diff --git a/plugins/shell/Cargo.toml b/plugins/shell/Cargo.toml
index 6ce62b64..8aad4651 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/shell/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ features = [
     "Win32_UI_Shell_Common",
     "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
     "Win32_System_Com",
+    "Win32_System_Registry",
 ]
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "ios")'.dependencies]
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/open/linux.rs b/plugins/shell/src/open/linux.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..182ec0ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/open/linux.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+pub fn show_item_in_directory(file: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {}
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/open/windows.rs b/plugins/shell/src/open/windows.rs
index 131a4e6b..146bbd6f 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/open/windows.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/open/windows.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use windows::{
     core::{w, HSTRING, PCWSTR},
     Win32::{
-        Foundation::{ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND, HWND},
+        Foundation::ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND,
         System::Com::CoInitialize,
         UI::{
-            Shell::{ILCreateFromPathW, ILFree, SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems, ShellExecuteW},
-            WindowsAndMessaging::SW_SHOW,
+            Shell::{
+                ILCreateFromPathW, ILFree, SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems, ShellExecuteExW,
+                SHELLEXECUTEINFOW,
+            },
+            WindowsAndMessaging::SW_SHOWNORMAL,
         },
     },
 };
@@ -22,20 +25,27 @@ pub fn show_item_in_directory(file: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
     let dir = HSTRING::from(dir);
     let dir_item = unsafe { ILCreateFromPathW(PCWSTR::from_raw(dir.as_ptr())) };
 
-    let file = HSTRING::from(file);
-    let file_item = unsafe { ILCreateFromPathW(PCWSTR::from_raw(file.as_ptr())) };
+    let file_h = HSTRING::from(file);
+    let file_item = unsafe { ILCreateFromPathW(PCWSTR::from_raw(file_h.as_ptr())) };
 
     unsafe {
         if let Err(e) = SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems(dir_item, Some(&[file_item]), 0) {
             if e.code().0 == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.0 as i32 {
-                ShellExecuteW(
-                    HWND::default(),
-                    w!("open"),
-                    PCWSTR::from_raw(dir.as_ptr()),
-                    PCWSTR::null(),
-                    PCWSTR::null(),
-                    SW_SHOW,
-                );
+                let is_dir = std::fs::metadata(file).map(|f| f.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false);
+                let mut info = SHELLEXECUTEINFOW {
+                    cbSize: std::mem::size_of::<SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>() as _,
+                    nShow: SW_SHOWNORMAL.0,
+                    lpVerb: if is_dir {
+                        w!("explore")
+                    } else {
+                        PCWSTR::null()
+                    },
+                    lpClass: if is_dir { w!("folder") } else { PCWSTR::null() },
+                    lpFile: PCWSTR(file_h.as_ptr()),
+                    ..std::mem::zeroed()
+                };
+
+                ShellExecuteExW(&mut info)?;
             }
         }
     }