diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
index a96adb7a1d2..0e0b5680efa 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "../../renderer/uia/UiaRenderer.hpp"
 #include "../../types/inc/CodepointWidthDetector.hpp"
 
+#include "TermControl.h"
+
 #include "ControlCore.g.cpp"
 #include "SelectionColor.g.cpp"
 
@@ -1441,6 +1443,21 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
         using namespace ::Microsoft::Console::Utils;
 
         auto filtered = FilterStringForPaste(hstr, CarriageReturnNewline | ControlCodes);
+        if (!filtered.empty() && _settings->PathTranslationStyle() != PathTranslationStyle::None)
+        {
+            // Explorer puts paths wrapped in double quotes on the clipboard. The translation routine expects it to be without quotes.
+            if (!filtered.empty() && filtered.front() == '\"')
+            {
+                filtered.erase(0, 1);
+            }
+            if (!filtered.empty() && filtered.back() == '\"')
+            {
+                filtered.pop_back();
+            }
+
+            TermControl::_translatePathInPlace(filtered, _settings->PathTranslationStyle());
+        }
+
         if (BracketedPasteEnabled())
         {
             filtered.insert(0, L"\x1b[200~");
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h
index 8e99e261559..a7ce3e497ca 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
 
         friend class ControlUnitTests::ControlCoreTests;
         friend class ControlUnitTests::ControlInteractivityTests;
+
         bool _inUnitTests{ false };
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
index 7118c7a8689..37fc4e103f2 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static Microsoft::Console::TSF::Handle& GetTSFHandle()
 
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
 {
-    static void _translatePathInPlace(std::wstring& fullPath, PathTranslationStyle translationStyle)
+    void TermControl::_translatePathInPlace(std::wstring& fullPath, PathTranslationStyle translationStyle)
     {
         static constexpr wil::zwstring_view s_pathPrefixes[] = {
             {},
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h
index 2e8fadd8506..de7ece4045d 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
         uint64_t ContentId() const;
 
         hstring GetProfileName() const;
+        static void _translatePathInPlace(std::wstring& fullPath, PathTranslationStyle translationStyle);
 
         bool CopySelectionToClipboard(bool dismissSelection, bool singleLine, bool withControlSequences, const Windows::Foundation::IReference<CopyFormat>& formats);
         void PasteTextFromClipboard();