diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_slashes_in_datasources.yml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_slashes_in_datasources.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e677ba6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_slashes_in_datasources.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- Fix issue with datasource names that could not contain slashes (#125)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/grafana_datasource.py b/plugins/modules/grafana_datasource.py
index b289211e..fd0b7309 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/grafana_datasource.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/grafana_datasource.py
@@ -630,11 +630,11 @@ def switch_organisation(self, org_id):
     def datasource_by_name(self, name):
         datasource_exists = False
         ds = {}
-        url = "/api/datasources/name/%s" % quote(name)
+        url = "/api/datasources/name/%s" % quote(name, safe='')
         return self._send_request(url, headers=self.headers, method='GET')
 
     def delete_datasource(self, name):
-        url = "/api/datasources/name/%s" % quote(name)
+        url = "/api/datasources/name/%s" % quote(name, safe='')
         self._send_request(url, headers=self.headers, method='DELETE')
 
     def update_datasource(self, ds_id, data):
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/grafana_datasource/tasks/elastic.yml b/tests/integration/targets/grafana_datasource/tasks/elastic.yml
index 1d472df6..344d61c8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/grafana_datasource/tasks/elastic.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/grafana_datasource/tasks/elastic.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - name: Create elasticsearch datasource
   register: result
   grafana_datasource:
-    name: datasource-elastic
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
     grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
     grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
     grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@
     - result.datasource.jsonData.timeField == '@timestamp'
     - not result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuth
     - result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuthWithCACert
-    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource-elastic'
+    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource/elastic'
     - result.datasource.orgId == 1
     - result.datasource.password == ''
     - result.datasource.type == 'elasticsearch'
     - result.datasource.url == 'https://elastic.company.com:9200'
     - result.datasource.user == ''
     - not result.datasource.withCredentials
-    - "result.msg == 'Datasource datasource-elastic created'"
+    - "result.msg == 'Datasource datasource/elastic created'"
 
 - name: Check elasticsearch datasource creation idempotency
   register: result
   grafana_datasource:
-    name: datasource-elastic
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
     grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
     grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
     grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     - result.datasource.jsonData.timeField == '@timestamp'
     - not result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuth
     - result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuthWithCACert
-    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource-elastic'
+    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource/elastic'
     - result.datasource.orgId == 1
     - result.datasource.password == ''
     - result.datasource.type == 'elasticsearch'
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 - name: update elasticsearch datasource creation
   register: result
   grafana_datasource:
-    name: datasource-elastic
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
     grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
     grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
     grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     - result.datasource.jsonData.timeField == '@timestamp'
     - not result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuth
     - result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuthWithCACert
-    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource-elastic'
+    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource/elastic'
     - result.datasource.orgId == 1
     - result.datasource.password == ''
     - result.datasource.type == 'elasticsearch'
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 - name: update elasticsearch datasource (ignoring secureJsonData)
   register: result
   grafana_datasource:
-    name: datasource-elastic
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
     grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
     grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
     grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     - result.datasource.jsonData.timeField == '@timestamp'
     - not result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuth
     - result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuthWithCACert
-    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource-elastic'
+    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource/elastic'
     - result.datasource.orgId == 1
     - result.datasource.password == ''
     - result.datasource.type == 'elasticsearch'
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 - name: update elasticsearch datasource (including secureJsonData)
   register: result
   grafana_datasource:
-    name: datasource-elastic
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
     grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
     grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
     grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
     - result.datasource.jsonData.timeField == '@timestamp'
     - not result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuth
     - result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuthWithCACert
-    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource-elastic'
+    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource/elastic'
     - result.datasource.orgId == 1
     - result.datasource.password == ''
     - result.datasource.type == 'elasticsearch'
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 - name: Delete elasticsearch datasource
   register: result
   grafana_datasource:
-    name: datasource-elastic
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
     grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
     grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
     grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 - name: Delete elasticsearch datasource (idempotency)
   register: result
   grafana_datasource:
-    name: datasource-elastic
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
     grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
     grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
     grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/grafana_datasource/tasks/issues.yml b/tests/integration/targets/grafana_datasource/tasks/issues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88508955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/grafana_datasource/tasks/issues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+
+- name: test datasource name with slash
+  register: result
+  grafana_datasource:
+    name: "datasource/elastic"
+    grafana_url: "{{ grafana_url }}"
+    grafana_user: "{{ grafana_username }}"
+    grafana_password: "{{ grafana_password }}"
+    org_id: '1'
+    ds_type: elasticsearch
+    ds_url: https://elastic.company.com:9200
+    database: '[logstash_]YYYY.MM.DD'
+    basic_auth_user: grafana
+    basic_auth_password: '******'
+    time_field: '@timestamp'
+    time_interval: 1m
+    interval: Daily
+    es_version: 56
+    max_concurrent_shard_requests: 42
+    tls_ca_cert: /etc/ssl/certs/ca.pem
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.changed
+    - result.datasource.basicAuth
+    - result.datasource.basicAuthUser == 'grafana'
+    - result.datasource.access == 'proxy'
+    - result.datasource.database == '[logstash_]YYYY.MM.DD'
+    - not result.datasource.isDefault
+    - result.datasource.jsonData.esVersion == 56
+    - result.datasource.jsonData.interval == 'Daily'
+    - result.datasource.jsonData.maxConcurrentShardRequests == 42
+    - result.datasource.jsonData.timeField == '@timestamp'
+    - not result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuth
+    - not result.datasource.jsonData.tlsAuthWithCACert
+    - result.datasource.name == 'datasource/elastic'
+    - result.datasource.orgId == 1
+    - result.datasource.password == ''
+    - result.datasource.type == 'elasticsearch'
+    - result.datasource.url == 'https://elastic.company.com:9200'
+    - result.datasource.user == ''
+    - not result.datasource.withCredentials
+    - "result.msg == 'Datasource datasource/elastic created'"
+
+...