diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index a7b340622..cac6f5824 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -3147,7 +3147,16 @@ fn command_mode(cx: &mut Context) {
 
             // Handle typable commands
             if let Some(cmd) = cmd::TYPABLE_COMMAND_MAP.get(parts[0]) {
-                let args = shellwords::shellwords(input);
+                let args = if cfg!(unix) {
+                    shellwords::shellwords(input)
+                } else {
+                    // Windows doesn't support POSIX, so fallback for now
+                    parts
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(|part| part.into())
+                        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                };
+
                 if let Err(e) = (cmd.fun)(cx, &args[1..], event) {
                     cx.editor.set_error(format!("{}", e));
                 }