diff --git a/autoload/fern/scheme/file/fri.vim b/autoload/fern/scheme/file/fri.vim
index f2416928..42108cfe 100644
--- a/autoload/fern/scheme/file/fri.vim
+++ b/autoload/fern/scheme/file/fri.vim
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ function! fern#scheme#file#fri#to_fri(path) abort
   let path = s:Path.abspath(a:path)
   let path = s:Path.remove_last_separator(path)
   let path = s:Path.to_slash(path)
-  return printf('file:///%s', join(split(path, '/'), '/'))
+  let path = printf('file:///%s', join(split(path, '/'), '/'))
+  if s:is_windows && a:path =~# '^\w:/$'
+    let path .= '/'
+  endif
+  return path
 endfunction
 
 function! fern#scheme#file#fri#from_fri(fri) abort
@@ -13,6 +17,9 @@ function! fern#scheme#file#fri#from_fri(fri) abort
   let path = s:Path.from_slash(path)
   let path = s:Path.abspath(path)
   let path = s:Path.remove_last_separator(path)
+  if s:is_windows && path =~# '^\w:$'
+    let path .= '\'
+  endif
   let path = empty(path) ? '/' : path
   return path
 endfunction
diff --git a/autoload/fern/scheme/file/provider.vim b/autoload/fern/scheme/file/provider.vim
index 40ff81ec..2af4fed6 100644
--- a/autoload/fern/scheme/file/provider.vim
+++ b/autoload/fern/scheme/file/provider.vim
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ function! s:node(path) abort
   let path = s:Path.abspath(a:path)
   let path = s:Path.remove_last_separator(path)
   let path = simplify(path)
+  if s:is_windows && path =~# '^\w:$'
+    let path .= '\'
+  endif
   let path = empty(path) ? '/' : path
   if empty(getftype(path))
     throw printf('no such file or directory exists: %s', path)