diff --git a/swh/web/browse/views/content.py b/swh/web/browse/views/content.py
--- a/swh/web/browse/views/content.py
+++ b/swh/web/browse/views/content.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
         language=content_data["language"],
         licenses=content_data["licenses"],
         root_directory=root_dir,
-        path=f"/{path}" if path else "/",
+        path=f"/{path}" if path else "",
         filename=filename or "",
         directory=directory_id,
         directory_url=directory_url,
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@
 
     swhids_info = get_swhids_info(
         [SWHObjectInfo(object_type=CONTENT, object_id=content_checksums["sha1_git"])],
+        snapshot_context,
         extra_context=content_metadata,
     )
 
diff --git a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                 )
             path = None
             if extra_context and "path" in extra_context:
-                path = extra_context["path"]
+                path = extra_context["path"] or "/"
                 if "filename" in extra_context and object_type == CONTENT:
                     path += extra_context["filename"]
             if path:
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/browse/views/test_identifiers.py
@@ -3,10 +3,22 @@
 # License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import random
+
 from hypothesis import given
 
+from swh.model.identifiers import CONTENT, REVISION, SNAPSHOT
+from swh.web.common.identifiers import get_swh_persistent_id
 from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
-from swh.web.tests.strategies import content, directory, revision, release, snapshot
+from swh.web.tests.django_asserts import assert_contains
+from swh.web.tests.strategies import (
+    content,
+    directory,
+    origin,
+    revision,
+    release,
+    snapshot,
+)
 
 swh_id_prefix = "swh:1:"
 
@@ -158,3 +170,37 @@
     url = reverse("browse-swh-id", url_args={"swh_id": swh_id})
     resp = client.get(url)
     assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+
+@given(origin())
+def test_legacy_swhid_browse(archive_data, client, origin):
+    snapshot = archive_data.snapshot_get_latest(origin["url"])
+    revision = archive_data.snapshot_get_head(snapshot)
+    directory = archive_data.revision_get(revision)["directory"]
+    directory_content = archive_data.directory_ls(directory)
+    directory_file = random.choice(
+        [e for e in directory_content if e["type"] == "file"]
+    )
+    legacy_swhid = get_swh_persistent_id(
+        CONTENT,
+        directory_file["checksums"]["sha1_git"],
+        metadata={"origin": origin["url"]},
+    )
+
+    url = reverse("browse-swh-id", url_args={"swh_id": legacy_swhid})
+    resp = client.get(url)
+    assert resp.status_code == 302
+
+    resp = client.get(resp["location"])
+
+    swhid = get_swh_persistent_id(
+        CONTENT,
+        directory_file["checksums"]["sha1_git"],
+        metadata={
+            "origin": origin["url"],
+            "visit": get_swh_persistent_id(SNAPSHOT, snapshot),
+            "anchor": get_swh_persistent_id(REVISION, revision),
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert_contains(resp, swhid)