diff --git a/packages/@ember/routing/history-location.ts b/packages/@ember/routing/history-location.ts
index 42019c63b54..786a8fab83d 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/routing/history-location.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/routing/history-location.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import EmberObject from '@ember/object';
 import { assert } from '@ember/debug';
 import type { default as EmberLocation, UpdateCallback } from '@ember/routing/location';
-import { getHash } from './lib/location-utils';
+import { escapeRegExp, getHash } from './lib/location-utils';
 
 /**
 @module @ember/routing/history-location
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ export default class HistoryLocation extends EmberObject implements EmberLocatio
 
     // remove baseURL and rootURL from start of path
     let url = path
-      .replace(new RegExp(`^${baseURL}(?=/|$)`), '')
-      .replace(new RegExp(`^${rootURL}(?=/|$)`), '')
+      .replace(new RegExp(`^${escapeRegExp(baseURL)}(?=/|$)`), '')
+      .replace(new RegExp(`^${escapeRegExp(rootURL)}(?=/|$)`), '')
       .replace(/\/\//g, '/'); // remove extra slashes
 
     let search = location.search || '';
diff --git a/packages/@ember/routing/lib/location-utils.ts b/packages/@ember/routing/lib/location-utils.ts
index 0fe26430886..606f9f322b6 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/routing/lib/location-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/routing/lib/location-utils.ts
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@ export function getFullPath(location: Location): string {
 export function replacePath(location: Location, path: string): void {
   location.replace(location.origin + path);
 }
+
+const REGEXP_SPECIAL_CHARS = /[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g;
+
+/**
+  @private
+
+  Escapes RegExp special characters so a value can be matched literally.
+*/
+export function escapeRegExp(string: string): string {
+  return string.replace(REGEXP_SPECIAL_CHARS, '\\$&');
+}
diff --git a/packages/@ember/routing/none-location.ts b/packages/@ember/routing/none-location.ts
index 1e43888207f..e396d8ef335 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/routing/none-location.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/routing/none-location.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import EmberObject from '@ember/object';
 import { assert } from '@ember/debug';
 import type { default as EmberLocation, UpdateCallback } from '@ember/routing/location';
+import { escapeRegExp } from './lib/location-utils';
 
 /**
 @module @ember/routing/none-location
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export default class NoneLocation extends EmberObject implements EmberLocation {
     rootURL = rootURL.replace(/\/$/, '');
 
     // remove rootURL from url
-    return path.replace(new RegExp(`^${rootURL}(?=/|$)`), '');
+    return path.replace(new RegExp(`^${escapeRegExp(rootURL)}(?=/|$)`), '');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/@ember/routing/tests/location/history_location_test.js b/packages/@ember/routing/tests/location/history_location_test.js
index 984dad9c778..8ca12389519 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/routing/tests/location/history_location_test.js
+++ b/packages/@ember/routing/tests/location/history_location_test.js
@@ -232,6 +232,22 @@ moduleFor(
       assert.equal(location.getURL(), '/bars/baz');
     }
 
+    ['@test HistoryLocation.getURL() treats regex special characters in rootURL literally'](
+      assert
+    ) {
+      HistoryTestLocation.reopen({
+        init() {
+          this._super(...arguments);
+          set(this, 'location', mockBrowserLocation('/appXv2/posts'));
+          set(this, 'rootURL', '/app.v2/');
+        },
+      });
+
+      createLocation();
+
+      assert.equal(location.getURL(), '/appXv2/posts');
+    }
+
     ['@test HistoryLocation.getURL() returns the current url, does not remove baseURL if its not at start of url'](
       assert
     ) {