diff --git a/data/core/commands/doc.lua b/data/core/commands/doc.lua
index ad590f19..97e6dfe4 100644
--- a/data/core/commands/doc.lua
+++ b/data/core/commands/doc.lua
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ end
 
 local function save(filename)
   doc():save(filename)
-  if doc().filename == (USERDIR .. PATHSEP .. "init.lua") then
+  if doc().filename == common.normalize_path(USERDIR .. PATHSEP .. "init.lua") then
     core.reload_module("core.style")
     core.load_user_directory()
   end
diff --git a/data/core/common.lua b/data/core/common.lua
index 452f4a67..763d5f00 100644
--- a/data/core/common.lua
+++ b/data/core/common.lua
@@ -228,4 +228,14 @@ function common.home_expand(text)
 end
 
 
+function common.normalize_path(filename)
+  if PATHSEP == '\\' then
+    filename = filename:gsub('[/\\]', '\\')
+    local drive, rem = filename:match('^([a-zA-Z])(:.*)')
+    return drive and drive:upper() .. rem or filename
+  end
+  return filename
+end
+
+
 return common
diff --git a/data/core/doc/init.lua b/data/core/doc/init.lua
index 83b5fc01..096c6aa9 100644
--- a/data/core/doc/init.lua
+++ b/data/core/doc/init.lua
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ end
 
 function Doc:load(filename)
   local fp = assert( io.open(filename, "rb") )
+  filename = common.normalize_path(filename)
   self:reset()
   self.filename = filename
   self.lines = {}
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ function Doc:save(filename)
     fp:write(line)
   end
   fp:close()
-  self.filename = filename or self.filename
+  self.filename = common.normalize_path(filename or self.filename)
   self:reset_syntax()
   self:clean()
 end