diff --git a/cgi.go b/cgi.go
index 391174ceb4..9fcbd8fe46 100644
--- a/cgi.go
+++ b/cgi.go
@@ -204,9 +204,8 @@ func splitCgiPath(fc *frankenPHPContext) {
 	// If a worker is already assigned explicitly, derive SCRIPT_NAME from its filename
 	if fc.worker != nil {
 		fc.scriptFilename = fc.worker.fileName
-		docRootWithSep := fc.documentRoot + string(filepath.Separator)
-		if strings.HasPrefix(fc.worker.fileName, docRootWithSep) {
-			fc.scriptName = filepath.ToSlash(strings.TrimPrefix(fc.worker.fileName, fc.documentRoot))
+		if rest, ok := strings.CutPrefix(fc.worker.fileName, fc.documentRoot); ok && rest != "" && rest[0] == filepath.Separator {
+			fc.scriptName = filepath.ToSlash(rest)
 		} else {
 			fc.docURI = ""
 			fc.pathInfo = ""
diff --git a/cgi_test.go b/cgi_test.go
index 4a3a1c41f6..81107c55c2 100644
--- a/cgi_test.go
+++ b/cgi_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package frankenphp
 
 import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -519,3 +521,43 @@ func FuzzSplitRemoteAddr(f *testing.F) {
 		splitRemoteAddr(remoteAddr)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestAssignedWorkerScriptPath(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	sep := string(filepath.Separator)
+	root := filepath.Join(sep, "var", "www")
+	cases := []struct{ name, root, file string }{
+		{"inside", root, root + sep + "index.php"},
+		{"neighbor", root, root + "-other" + sep + "index.php"},
+		{"exact", root, root},
+		{"empty filename", root, ""},
+		{"empty root", "", sep + "index.php"},
+		{"empty paths", "", ""},
+		{"trailing separator", root + sep, root + sep + sep + "index.php"},
+		{"missing second separator", root + sep, root + sep + "index.php"},
+		{"filesystem root", sep, sep + sep + "index.php"},
+		{"unicode", root + sep + "приложение", root + sep + "приложение" + sep + "index.php"},
+		{"binary", root + "\x00\xff", root + "\x00\xff" + sep + "index.php"},
+		{"long root", strings.Repeat(root, 16), strings.Repeat(root, 16) + sep + "index.php"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fc := frankenPHPContext{
+				documentRoot: tt.root,
+				request:      &http.Request{URL: &url.URL{Path: "/index.php/info"}},
+				worker:       &worker{fileName: tt.file},
+			}
+			splitCgiPath(&fc)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.file, fc.scriptFilename)
+			if strings.HasPrefix(tt.file, tt.root+sep) {
+				assert.Equal(t, filepath.ToSlash(strings.TrimPrefix(tt.file, tt.root)), fc.scriptName)
+				assert.Equal(t, "/index.php", fc.docURI)
+				assert.Equal(t, "/info", fc.pathInfo)
+			} else {
+				assert.Empty(t, fc.scriptName)
+				assert.Empty(t, fc.docURI)
+				assert.Empty(t, fc.pathInfo)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}