diff --git a/src/api/client.js b/src/api/client.js
index 06964a2..0a01ffb 100644
--- a/src/api/client.js
+++ b/src/api/client.js
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ function isSameOriginBaseUrl(baseUrl) {
 
 function buildPathname({ database, kitchenId, path, includeKitchen = true }) {
   const encodedDatabase = encodeURIComponent(database);
-  const encodedPathSegments = String(path || '')
-    .replace(/^\/+/, '')
+  const rawPath = String(path || '').replace(/^\/+/, '');
+  const keepTrailingSlash = rawPath.endsWith('/');
+  const encodedPathSegments = rawPath
     .split('/')
     .filter(Boolean)
     .map((segment) => encodeURIComponent(segment));
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ function buildPathname({ database, kitchenId, path, includeKitchen = true }) {
 
   segments.push(...encodedPathSegments);
 
-  return `/${segments.join('/')}`;
+  const pathname = `/${segments.join('/')}`;
+  return keepTrailingSlash ? `${pathname}/` : pathname;
 }
 
 function buildUrl({ baseUrl, database, kitchenId, path, query = {}, includeKitchen = true }) {