diff --git a/git-open b/git-open
index a05e8a5..1fcc9c2 100755
--- a/git-open
+++ b/git-open
@@ -109,7 +109,13 @@ case $( uname -s ) in
   MINGW*)  open='start';;
   MSYS*)   open='start';;
   CYGWIN*) open='cygstart';;
-  *)       open='xdg-open';;
+  *)       # Try to detect WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
+           if uname -r | grep -q Microsoft; then
+             open='powershell.exe'
+             openopt='Start'
+           else
+             open='xdg-open'
+           fi;;
 esac
 
 # Allow printing the url if BROWSER=echo
@@ -118,4 +124,4 @@ if [[ $BROWSER != "echo" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # open it in a browser
-${BROWSER:-$open} "$openurl"
+${BROWSER:-$open} $openopt "$openurl"