diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_zip.py b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_zip.py
index 59559c0b9..74696ee2c 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_zip.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_zip.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import collections.abc
 import os.path
+import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import make_archive
 
@@ -161,6 +162,17 @@ def zip_file_fixture(tmp_path):
     return Path(make_archive(zip_file, "zip", data_dir))
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(name="zip_file2")
+def zip_file_fixture2(tmp_path):
+    file_path = tmp_path / "zip_file2.zip"
+
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(file_path, "w") as z:
+        z.writestr("a/b/c", "")
+        z.writestr("a/b/d/e", "")
+
+    return file_path
+
+
 def _assert_all_except_context_dependent_variables(result, expected_result):
     for path in expected_result:
         assert result[path]
@@ -480,3 +492,43 @@ def test_find_returns_expected_result_recursion_depth_set(zip_file):
     ]
 
     assert result == expected_result
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "args,expected_result",
+    [
+        pytest.param(
+            ("a/b", 1),
+            ["a/b/c"],
+            id="find-maxdepth-correct-depth",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ("a/b", None, True),
+            ["a/b", "a/b/c", "a/b/d", "a/b/d/e"],
+            id="find-withdirs-should-not-include-parents",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ("a/b", 1, True),
+            ["a/b", "a/b/c", "a/b/d"],
+            id="find-withdirs-maxdepth",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ("/a//b///", 1, True),
+            ["a/b", "a/b/c", "a/b/d"],
+            id="find-ill-formed-path",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ("\\a\\\\b\\", 1, True),
+            ["a/b", "a/b/c", "a/b/d"],
+            id="find-ill-formed-path-windows",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            (Path("\\a\\\\b\\"), 1, True),
+            ["a/b", "a/b/c", "a/b/d"],
+            id="find-using-pathobj",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_find_generic(zip_file2, args, expected_result):
+    zip_file_system = ZipFileSystem(zip_file2)
+    assert zip_file_system.find(*args) == expected_result
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/zip.py b/fsspec/implementations/zip.py
index 6db3ae278..d55d54665 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/zip.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/zip.py
@@ -138,14 +138,17 @@ def find(self, path, maxdepth=None, withdirs=False, detail=False, **kwargs):
         if maxdepth is not None and maxdepth < 1:
             raise ValueError("maxdepth must be at least 1")
 
+        def to_parts(_path: str):
+            return list(filter(None, _path.replace("\\", "/").split("/")))
+
+        if not isinstance(path, str):
+            path = str(path)
+
         # Remove the leading slash, as the zip file paths are always
         # given without a leading slash
         path = path.lstrip("/")
-        path_parts = list(filter(lambda s: bool(s), path.split("/")))
-
-        def _matching_starts(file_path):
-            file_parts = filter(lambda s: bool(s), file_path.split("/"))
-            return all(a == b for a, b in zip(path_parts, file_parts))
+        path_parts = to_parts(path)
+        path_depth = len(path_parts)
 
         self._get_dirs()
 
@@ -157,21 +160,22 @@ def _matching_starts(file_path):
             return result if detail else [path]
 
         for file_path, file_info in self.dir_cache.items():
-            if not (path == "" or _matching_starts(file_path)):
+            if len(file_parts := to_parts(file_path)) < path_depth or any(
+                a != b for a, b in zip(path_parts, file_parts)
+            ):
+                # skip parent folders and mismatching paths
                 continue
 
             if file_info["type"] == "directory":
-                if withdirs:
-                    if file_path not in result:
-                        result[file_path.strip("/")] = file_info
+                if withdirs and file_path not in result:
+                    result[file_path.strip("/")] = file_info
                 continue
 
             if file_path not in result:
                 result[file_path] = file_info if detail else None
 
         if maxdepth:
-            path_depth = path.count("/")
             result = {
-                k: v for k, v in result.items() if k.count("/") - path_depth < maxdepth
+                k: v for k, v in result.items() if k.count("/") < maxdepth + path_depth
             }
         return result if detail else sorted(result)