diff --git a/common/data_source/onedrive_connector.py b/common/data_source/onedrive_connector.py
index ffe26e82bf..ef5353c919 100644
--- a/common/data_source/onedrive_connector.py
+++ b/common/data_source/onedrive_connector.py
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@ _SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS = {
 }
 
 
+def _normalize_folder_path(folder_path: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Normalize Graph path-based addressing segment (root:{path}:/delta)."""
+    if folder_path is None:
+        return None
+    path = folder_path.strip()
+    if not path:
+        return None
+    segments = [segment for segment in path.split("/") if segment]
+    if ".." in segments:
+        raise ConnectorValidationError("folder_path must not contain '..' segments.")
+    if not segments:
+        return None
+    return "/" + "/".join(segments)
+
+
 class OneDriveCheckpoint(ConnectorCheckpoint):
     """OneDrive-specific checkpoint tracking delta links per drive."""
     delta_links: dict[str, str] | None = None
@@ -52,7 +67,7 @@ class OneDriveConnector(CheckpointedConnectorWithPermSync, SlimConnectorWithPerm
         folder_path: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.batch_size = batch_size
-        self.folder_path = folder_path  # optional sub-folder filter, e.g. "/Documents"
+        self.folder_path = _normalize_folder_path(folder_path)
         self._access_token: str | None = None
         self._tenant_id: str | None = None
 
diff --git a/test/unit_test/data_source/test_onedrive_connector_unit.py b/test/unit_test/data_source/test_onedrive_connector_unit.py
index 7dfed16993..63ff77b6aa 100644
--- a/test/unit_test/data_source/test_onedrive_connector_unit.py
+++ b/test/unit_test/data_source/test_onedrive_connector_unit.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from common.data_source.onedrive_connector import OneDriveConnector, OneDriveChe
 from common.data_source.models import SlimDocument
 from common.data_source.exceptions import (
     ConnectorMissingCredentialError,
+    ConnectorValidationError,
     InsufficientPermissionsError,
     UnexpectedValidationError,
 )
@@ -18,6 +19,65 @@ _GOOD_CREDS = {
     "client_secret": "secret-xyz",
 }
 
+_GRAPH_BASE = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# folder_path / _delta_url
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_folder_path_prepends_leading_slash_for_delta_url():
+    connector = OneDriveConnector(folder_path="Documents/Reports")
+    assert connector.folder_path == "/Documents/Reports"
+    assert connector._delta_url("drive-1") == (
+        f"{_GRAPH_BASE}/drives/drive-1/root:/Documents/Reports:/delta"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_folder_path_preserves_leading_slash():
+    connector = OneDriveConnector(folder_path="/Documents/Reports/")
+    assert connector.folder_path == "/Documents/Reports"
+    assert connector._delta_url("drive-1") == (
+        f"{_GRAPH_BASE}/drives/drive-1/root:/Documents/Reports:/delta"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_folder_path_rejects_parent_segments():
+    with pytest.raises(ConnectorValidationError, match="\\.\\."):
+        OneDriveConnector(folder_path="/Documents/../secret")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_folder_path_normalizes_consecutive_slashes():
+    connector = OneDriveConnector(folder_path="//Documents//Reports")
+    assert connector.folder_path == "/Documents/Reports"
+    assert connector._delta_url("drive-1") == (
+        f"{_GRAPH_BASE}/drives/drive-1/root:/Documents/Reports:/delta"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_folder_path_strips_whitespace():
+    connector = OneDriveConnector(folder_path="  Documents/Reports  ")
+    assert connector.folder_path == "/Documents/Reports"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_folder_path_root_uses_drive_root_delta():
+    connector = OneDriveConnector(folder_path="/")
+    assert connector.folder_path is None
+    assert connector._delta_url("drive-1") == f"{_GRAPH_BASE}/drives/drive-1/root/delta"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_folder_path_double_slash_only_uses_drive_root_delta():
+    connector = OneDriveConnector(folder_path="//")
+    assert connector.folder_path is None
+    assert connector._delta_url("drive-1") == f"{_GRAPH_BASE}/drives/drive-1/root/delta"
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # load_credentials