diff --git a/src/fs/file.rs b/src/fs/file.rs
index cd972e322..930c98f70 100644
--- a/src/fs/file.rs
+++ b/src/fs/file.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ use std::time::SystemTime;
 use chrono::prelude::*;
 
 use log::{debug, error, trace};
-#[cfg(unix)]
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
 
 use crate::fs::dir::Dir;
@@ -353,6 +352,25 @@ impl<'dir> File<'dir> {
         (md.permissions().mode() & bit) == bit
     }
 
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    pub fn is_executable_file(&self) -> bool {
+        use std::collections::HashSet;
+        use std::env;
+
+        let Some(ext) = self.ext.as_ref() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        static PATHEXT: LazyLock<HashSet<String>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+            env::var("PATHEXT")
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .split(';')
+                .map(|s| s[1..].to_string())
+                .collect::<HashSet<String>>()
+        });
+        PATHEXT.contains(&ext.to_uppercase())
+    }
+
     /// Whether this file is a symlink on the filesystem.
     pub fn is_link(&self) -> bool {
         self.filetype().is_some_and(FileType::is_symlink)
diff --git a/src/output/file_name.rs b/src/output/file_name.rs
index 85c5e5c42..2020ee9e7 100644
--- a/src/output/file_name.rs
+++ b/src/output/file_name.rs
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ impl<C: Colours> FileName<'_, '_, C> {
         return match self.file {
             f if f.is_mount_point()      => self.colours.mount_point(),
             f if f.is_directory()        => self.colours.directory(),
-            #[cfg(unix)]
             f if f.is_executable_file()  => self.colours.executable_file(),
             f if f.is_link()             => self.colours.symlink(),
             #[cfg(unix)]