diff --git a/radicale/storage.py b/radicale/storage.py
index 58e78b9..89e06dc 100644
--- a/radicale/storage.py
+++ b/radicale/storage.py
@@ -173,7 +173,13 @@ def path_to_filesystem(root, *paths):
         for part in path.split("/"):
             if not is_safe_filesystem_path_component(part):
                 raise UnsafePathError(part)
+            safe_path_parent = safe_path
             safe_path = os.path.join(safe_path, part)
+            # Check for conflicting files (e.g. case-insensitive file systems
+            # or short names on Windows file systems)
+            if os.path.lexists(safe_path):
+                if not part in os.listdir(safe_path_parent):
+                    raise CollidingPathError(part)
     return safe_path
 
 
@@ -183,6 +189,12 @@ class UnsafePathError(ValueError):
         super().__init__(message)
 
 
+class CollidingPathError(ValueError):
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        message = "File name collision: %s" % path
+        super().__init__(message)
+
+
 class ComponentExistsError(ValueError):
     def __init__(self, path):
         message = "Component already exists: %s" % path
@@ -470,8 +482,9 @@ class Collection(BaseCollection):
         cls._makedirs_synced(folder)
         try:
             filesystem_path = path_to_filesystem(folder, sane_path)
-        except ValueError:
+        except ValueError as e:
             # Path is unsafe
+            cls.logger.info(e)
             return
 
         # Check if the path exists and if it leads to a collection or an item