diff --git a/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c b/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c
index b82b6f8587e..0e54b0996fe 100644
--- a/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c
+++ b/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.c
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ CWD_API int virtual_file_ex(cwd_state *state, const char *path, verify_path_func
 		copy_amount = COPY_WHEN_ABSOLUTE;
 		is_absolute = 1;
 #ifdef TSRM_WIN32
+	} else if(IS_UNC_PATH(path_copy, path_length)){
+		copy_amount = 1;
+		is_absolute = 1;
 	} else if(IS_SLASH(path_copy[0])) {
 		copy_amount = 2;
 #endif
diff --git a/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.h b/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.h
index 7ea7aa4cbfc..b47159a0ff3 100644
--- a/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.h
+++ b/TSRM/tsrm_virtual_cwd.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ typedef unsigned short mode_t;
 #define COPY_WHEN_ABSOLUTE 2
 #define IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH(path, len) \
 	(len >= 2 && isalpha(path[0]) && path[1] == ':')
+#define IS_UNC_PATH(path, len) \
+	(len >= 2 && IS_SLASH(path[0]) && IS_SLASH(path[1]))
 
 #else
 #ifdef HAVE_DIRENT_H