diff --git a/companion/lib/Service/TcpUdpApi.ts b/companion/lib/Service/TcpUdpApi.ts
index 13766bc040..1efabcf8d1 100644
--- a/companion/lib/Service/TcpUdpApi.ts
+++ b/companion/lib/Service/TcpUdpApi.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class ServiceTcpUdpApi extends CoreBase {
 			if (!control.stepMakeCurrent(step)) throw new ApiMessageError('Step out of range')
 		})
 
-		this.#router.addPath('style bank :page :bank text{ :text}', (match) => {
+		this.#router.addPath('style bank :page :bank text{ *text}', (match) => {
 			this.#checkLegacyRouteAllowed()
 
 			const controlId = this.page.getControlIdAtOldBankIndex(Number(match.page), Number(match.bank))
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export class ServiceTcpUdpApi extends CoreBase {
 		this.#router.addPath('location :page/:row/:column rotate-right', this.#locationRotateRight)
 		this.#router.addPath('location :page/:row/:column set-step :step', this.#locationSetStep)
 
-		this.#router.addPath('location :page/:row/:column style text{ :text}', this.#locationStyleText)
+		this.#router.addPath('location :page/:row/:column style text{ *text}', this.#locationStyleText)
 		this.#router.addPath('location :page/:row/:column style color :color', this.#locationStyleColor)
 		this.#router.addPath('location :page/:row/:column style bgcolor :bgcolor', this.#locationStyleBgcolor)
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export class ServiceTcpUdpApi extends CoreBase {
 		this.#router.addPath('surfaces rescan', this.#surfacesRescan)
 
 		// custom variables
-		this.#router.addPath('custom-variable :name set-value {:value}', this.#customVariableSetValue)
+		this.#router.addPath('custom-variable :name set-value {*value}', this.#customVariableSetValue)
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/companion/test/Service/TcpUdpApi.test.ts b/companion/test/Service/TcpUdpApi.test.ts
index de608554a0..585dbca51c 100644
--- a/companion/test/Service/TcpUdpApi.test.ts
+++ b/companion/test/Service/TcpUdpApi.test.ts
@@ -83,10 +83,23 @@ describe('TcpUdpApi', () => {
 				mockFn.mockReturnValue(null)
 
 				// Perform the request
-				await router.processMessage('custom-variable my-var-name set-value 123')
+				await router.processMessage('custom-variable my-var-name set-value 123 def')
 
 				expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-				expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('my-var-name', '123')
+				expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('my-var-name', '123 def')
+			})
+
+			test('ok from query with slash', async () => {
+				const { router, registry } = createService()
+
+				const mockFn = registry.variables.custom.setValue
+				mockFn.mockReturnValue(null)
+
+				// Perform the request
+				await router.processMessage('custom-variable my-var-name set-value 12/3 def')
+
+				expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+				expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('my-var-name', '12/3 def')
 			})
 
 			test('ok empty', async () => {
@@ -638,7 +651,36 @@ describe('TcpUdpApi', () => {
 				registry.controls.getControl.mockReturnValue(mockControl)
 
 				// Perform the request
-				router.processMessage('location 1/2/3 style text def')
+				router.processMessage('location 1/2/3 style text def two')
+
+				expect(registry.page.getControlIdAt).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+				expect(registry.page.getControlIdAt).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+					pageNumber: 1,
+					row: 2,
+					column: 3,
+				})
+
+				expect(registry.controls.getControl).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+				expect(registry.controls.getControl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('abc')
+
+				expect(mockControl.styleSetFields).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+				expect(mockControl.styleSetFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ text: 'def two' })
+			})
+
+			test('ok with slash', async () => {
+				const { router, registry } = createService()
+				registry.page.getControlIdAt.mockReturnValue('abc')
+
+				const mockControl = mock<ControlButtonNormal>(
+					{
+						styleSetFields: vi.fn(),
+					},
+					mockOptions
+				)
+				registry.controls.getControl.mockReturnValue(mockControl)
+
+				// Perform the request
+				router.processMessage('location 1/2/3 style text de/f two')
 
 				expect(registry.page.getControlIdAt).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
 				expect(registry.page.getControlIdAt).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -651,7 +693,7 @@ describe('TcpUdpApi', () => {
 				expect(registry.controls.getControl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('abc')
 
 				expect(mockControl.styleSetFields).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-				expect(mockControl.styleSetFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ text: 'def' })
+				expect(mockControl.styleSetFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ text: 'de/f two' })
 			})
 
 			test('ok no text', async () => {