diff --git a/src/common/helpers.py b/src/common/helpers.py
index f1277ec32..baa087eb7 100644
--- a/src/common/helpers.py
+++ b/src/common/helpers.py
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ def get_file_path_from_dnd_dropped_uri(uri):
 	path = urllib.url2pathname(uri) # escape special chars
 	path = path.strip('\r\n\x00') # remove \r\n and NULL
 	# get the path to file
-	if path.startswith('file://'): # nautilus, rox
+	if path.startswith('file:\\\\\\'): # windows
+		path = path[8:] # 8 is len('file:///')
+	elif path.startswith('file://'): # nautilus, rox
 		path = path[7:] # 7 is len('file://')
 	elif path.startswith('file:'): # xffm
 		path = path[5:] # 5 is len('file:')