diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7b6b8720..71d37764 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
    Add a translation hint to an ambiguous format string.
  * src/Makefile.am:
    Add missing include path to fix 'make distcheck'.
+ * src/win32.c:
+   Fix opening of local files in the browser on Windows.
  * New release: Geany 0.18 "Kaine".
 
 
diff --git a/src/win32.c b/src/win32.c
index 2f7bb727..5c460d85 100644
--- a/src/win32.c
+++ b/src/win32.c
@@ -644,8 +644,11 @@ gint win32_message_dialog_unsaved(const gchar *msg)
 void win32_open_browser(const gchar *uri)
 {
 	if (strncmp(uri, "file://", 7) == 0)
+	{
 		uri += 7;
-
+		while (*uri == '/')
+			uri++;
+	}
 	ShellExecute(NULL, "open", uri, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
 }