diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index 5c341d38..22c5d65a 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -1010,7 +1010,10 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2 = function(j$) {
             return window.location;
           }
         });
-      this.#urlBuilder = new UrlBuilder(this.#queryString);
+      this.#urlBuilder = new UrlBuilder({
+        queryString: this.#queryString,
+        getSuiteById: id => this.#stateBuilder.suitesById[id]
+      });
       this.#filterSpecs = options.urls.filteringSpecs();
     }
 
@@ -1147,34 +1150,48 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2 = function(j$) {
 
   class UrlBuilder {
     #queryString;
+    #getSuiteById;
 
-    constructor(queryString) {
-      this.#queryString = queryString;
+    constructor(options) {
+      this.#queryString = options.queryString;
+      this.#getSuiteById = options.getSuiteById;
     }
 
     suiteHref(suite) {
-      const els = [];
-
-      while (suite && suite.parent) {
-        els.unshift(suite.result.description);
-        suite = suite.parent;
-      }
-
-      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('spec', els.join(' '));
+      const path = this.#suitePath(suite);
+      return this.#specPathHref(path);
     }
 
-    specHref(result) {
-      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('spec', result.fullName);
+    specHref(specResult) {
+      const suite = this.#getSuiteById(specResult.parentSuiteId);
+      const path = this.#suitePath(suite);
+      path.push(specResult.description);
+      return this.#specPathHref(path);
     }
 
     runAllHref() {
-      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('spec', '');
+      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('path', '');
     }
 
     seedHref(seed) {
       return this.#addToExistingQueryString('seed', seed);
     }
 
+    #suitePath(suite) {
+      const path = [];
+
+      while (suite && suite.parent) {
+        path.unshift(suite.result.description);
+        suite = suite.parent;
+      }
+
+      return path;
+    }
+
+    #specPathHref(specPath) {
+      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('path', JSON.stringify(specPath));
+    }
+
     #addToExistingQueryString(k, v) {
       // include window.location.pathname to fix issue with karma-jasmine-html-reporter in angular: see https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/1906
       return (
@@ -1190,6 +1207,7 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2 = function(j$) {
 jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2Urls = function(j$) {
   'use strict';
 
+  // TODO unify with V2 UrlBuilder?
   // TODO jsdoc
   class HtmlReporterV2Urls {
     constructor(options = {}) {
@@ -1227,19 +1245,19 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2Urls = function(j$) {
 
       const specFilter = new j$.private.HtmlSpecFilterV2({
         filterString: () => {
-          return this.queryString.getParam('spec');
+          return this.queryString.getParam('path');
         }
       });
 
       config.specFilter = function(spec) {
-        return specFilter.matches(spec.getFullName());
+        return specFilter.matches(spec);
       };
 
       return config;
     }
 
     filteringSpecs() {
-      return !!this.queryString.getParam('spec');
+      return !!this.queryString.getParam('path');
     }
   }
 
@@ -1247,25 +1265,42 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2Urls = function(j$) {
 };
 
 jasmineRequire.HtmlSpecFilterV2 = function() {
-  'use strict';
+  class HtmlSpecFilterV2 {
+    #getFilterString;
 
-  function HtmlSpecFilterV2(options) {
-    const filterString =
-      options &&
-      options.filterString() &&
-      options.filterString().replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, '\\$&');
-    const filterPattern = new RegExp(filterString);
+    constructor(options) {
+      this.#getFilterString = options.filterString;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Determines whether the spec with the specified name should be executed.
-     * @name HtmlSpecFilter#matches
+     * @name HtmlSpecFilterV2#matches
      * @function
-     * @param {string} specName The full name of the spec
+     * @param {Spec} spec
      * @returns {boolean}
      */
-    this.matches = function(specName) {
-      return filterPattern.test(specName);
-    };
+    matches(spec) {
+      const filterString = this.#getFilterString();
+
+      if (!filterString) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      const filterPath = JSON.parse(this.#getFilterString());
+      const specPath = spec.getPath();
+
+      if (filterPath.length > specPath.length) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < filterPath.length; i++) {
+        if (specPath[i] !== filterPath[i]) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
   return HtmlSpecFilterV2;
@@ -1278,6 +1313,7 @@ jasmineRequire.ResultsStateBuilder = function(j$) {
     constructor() {
       this.topResults = new j$.private.ResultsNode({}, '', null);
       this.currentParent = this.topResults;
+      this.suitesById = {};
       this.totalSpecsDefined = 0;
       this.specsExecuted = 0;
       this.failureCount = 0;
@@ -1288,6 +1324,7 @@ jasmineRequire.ResultsStateBuilder = function(j$) {
     suiteStarted(result) {
       this.currentParent.addChild(result, 'suite');
       this.currentParent = this.currentParent.last();
+      this.suitesById[result.id] = this.currentParent;
     }
 
     suiteDone(result) {
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2Spec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2Spec.js
index 05d1b4af..63be22da 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2Spec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2Spec.js
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ describe('HtmlReporterV2', function() {
 
       let specResult = {
         id: 123,
+        parentSuiteId: 1,
         description: 'with a spec',
         fullName: 'A Suite with a spec',
         status: 'passed',
@@ -423,7 +424,9 @@ describe('HtmlReporterV2', function() {
       const suiteDetail = outerSuite.childNodes[0];
       const suiteLink = suiteDetail.childNodes[0];
       expect(suiteLink.innerHTML).toEqual('A Suite');
-      expect(suiteLink.getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/?spec=A%20Suite');
+      expect(suiteLink.getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
+        `/?path=${encodeURIComponent('["A Suite"]')}`
+      );
 
       const specs = outerSuite.childNodes[1];
       const spec = specs.childNodes[0];
@@ -433,7 +436,7 @@ describe('HtmlReporterV2', function() {
       const specLink = spec.childNodes[0];
       expect(specLink.innerHTML).toEqual('with a spec');
       expect(specLink.getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
-        '/?spec=A%20Suite%20with%20a%20spec'
+        `/?path=${encodeURIComponent('["A Suite","with a spec"]')}`
       );
 
       const specDuration = spec.childNodes[1];
@@ -779,7 +782,7 @@ describe('HtmlReporterV2', function() {
         reporter.jasmineDone({ order: { random: true } });
 
         const skippedLink = container.querySelector('.jasmine-skipped a');
-        expect(skippedLink.getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/?spec=');
+        expect(skippedLink.getAttribute('href')).toEqual('/?path=');
       });
     });
 
@@ -985,6 +988,7 @@ describe('HtmlReporterV2', function() {
 
         const failingSpecResult = {
           id: 124,
+          parentSuiteId: 2,
           status: 'failed',
           description: 'a failing spec',
           fullName: 'a suite inner suite a failing spec',
@@ -1106,16 +1110,20 @@ describe('HtmlReporterV2', function() {
         expect(links.length).toEqual(3);
         expect(links[0].textContent).toEqual('A suite');
 
-        expect(links[0].getAttribute('href')).toMatch(/\?spec=A%20suite/);
+        expect(links[0].getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
+          `/?path=${encodeURIComponent('["A suite"]')}`
+        );
 
         expect(links[1].textContent).toEqual('inner suite');
-        expect(links[1].getAttribute('href')).toMatch(
-          /\?spec=A%20suite%20inner%20suite/
+        expect(links[1].getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
+          `/?path=${encodeURIComponent('["A suite","inner suite"]')}`
         );
 
         expect(links[2].textContent).toEqual('a failing spec');
-        expect(links[2].getAttribute('href')).toMatch(
-          /\?spec=a%20suite%20inner%20suite%20a%20failing%20spec/
+        expect(links[2].getAttribute('href')).toEqual(
+          `/?path=${encodeURIComponent(
+            '["A suite","inner suite","a failing spec"]'
+          )}`
         );
       });
 
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2UrlsSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2UrlsSpec.js
index fc462fa2..145cec60 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2UrlsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterV2UrlsSpec.js
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ describe('HtmlReporterV2Urls', function() {
 
     it('configures a matching spec filter', function() {
       const queryString = mockQueryString();
-      queryString.getParam.withArgs('spec').and.returnValue('foo');
+      queryString.getParam.withArgs('path').and.returnValue('["foo","bar"]');
       const subject = new jasmineUnderTest.HtmlReporterV2Urls({ queryString });
       const config = subject.configFromCurrentUrl();
       const matching = {
-        getFullName() {
-          return 'foobar';
+        getPath() {
+          return ['foo', 'bar'];
         }
       };
       const nonMatching = {
-        getFullName() {
-          return 'baz';
+        getPath() {
+          return ['foobar'];
         }
       };
       expect(config.specFilter(matching)).toEqual(true);
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlSpecFilterV2Spec.js b/spec/html/HtmlSpecFilterV2Spec.js
index bc3dd19f..16c175d7 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlSpecFilterV2Spec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlSpecFilterV2Spec.js
@@ -1,19 +1,49 @@
 describe('HtmlSpecFilterV2', function() {
-  it('should match when no string is provided', function() {
-    const specFilter = new privateUnderTest.HtmlSpecFilterV2();
-
-    expect(specFilter.matches('foo')).toBe(true);
-    expect(specFilter.matches('*bar')).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it('should only match the provided string', function() {
+  it('matches everything when no string is provided', function() {
     const specFilter = new privateUnderTest.HtmlSpecFilterV2({
-      filterString: function() {
-        return 'foo';
+      filterString() {
+        return '';
       }
     });
 
-    expect(specFilter.matches('foo')).toBe(true);
-    expect(specFilter.matches('bar')).toBe(false);
+    expect(specFilter.matches({})).toBeTrue();
   });
+
+  it('matches a spec with the exact same path', function() {
+    const specFilter = new privateUnderTest.HtmlSpecFilterV2({
+      filterString() {
+        return '["a","b","c"]';
+      }
+    });
+
+    expect(specFilter.matches(stubSpec(['a', 'b', 'c']))).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  it('matches a spec whose path has the filter path as a prefix', function() {
+    const specFilter = new privateUnderTest.HtmlSpecFilterV2({
+      filterString() {
+        return '["a","b"]';
+      }
+    });
+
+    expect(specFilter.matches(stubSpec(['a', 'b', 'c']))).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  it('does not match a spec with a different path', function() {
+    const specFilter = new privateUnderTest.HtmlSpecFilterV2({
+      filterString() {
+        return '["a","b","c"]';
+      }
+    });
+
+    expect(specFilter.matches(stubSpec(['a', 'd', 'c']))).toBeFalse();
+  });
+
+  function stubSpec(path) {
+    return {
+      getPath() {
+        return path;
+      }
+    };
+  }
 });
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporterV2.js b/src/html/HtmlReporterV2.js
index 111a31a0..0afc7cec 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporterV2.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporterV2.js
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2 = function(j$) {
             return window.location;
           }
         });
-      this.#urlBuilder = new UrlBuilder(this.#queryString);
+      this.#urlBuilder = new UrlBuilder({
+        queryString: this.#queryString,
+        getSuiteById: id => this.#stateBuilder.suitesById[id]
+      });
       this.#filterSpecs = options.urls.filteringSpecs();
     }
 
@@ -174,34 +177,48 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2 = function(j$) {
 
   class UrlBuilder {
     #queryString;
+    #getSuiteById;
 
-    constructor(queryString) {
-      this.#queryString = queryString;
+    constructor(options) {
+      this.#queryString = options.queryString;
+      this.#getSuiteById = options.getSuiteById;
     }
 
     suiteHref(suite) {
-      const els = [];
-
-      while (suite && suite.parent) {
-        els.unshift(suite.result.description);
-        suite = suite.parent;
-      }
-
-      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('spec', els.join(' '));
+      const path = this.#suitePath(suite);
+      return this.#specPathHref(path);
     }
 
-    specHref(result) {
-      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('spec', result.fullName);
+    specHref(specResult) {
+      const suite = this.#getSuiteById(specResult.parentSuiteId);
+      const path = this.#suitePath(suite);
+      path.push(specResult.description);
+      return this.#specPathHref(path);
     }
 
     runAllHref() {
-      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('spec', '');
+      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('path', '');
     }
 
     seedHref(seed) {
       return this.#addToExistingQueryString('seed', seed);
     }
 
+    #suitePath(suite) {
+      const path = [];
+
+      while (suite && suite.parent) {
+        path.unshift(suite.result.description);
+        suite = suite.parent;
+      }
+
+      return path;
+    }
+
+    #specPathHref(specPath) {
+      return this.#addToExistingQueryString('path', JSON.stringify(specPath));
+    }
+
     #addToExistingQueryString(k, v) {
       // include window.location.pathname to fix issue with karma-jasmine-html-reporter in angular: see https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/1906
       return (
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporterV2Urls.js b/src/html/HtmlReporterV2Urls.js
index 5b490d55..9d5a4961 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporterV2Urls.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporterV2Urls.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2Urls = function(j$) {
   'use strict';
 
+  // TODO unify with V2 UrlBuilder?
   // TODO jsdoc
   class HtmlReporterV2Urls {
     constructor(options = {}) {
@@ -38,19 +39,19 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporterV2Urls = function(j$) {
 
       const specFilter = new j$.private.HtmlSpecFilterV2({
         filterString: () => {
-          return this.queryString.getParam('spec');
+          return this.queryString.getParam('path');
         }
       });
 
       config.specFilter = function(spec) {
-        return specFilter.matches(spec.getFullName());
+        return specFilter.matches(spec);
       };
 
       return config;
     }
 
     filteringSpecs() {
-      return !!this.queryString.getParam('spec');
+      return !!this.queryString.getParam('path');
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlSpecFilterv2.js b/src/html/HtmlSpecFilterv2.js
index 8ad66d68..a875b132 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlSpecFilterv2.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlSpecFilterv2.js
@@ -1,23 +1,40 @@
 jasmineRequire.HtmlSpecFilterV2 = function() {
-  'use strict';
+  class HtmlSpecFilterV2 {
+    #getFilterString;
 
-  function HtmlSpecFilterV2(options) {
-    const filterString =
-      options &&
-      options.filterString() &&
-      options.filterString().replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, '\\$&');
-    const filterPattern = new RegExp(filterString);
+    constructor(options) {
+      this.#getFilterString = options.filterString;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Determines whether the spec with the specified name should be executed.
-     * @name HtmlSpecFilter#matches
+     * @name HtmlSpecFilterV2#matches
      * @function
-     * @param {string} specName The full name of the spec
+     * @param {Spec} spec
      * @returns {boolean}
      */
-    this.matches = function(specName) {
-      return filterPattern.test(specName);
-    };
+    matches(spec) {
+      const filterString = this.#getFilterString();
+
+      if (!filterString) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      const filterPath = JSON.parse(this.#getFilterString());
+      const specPath = spec.getPath();
+
+      if (filterPath.length > specPath.length) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < filterPath.length; i++) {
+        if (specPath[i] !== filterPath[i]) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
   return HtmlSpecFilterV2;
diff --git a/src/html/ResultsStateBuilder.js b/src/html/ResultsStateBuilder.js
index ab1390c9..a5cc0f76 100644
--- a/src/html/ResultsStateBuilder.js
+++ b/src/html/ResultsStateBuilder.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ jasmineRequire.ResultsStateBuilder = function(j$) {
     constructor() {
       this.topResults = new j$.private.ResultsNode({}, '', null);
       this.currentParent = this.topResults;
+      this.suitesById = {};
       this.totalSpecsDefined = 0;
       this.specsExecuted = 0;
       this.failureCount = 0;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ jasmineRequire.ResultsStateBuilder = function(j$) {
     suiteStarted(result) {
       this.currentParent.addChild(result, 'suite');
       this.currentParent = this.currentParent.last();
+      this.suitesById[result.id] = this.currentParent;
     }
 
     suiteDone(result) {