1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/path.c b/src/nvim/path.c
index c20dffa9b1..a2617973b1 100644
--- a/src/nvim/path.c
+++ b/src/nvim/path.c
@@ -2186,9 +2186,16 @@ static int path_get_absolute_path(const char_u *fname, char_u *buf,
 
 /// Check if the given file is absolute.
 ///
-/// This just checks if the file name starts with '/' or '~'.
 /// @return `TRUE` if "fname" is absolute.
 int path_is_absolute_path(const char_u *fname)
 {
+#ifdef WIN32
+  // A name like "d:/foo" and "//server/share" is absolute
+  return ((isalpha(fname[0]) && fname[1] == ':'
+           && vim_ispathsep_nocolon(fname[2]))
+          || (vim_ispathsep_nocolon(fname[0]) && fname[0] == fname[1]));
+#else
+  // UNIX: This just checks if the file name starts with '/' or '~'.
   return *fname == '/' || *fname == '~';
+#endif
 }