diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index f7a0f1e0c6..810a21642e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Other enhancements:
 
 Bug fixes:
 
+* Support most executable extensions on Windows
+  [#2225](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/2225)
+
 ## 1.1.2
 
 Release notes:
diff --git a/src/System/Process/Read.hs b/src/System/Process/Read.hs
index b94f57067b..ed591fa9f7 100644
--- a/src/System/Process/Read.hs
+++ b/src/System/Process/Read.hs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import           Data.Foldable (forM_)
 import           Data.IORef
 import           Data.Map (Map)
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
-import           Data.Maybe (isJust, maybeToList)
+import           Data.Maybe (isJust, maybeToList, fromMaybe)
 import           Data.Monoid
 import           Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ data EnvOverride = EnvOverride
     , eoStringList :: [(String, String)] -- ^ Environment variables as association list
     , eoPath :: [FilePath] -- ^ List of directories searched for executables (@PATH@)
     , eoExeCache :: IORef (Map FilePath (Either ReadProcessException (Path Abs File)))
-    , eoExeExtension :: String -- ^ @""@ or @".exe"@, depending on the platform
+    , eoExeExtensions :: [String] -- ^ @[""]@ on non-Windows systems, @["", ".exe", ".bat"]@ on Windows
     , eoPlatform :: Platform
     }
 
@@ -112,9 +112,17 @@ mkEnvOverride platform tm' = do
     return EnvOverride
         { eoTextMap = tm
         , eoStringList = map (T.unpack *** T.unpack) $ Map.toList tm
-        , eoPath = maybe [] (FP.splitSearchPath . T.unpack) (Map.lookup "PATH" tm)
+        , eoPath =
+             (if isWindows then (".":) else id)
+             (maybe [] (FP.splitSearchPath . T.unpack) (Map.lookup "PATH" tm))
         , eoExeCache = ref
-        , eoExeExtension = if isWindows then ".exe" else ""
+        , eoExeExtensions =
+            if isWindows
+                then let pathext = fromMaybe
+                           ".COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC"
+                           (Map.lookup "PATHEXT" tm)
+                      in map T.unpack $ "" : T.splitOn ";" pathext
+                else [""]
         , eoPlatform = platform
         }
   where
@@ -336,10 +344,7 @@ findExecutable :: (MonadIO m, MonadThrow n)
   -> String            -- ^ Name of executable
   -> m (n (Path Abs File)) -- ^ Full path to that executable on success
 findExecutable eo name0 | any FP.isPathSeparator name0 = do
-    let names0
-            | null (eoExeExtension eo) = [name0]
-            -- Support `stack exec foo/bar.exe` on Windows
-            | otherwise = [name0 ++ eoExeExtension eo, name0]
+    let names0 = map (name0 ++) (eoExeExtensions eo)
         testNames [] = return $ throwM $ ExecutableNotFoundAt name0
         testNames (name:names) = do
             exists <- liftIO $ D.doesFileExist name
@@ -357,10 +362,7 @@ findExecutable eo name = liftIO $ do
             let loop [] = return $ Left $ ExecutableNotFound name (eoPath eo)
                 loop (dir:dirs) = do
                     let fp0 = dir FP.</> name
-                        fps0
-                            | null (eoExeExtension eo) = [fp0]
-                            -- Support `stack exec foo.exe` on Windows
-                            | otherwise = [fp0 ++ eoExeExtension eo, fp0]
+                        fps0 = map (fp0 ++) (eoExeExtensions eo)
                         testFPs [] = loop dirs
                         testFPs (fp:fps) = do
                             exists <- D.doesFileExist fp