diff --git a/js/xpconnect/idl/xpccomponents.idl b/js/xpconnect/idl/xpccomponents.idl
index 00e864e9e257..547e848da01c 100644
--- a/js/xpconnect/idl/xpccomponents.idl
+++ b/js/xpconnect/idl/xpccomponents.idl
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ interface nsIXPCComponents_Utils : nsISupports
     jsval evalInSandbox(in AString source, in jsval sandbox,
                         [optional] in jsval version,
                         [optional] in AUTF8String filename,
-                        [optional] in long lineNo);
+                        [optional] in long lineNo,
+                        [optional] in bool enforceFilenameRestrictions);
 
     /*
      * Get the sandbox for running JS-implemented UA widgets (video controls etc.),
diff --git a/js/xpconnect/src/Sandbox.cpp b/js/xpconnect/src/Sandbox.cpp
index c60d611625a4..a7d42ab7a017 100644
--- a/js/xpconnect/src/Sandbox.cpp
+++ b/js/xpconnect/src/Sandbox.cpp
@@ -1881,7 +1881,8 @@ nsresult nsXPCComponents_utils_Sandbox::CallOrConstruct(
 
 nsresult xpc::EvalInSandbox(JSContext* cx, HandleObject sandboxArg,
                             const nsAString& source, const nsACString& filename,
-                            int32_t lineNo, MutableHandleValue rval) {
+                            int32_t lineNo, bool enforceFilenameRestrictions,
+                            MutableHandleValue rval) {
   JS_AbortIfWrongThread(cx);
   rval.set(UndefinedValue());
 
@@ -1923,6 +1924,7 @@ nsresult xpc::EvalInSandbox(JSContext* cx, HandleObject sandboxArg,
 
     JS::CompileOptions options(sandcx);
     options.setFileAndLine(filenameBuf.get(), lineNo);
+    options.setSkipFilenameValidation(!enforceFilenameRestrictions);
     MOZ_ASSERT(JS_IsGlobalObject(sandbox));
 
     const nsPromiseFlatString& flat = PromiseFlatString(source);
diff --git a/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp b/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
index 85dd2ea78b2f..310bd79d8522 100644
--- a/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
+++ b/js/xpconnect/src/XPCComponents.cpp
@@ -1448,8 +1448,9 @@ nsXPCComponents_Utils::ReportError(HandleValue error, HandleValue stack,
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsXPCComponents_Utils::EvalInSandbox(
     const nsAString& source, HandleValue sandboxVal, HandleValue version,
-    const nsACString& filenameArg, int32_t lineNumber, JSContext* cx,
-    uint8_t optionalArgc, MutableHandleValue retval) {
+    const nsACString& filenameArg, int32_t lineNumber,
+    bool enforceFilenameRestrictions, JSContext* cx, uint8_t optionalArgc,
+    MutableHandleValue retval) {
   RootedObject sandbox(cx);
   if (!JS_ValueToObject(cx, sandboxVal, &sandbox) || !sandbox) {
     return NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG;
@@ -1472,8 +1473,11 @@ nsXPCComponents_Utils::EvalInSandbox(
       lineNo = frame->GetLineNumber(cx);
     }
   }
+  enforceFilenameRestrictions =
+      (optionalArgc >= 4) ? enforceFilenameRestrictions : true;
 
-  return xpc::EvalInSandbox(cx, sandbox, source, filename, lineNo, retval);
+  return xpc::EvalInSandbox(cx, sandbox, source, filename, lineNo,
+                            enforceFilenameRestrictions, retval);
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
diff --git a/js/xpconnect/src/nsXPConnect.cpp b/js/xpconnect/src/nsXPConnect.cpp
index 46b62967a5b5..63ef89172ab6 100644
--- a/js/xpconnect/src/nsXPConnect.cpp
+++ b/js/xpconnect/src/nsXPConnect.cpp
@@ -777,7 +777,8 @@ nsXPConnect::EvalInSandboxObject(const nsAString& source, const char* filename,
   } else {
     filenameStr = NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("x-bogus://XPConnect/Sandbox");
   }
-  return EvalInSandbox(cx, sandbox, source, filenameStr, 1, rval);
+  return EvalInSandbox(cx, sandbox, source, filenameStr, 1,
+                       /* enforceFilenameRestrictions */ true, rval);
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
diff --git a/js/xpconnect/src/xpcprivate.h b/js/xpconnect/src/xpcprivate.h
index b54ecb202367..f391fbb83179 100644
--- a/js/xpconnect/src/xpcprivate.h
+++ b/js/xpconnect/src/xpcprivate.h
@@ -2502,7 +2502,8 @@ nsresult CreateSandboxObject(JSContext* cx, JS::MutableHandleValue vp,
 // principal and line number 1 as a fallback.
 nsresult EvalInSandbox(JSContext* cx, JS::HandleObject sandbox,
                        const nsAString& source, const nsACString& filename,
-                       int32_t lineNo, JS::MutableHandleValue rval);
+                       int32_t lineNo, bool enforceFilenameRestrictions,
+                       JS::MutableHandleValue rval);
 
 // Helper for retrieving metadata stored in a reserved slot. The metadata
 // is set during the sandbox creation using the "metadata" option.
diff --git a/testing/marionette/evaluate.js b/testing/marionette/evaluate.js
index 03f7d37414a9..75d100d6c876 100644
--- a/testing/marionette/evaluate.js
+++ b/testing/marionette/evaluate.js
@@ -135,7 +135,14 @@ evaluate.sandbox = function(
     marionetteSandbox.window.addEventListener("unload", unloadHandler);
 
     let promises = [
-      Cu.evalInSandbox(src, sb, "1.8", file, line),
+      Cu.evalInSandbox(
+        src,
+        sb,
+        "1.8",
+        file,
+        line,
+        /* enforceFilenameRestrictions */ false
+      ),
       timeoutPromise,
     ];