diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 4efa4b7..5307698 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe("lbug", () => {
   importTest("Data types", "./test_data_type.js");
   importTest("Query parameters", "./test_parameter.js");
   importTest("Concurrent query execution", "./test_concurrency.js");
+  importTest("Windows database paths", "./test_windows_path.js");
   importTest("Version", "./test_version.js");
   importTest("Synchronous API", "./test_sync_api.js");
 });
diff --git a/test/test_windows_path.js b/test/test_windows_path.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf34004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_windows_path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+if (process.platform === "win32" && !global.lbug) {
+  require("./common.js");
+}
+
+const itOnWindows = process.platform === "win32" ? it : it.skip;
+
+itOnWindows("opens an on-disk database with a native absolute Windows path", async function () {
+  const fs = require("fs");
+  const path = require("path");
+
+  const testRoot = "C:\\adham\\lbug-test";
+  fs.rmSync(testRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(testRoot, { recursive: true });
+  const dbPath = path.join(testRoot, "db_wasm_iso.lbug");
+  assert.include(dbPath, "\\");
+  assert.match(dbPath, /^C:\\/);
+
+  let db;
+  let conn;
+  try {
+    db = new lbug.Database(dbPath);
+    conn = new lbug.Connection(db);
+    await conn.query("CREATE NODE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS T(id STRING PRIMARY KEY)");
+    await conn.query("CREATE (:T {id: 'one'})");
+    const res = await conn.query("MATCH (t:T) RETURN t.id");
+    const rows = await res.getAll();
+    assert.deepEqual(rows, [{ "t.id": "one" }]);
+    res.close();
+  } finally {
+    if (conn) {
+      await conn.close();
+    }
+    if (db) {
+      await db.close();
+    }
+    fs.rmSync(testRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});