diff --git a/packages/core/src/page/inferPagePath.ts b/packages/core/src/page/inferPagePath.ts
index 098e79985a..8d082ea93c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/page/inferPagePath.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/page/inferPagePath.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const inferPagePath = ({
 
   // infer page route path from file path
   // foo/bar.md -> /foo/bar.html
-  const pathInferred = ensureLeadingSlash(inferRoutePath(filePathRelative))
+  const pathInferred = inferRoutePath(ensureLeadingSlash(filePathRelative))
 
   // resolve page locale path
   const pathLocale = resolveLocalePath(app.siteData.locales, pathInferred)
diff --git a/packages/core/tests/page/inferPagePath.spec.ts b/packages/core/tests/page/inferPagePath.spec.ts
index f65aced2ad..faac1b12b3 100644
--- a/packages/core/tests/page/inferPagePath.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/tests/page/inferPagePath.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ const appWithoutLocales = createBaseApp({
 })
 
 const TEST_CASES: [string, ReturnType<typeof inferPagePath>][] = [
+  [
+    'README.md',
+    {
+      pathInferred: '/',
+      pathLocale: '/',
+    },
+  ],
   [
     'foo.md',
     {
@@ -28,6 +35,13 @@ const TEST_CASES: [string, ReturnType<typeof inferPagePath>][] = [
       pathLocale: '/',
     },
   ],
+  [
+    'en/README.md',
+    {
+      pathInferred: '/en/',
+      pathLocale: '/en/',
+    },
+  ],
   [
     'en/foo.md',
     {
@@ -35,6 +49,13 @@ const TEST_CASES: [string, ReturnType<typeof inferPagePath>][] = [
       pathLocale: '/en/',
     },
   ],
+  [
+    'zh/README.md',
+    {
+      pathInferred: '/zh/',
+      pathLocale: '/zh/',
+    },
+  ],
   [
     'zh/foo.md',
     {
@@ -42,6 +63,13 @@ const TEST_CASES: [string, ReturnType<typeof inferPagePath>][] = [
       pathLocale: '/zh/',
     },
   ],
+  [
+    '中文/README.md',
+    {
+      pathInferred: '/中文/',
+      pathLocale: '/中文/',
+    },
+  ],
   [
     '中文/foo.md',
     {