diff --git a/libs/feature-workspaces/src/lib/new-workspace/new-workspace.component.html b/libs/feature-workspaces/src/lib/new-workspace/new-workspace.component.html
index b4610c6815..9774ba8445 100644
--- a/libs/feature-workspaces/src/lib/new-workspace/new-workspace.component.html
+++ b/libs/feature-workspaces/src/lib/new-workspace/new-workspace.component.html
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ <h2 mat-dialog-title><span fxFlex>Create a new workspace</span></h2>
             <input class="autofocus" (keydown.enter)="stepper.next()" #workspaceNameInput matInput placeholder="my-new-workspace" [formControl]="control"
               name="value">
             <mat-error *ngIf="control.invalid && control.errors.nameTaken">
-              {{ ngNewForm.value.path }}/{{ control.value }} already exists
+              {{ ngNewForm.value.path + "/" + control.value | normalizePath }} already exists
             </mat-error>
             <mat-icon matSuffix>create_new_folder</mat-icon>
             <mat-hint *ngIf="control.value">
-              Workspace path will be {{ ngNewForm.value.path }}/{{ control.value }}
+              Workspace path will be {{ ngNewForm.value.path + "/" + control.value | normalizePath }}
             </mat-hint>
           </mat-form-field>
         </div>
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.spec.ts b/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.spec.ts
index d9a21ce175..ad53ff20d9 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ describe('NormalizePathPipe', () => {
     expect(pipe.transform('C:')).toEqual('C:');
     expect(pipe.transform('C://')).toEqual('C:');
     expect(pipe.transform('C://one/two')).toEqual('C:\\one\\two');
+    expect(pipe.transform('C:\\one/two')).toEqual('C:\\one\\two');
   });
 });
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.ts b/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.ts
index 05f6c35b66..7b8e3996a1 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/normalize-path.pipe.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,20 @@ import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
 })
 export class NormalizePathPipe implements PipeTransform {
   transform(value: string, args?: any): any {
-    const firstPart = value.split('/')[0];
-    if (!firstPart) return value;
-    if (!firstPart.endsWith(':')) return value;
+    const firstPartIfWin = value.split('\\')[0];
+    if (firstPartIfWin && firstPartIfWin.endsWith(':')) {
+      return this.toWin(value);
+    }
+
+    const firstPartIfUnix = value.split('/')[0];
+    if (firstPartIfUnix && firstPartIfUnix.endsWith(':')) {
+      return this.toWin(value);
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  private toWin(value: string) {
     return value
       .replace(new RegExp('/', 'g'), '\\')
       .split('\\')