diff --git a/picard/coverart/__init__.py b/picard/coverart/__init__.py
index 5554b7089..7731bea8c 100644
--- a/picard/coverart/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/coverart/__init__.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class CoverArt:
         # local files
         if coverartimage.url and coverartimage.url.scheme() == 'file':
             try:
-                path = coverartimage.url.path()
+                path = coverartimage.url.toLocalFile()
                 with open(path, 'rb') as file:
                     self._set_metadata(coverartimage, file.read())
             except IOError as ioexcept:
diff --git a/picard/coverart/image.py b/picard/coverart/image.py
index 3db705f12..67b3e4379 100644
--- a/picard/coverart/image.py
+++ b/picard/coverart/image.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class LocalFileCoverArtImage(CoverArtImage):
 
     def __init__(self, filepath, types=None, comment='',
                  support_types=False, support_multi_types=False):
-        url = 'file://' + filepath
+        url = QUrl.fromLocalFile(filepath).toString()
         super().__init__(url=url, types=types, comment=comment)
         self.support_types = support_types
         self.support_multi_types = support_multi_types
diff --git a/test/test_coverart_image.py b/test/test_coverart_image.py
index 1f10b6489..de03d3512 100644
--- a/test/test_coverart_image.py
+++ b/test/test_coverart_image.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
+import unittest
+
 from test.picardtestcase import (
     PicardTestCase,
     create_fake_png,
 )
-
+from picard.const.sys import IS_WIN
 from picard.coverart.image import (
     CoverArtImage,
     LocalFileCoverArtImage,
@@ -100,3 +102,9 @@ class LocalFileCoverArtImageTest(PicardTestCase):
         image = LocalFileCoverArtImage(path, support_multi_types=True)
         self.assertFalse(image.support_types)
         self.assertTrue(image.support_multi_types)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(IS_WIN, "windows test")
+    def test_windows_path(self):
+        path = 'C:\\Music\\somefile.mp3'
+        image = LocalFileCoverArtImage(path)
+        self.assertEqual(image.url.toLocalFile(), 'C:/Music/somefile.mp3')