diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua
index 0c2d7726..45830bdd 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/git/runner.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ function Runner:_parse_status_output(line)
   local status = line:sub(1, 2)
   -- removing `"` when git is returning special file status containing spaces
   local path = line:sub(4, -2):gsub('^"', ''):gsub('"$', '')
+  -- replacing slashes if on windows
+  if vim.fn.has('win32') == 1 then
+    path = path:gsub('/', '\\')
+  end
   if #status > 0 and #path > 0 then
     self.output[utils.path_remove_trailing(utils.path_join({self.project_root,path}))] = status
   end