diff --git a/src/Native/Windows.cs b/src/Native/Windows.cs
index a48efe0a..18326fa6 100644
--- a/src/Native/Windows.cs
+++ b/src/Native/Windows.cs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Native
         public void OpenWithDefaultEditor(string file)
         {
             var info = new FileInfo(file);
-            var start = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd", $"/c start {info.FullName}");
+            var start = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd", $"/c start \"\" \"{info.FullName}\"");
             start.CreateNoWindow = true;
             Process.Start(start);
         }