestProcessingFlags.LoadElements |
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Import-Module.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Import-Module.Tests.ps1
index 305053bb5..04577e954 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Import-Module.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Import-Module.Tests.ps1
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Describe "Import-Module" -Tags "CI" {
     BeforeEach {
         Remove-Module -Name $moduleName -Force
         (Get-Module -Name $moduleName).Name | Should -BeNullOrEmpty
+        Remove-Module -Name TestModule -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     }
 
     AfterEach {
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@ Describe "Import-Module" -Tags "CI" {
         (Get-Module -Name $moduleName).Name | Should -BeExactly $moduleName
     }
 
+    It "should be able to load a module with a trailing directory separator: <modulePath>" -TestCases @(
+        @{ modulePath = (Get-Module -ListAvailable $moduleName).ModuleBase + [System.IO.Path]::DirectorySeparatorChar; expectedName = $moduleName },
+        @{ modulePath = Join-Path -Path $TestDrive -ChildPath "\Modules\TestModule\"; expectedName = "TestModule" }
+    ) {
+        param( $modulePath, $expectedName )
+        { Import-Module -Name $modulePath -ErrorAction Stop } | Should -Not -Throw
+        (Get-Module -Name $expectedName).Name | Should -BeExactly $expectedName
+    }
+
     It "should be able to add a module with using ModuleInfo switch" {
         $a = Get-Module -ListAvailable $moduleName
         { Import-Module -ModuleInfo $a } | Should -Not -Throw