diff --git a/lldb/source/Utility/Args.cpp b/lldb/source/Utility/Args.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Utility/Args.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Utility/Args.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
 
   static ShellDescriptor g_Shells[] = {{ConstString("bash"), " '\"<>()&"},
                                        {ConstString("tcsh"), " '\"<>()&$"},
+                                       {ConstString("zsh"), " '\"<>()&;\\|"},
                                        {ConstString("sh"), " '\"<>()&"}};
 
   // safe minimal set
diff --git a/lldb/unittests/Utility/ArgsTest.cpp b/lldb/unittests/Utility/ArgsTest.cpp
--- a/lldb/unittests/Utility/ArgsTest.cpp
+++ b/lldb/unittests/Utility/ArgsTest.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(Args::GetShellSafeArgument(bash, "a\""), "a\\\"");
   EXPECT_EQ(Args::GetShellSafeArgument(bash, "a\"b"), "a\\\"b");
 
+  FileSpec zsh("/bin/zsh", FileSpec::Style::posix);
+  EXPECT_EQ(Args::GetShellSafeArgument(zsh, R"('";()<>&|\)"),
+            R"(\'\"\;\(\)\<\>\&\|\\)");
+  // Normal characters and expressions that shouldn't be escaped.
+  EXPECT_EQ(Args::GetShellSafeArgument(zsh, "aA$1*"), "aA$1*");
+
   // String that doesn't need to be escaped
   EXPECT_EQ(Args::GetShellSafeArgument(bash, "a"), "a");