diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a67f39da..d94cfbe6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 - honor options (for untracked files) in `stage_all` command ([#933](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/933))
 - improved file diff speed dramatically ([#976](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/976))
+- blaming files in sub-folders on windows ([#981](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/981))
 
 ## [0.18] - 2021-10-11
 
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs
index 8a3aaed2..c9e3c1c6 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/blame.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ pub struct FileBlame {
 	pub lines: Vec<(Option<BlameHunk>, String)>,
 }
 
+/// fixup `\` windows path seperators to git compatible `/`
+fn fixup_windows_path(path: &str) -> String {
+	#[cfg(windows)]
+	{
+		path.replace("\\", "/")
+	}
+
+	#[cfg(not(windows))]
+	{
+		path.to_string()
+	}
+}
+
 ///
 pub fn blame_file(
 	repo_path: &str,
@@ -50,7 +63,11 @@ pub fn blame_file(
 
 	let commit_id = utils::get_head_repo(&repo)?;
 
-	let spec = format!("{}:{}", commit_id.to_string(), file_path);
+	let spec = format!(
+		"{}:{}",
+		commit_id.to_string(),
+		fixup_windows_path(file_path)
+	);
 
 	let object = repo.revparse_single(&spec)?;
 	let blob = repo.find_blob(object.id())?;
@@ -214,4 +231,24 @@ mod tests {
 
 		Ok(())
 	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_blame_windows_path_dividers() {
+		let file_path = Path::new("bar\\foo");
+		let (_td, repo) = repo_init_empty().unwrap();
+		let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
+		let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
+
+		std::fs::create_dir(&root.join("bar")).unwrap();
+
+		File::create(&root.join(file_path))
+			.unwrap()
+			.write_all(b"line 1\n")
+			.unwrap();
+
+		stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path).unwrap();
+		commit(repo_path, "first commit").unwrap();
+
+		assert!(blame_file(&repo_path, "bar\\foo").is_ok());
+	}
 }