diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e68493a..3aecf29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ To stop time-tracking completely, simply move to the root of all tasks.
   + match by task name prefix: if one or more tasks match, filter / activate (tries case-sensitive then case-insensitive)
   + no match: create & activate task
 - `.2` - set view depth to the given number (how many subtask levels to show, default is 1)
-- `/[TEXT]` - activate task or filter by smart-case substring match
+- `/[TEXT]` - activate task or filter by smart-case substring match (empty: move to root)
 - `||TASK` - create and activate a new task procedure (where subtasks automatically depend on the previously created task)
 - `|[TASK]` - (un)mark current task as procedure or create a sibling task depending on the current one and move up
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index aeda770..802c863 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -632,7 +632,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    Some('/') => {
+                    Some('/') => if arg.is_none() {
+                        tasks.move_to(None);
+                    } else {
                         let mut dots = 1;
                         let mut pos = tasks.get_position_ref();
                         for _ in iter.take_while(|c| c == &'/') {