1 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/terminal_link.rs b/src/terminal_link.rs
index c9e6bce..9bea07d 100644
--- a/src/terminal_link.rs
+++ b/src/terminal_link.rs
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ pub struct TerminalFileLink<'a>(pub &'a str);
 
 impl<'a> Display for TerminalFileLink<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        if let Ok(Some(canonical_path)) = fs::canonicalize(self.0)
-            .as_deref()
-            .map(|path| path.to_str())
-        {
-            write!(
-                f,
-                "\x1b]8;;file://{}\x1b\\{}\x1b]8;;\x1b\\",
-                canonical_path, self.0,
-            )
+        let path = fs::canonicalize(self.0);
+
+        if let Some(path) = path.as_deref().ok().and_then(|path| path.to_str()) {
+            // Windows itself can't handle its verbatim paths.
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            let path = if path.len() > 5 && &path[0..4] == r"\\?\" {
+                &path[4..]
+            } else {
+                path
+            };
+
+            write!(f, "\x1b]8;;file://{path}\x1b\\{}\x1b]8;;\x1b\\", self.0)
         } else {
             write!(f, "{}", self.0)
         }