diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index 03ecd41d8f..bdc3256cc4 100755
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -362,7 +362,17 @@ def get_project_path(filepath):
         import os
         dir_path = os.path.dirname(filepath)
         if get_command_result("git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree", dir_path) == "true":
-            return get_command_result("git rev-parse --show-toplevel", dir_path)
+            path_from_git = get_command_result("git rev-parse --show-toplevel", dir_path)
+            if get_os_name() == "windows":
+                path_parts = path_from_git.split("/")
+                # if this is a Unix-style absolute path, which should be a Windows-style one
+                if path_parts[0] == "/": 
+                    windows_path = path_parts[1] + ":/" + "/".join(path_parts[2:])
+                    return windows_path
+                else:
+                    return path_from_git
+            else:
+                return path_from_git
         else:
             return filepath