diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/pathDrop.ts b/tabby-electron/src/pathDrop.ts
index 9b39a696..4718a333 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/pathDrop.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/pathDrop.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core'
-import { TerminalDecorator, BaseTerminalTabComponent } from 'tabby-terminal'
+import { TerminalDecorator, BaseTerminalTabComponent, BaseTerminalProfile } from 'tabby-terminal'
 import { webUtils } from 'electron'
+import { ShellType, TerminalTabComponent } from 'tabby-local'
 
 /** @hidden */
 @Injectable()
 export class PathDropDecorator extends TerminalDecorator {
-    attach (terminal: BaseTerminalTabComponent<any>): void {
+    attach (terminal: BaseTerminalTabComponent<BaseTerminalProfile>): void {
         setTimeout(() => {
             this.subscribeUntilDetached(terminal, terminal.frontend?.dragOver$.subscribe(event => {
                 event.preventDefault()
@@ -19,12 +20,55 @@ export class PathDropDecorator extends TerminalDecorator {
         })
     }
 
-    private injectPath (terminal: BaseTerminalTabComponent<any>, path: string) {
-        path = path.replace(/[\x00-\x1F\x7F]/g, '')
-        if (path.includes(' ')) {
-            path = `"${path}"`
+    private injectPath (terminal: BaseTerminalTabComponent<BaseTerminalProfile>, path: string) {
+        const shellType = this.getShellType(terminal)
+        let data = this.quotePath(path, shellType) + ' '
+
+        if (terminal.config.store.terminal.bracketedPaste && terminal.frontend?.supportsBracketedPaste()) {
+            data = `\x1b[200~${data}\x1b[201~`
         }
-        path = path.replaceAll('\\', '\\\\')
-        terminal.sendInput(path + ' ')
+
+        terminal.sendInput(data)
+    }
+
+    private getShellType (terminal: BaseTerminalTabComponent<BaseTerminalProfile>): ShellType {
+        const profileShellType = terminal instanceof TerminalTabComponent ? terminal.profile.options.shellType : null
+
+        return profileShellType ?? 'unix'
+    }
+
+    private quotePath (path: string, shellType: ShellType): string {
+        path = path.replace(/[\x00-\x1F\x7F]/g, '')
+
+        if (shellType === 'powershell') {
+            return this.quoteForPowerShell(path)
+        }
+
+        if (shellType === 'cmd') {
+            return this.quoteForCmd(path)
+        }
+
+        return this.quoteForUnix(path)
+    }
+
+    private quoteForUnix (path: string): string {
+        return `'${path.replace(/'/g, `'\\''`)}'`
+    }
+
+    private quoteForPowerShell (path: string): string {
+        // double any single-quote-class chars already present
+        return `'${path.replace(/['\u2018\u2019\u201A\u201B]/g, m => m + m)}'`
+    }
+
+    private quoteForCmd (path: string): string {
+        if (!path) {
+            return '""'
+        }
+        const escaped = path
+            .replace(/\^/g, '^^')
+            .replace(/!/g, '^!')
+            .replace(/"/g, '""')
+            .replace(/%/g, '%%')
+        return `"${escaped}"`
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/cmder.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/cmder.ts
index 0c97164d..cf2e3927 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/cmder.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/cmder.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export class CmderShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
                 env: {
                     TERM: 'cygwin',
                 },
+                shellType: 'cmd',
             },
             {
                 id: 'cmderps',
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export class CmderShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
                 ],
                 icon: require('../icons/cmder-powershell.svg'),
                 env: {},
+                shellType: 'powershell',
             },
         ]
     }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin32.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin32.ts
index f77b0003..50cfadfb 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin32.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin32.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export class Cygwin32ShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
             env: {
                 TERM: 'cygwin',
             },
+            shellType: 'unix',
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin64.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin64.ts
index 4e3118fc..41ef47a6 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin64.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/cygwin64.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export class Cygwin64ShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
             env: {
                 TERM: 'cygwin',
             },
+            shellType: 'unix',
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/gitBash.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/gitBash.ts
index 19b480f9..92482d8d 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/gitBash.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/gitBash.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export class GitBashShellProvider extends WindowsBaseShellProvider {
             args: ['--login', '-i'],
             icon: require('../icons/git-bash.svg'),
             env: this.getEnvironment(),
+            shellType: 'unix',
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/linuxDefault.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/linuxDefault.ts
index 8c8a419a..08cb6c50 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/linuxDefault.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/linuxDefault.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class LinuxDefaultShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
                 name: this.translate.instant('User default'),
                 command: '/bin/sh',
                 env: {},
+                shellType: 'unix',
             }]
         } else {
             return [{
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export class LinuxDefaultShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
                 args: ['--login'],
                 hidden: true,
                 env: {},
+                shellType: 'unix',
             }]
         }
     }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/macDefault.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/macDefault.ts
index 32dcc462..949dca9e 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/macDefault.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/macDefault.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export class MacOSDefaultShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
             args: ['--login'],
             hidden: true,
             env: {},
+            shellType: 'unix',
         }]
     }
 
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/msys2.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/msys2.ts
index 3475b377..be194520 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/msys2.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/msys2.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export class MSYS2ShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
             icon: require('../icons/msys2.svg'),
             env: {},
             cwd: homePath,
+            shellType: 'unix',
         }))
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/posix.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/posix.ts
index 6707ac88..3bb044c2 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/posix.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/posix.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export class POSIXShellsProvider extends ShellProvider {
                 command: x,
                 args: ['-l'],
                 env: {},
+                shellType: 'unix',
             }))
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/powershellCore.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/powershellCore.ts
index 2792fd10..b9352555 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/powershellCore.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/powershellCore.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export class PowerShellCoreShellProvider extends WindowsBaseShellProvider {
             args: ['-nologo'],
             icon: require('../icons/powershell-core.svg'),
             env: this.getEnvironment(),
+            shellType: 'powershell',
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/vs.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/vs.ts
index 045c61d1..f6c50cbd 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/vs.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/vs.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class VSDevToolsProvider extends ShellProvider {
                         args: ['/k', bat],
                         icon: vsIconMap[version],
                         env: {},
+                        shellType: 'cmd',
                     })
                 }
             } catch (_) {
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/windowsStock.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/windowsStock.ts
index d1094a97..c6ab9648 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/windowsStock.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/windowsStock.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export class WindowsStockShellsProvider extends WindowsBaseShellProvider {
                     WT_SESSION: '0',
                 },
                 icon: require('../icons/clink.svg'),
+                shellType: 'cmd',
             },
             {
                 id: 'cmd',
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export class WindowsStockShellsProvider extends WindowsBaseShellProvider {
                 command: 'cmd.exe',
                 env: {},
                 icon: require('../icons/cmd.svg'),
+                shellType: 'cmd',
             },
             {
                 id: 'powershell',
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ export class WindowsStockShellsProvider extends WindowsBaseShellProvider {
                 args: ['-nologo'],
                 icon: require('../icons/powershell.svg'),
                 env: this.getEnvironment(),
+                shellType: 'powershell',
             },
         ]
     }
diff --git a/tabby-electron/src/shells/wsl.ts b/tabby-electron/src/shells/wsl.ts
index 67811a4d..fd327100 100644
--- a/tabby-electron/src/shells/wsl.ts
+++ b/tabby-electron/src/shells/wsl.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export class WSLShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
                         TERM: 'xterm-color',
                         COLORTERM: 'truecolor',
                     },
+                    shellType: 'unix',
                     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
                     icon: wslIconMap[defaultDistKey.DistributionName.value] ?? wslIconMap.Linux,
                 }
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export class WSLShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
                         TERM: 'xterm-color',
                         COLORTERM: 'truecolor',
                     },
+                    shellType: 'unix',
                 }]
             } else {
                 return []
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ export class WSLShellProvider extends ShellProvider {
                     TERM: 'xterm-color',
                     COLORTERM: 'truecolor',
                 },
+                shellType: 'unix',
                 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
                 icon: wslIconMap[name] ?? wslIconMap.Linux,
             }
diff --git a/tabby-local/src/api.ts b/tabby-local/src/api.ts
index ffdc6eb9..c23ded76 100644
--- a/tabby-local/src/api.ts
+++ b/tabby-local/src/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { BaseTerminalProfile } from 'tabby-terminal'
 
+export type ShellType = 'unix' | 'powershell' | 'cmd'
+
 export interface Shell {
     id: string
     name: string
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ export interface Shell {
      */
     icon?: string
 
+    shellType?: ShellType
+
     hidden?: boolean
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ export interface SessionOptions {
     env: Record<string, string>
     width: number | null
     height: number | null
+    shellType: ShellType | null
     pauseAfterExit: boolean
     runAsAdministrator: boolean
 }
diff --git a/tabby-local/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-local/src/profiles.ts
index e055c7ac..d4738517 100644
--- a/tabby-local/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-local/src/profiles.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export class LocalProfilesService extends ProfileProvider<LocalProfile> {
             },
             width: null,
             height: null,
+            shellType: null,
             pauseAfterExit: false,
             runAsAdministrator: false,
         },
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export class LocalProfilesService extends ProfileProvider<LocalProfile> {
             args: shell.args ?? [],
             env: shell.env,
             cwd: shell.cwd ?? null,
+            shellType: shell.shellType ?? null,
         }
     }