diff --git a/src/platform/windows/misc.cpp b/src/platform/windows/misc.cpp
index 98065e320..e7bb64e52 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/windows/misc.cpp
@@ -933,6 +933,31 @@ namespace platf {
     // Create a new console for interactive processes and use no console for non-interactive processes
     creation_flags |= interactive ? CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE : CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
 
+    // Find the PATH variable in our environment block using a case-insensitive search
+    auto sunshine_wenv = boost::this_process::wenvironment();
+    std::wstring path_var_name { L"PATH" };
+    std::wstring old_path_val;
+    auto itr = std::find_if(sunshine_wenv.cbegin(), sunshine_wenv.cend(), [&](const auto &e) { return boost::iequals(e.get_name(), path_var_name); });
+    if (itr != sunshine_wenv.cend()) {
+      // Use the existing variable if it exists, since Boost treats these as case-sensitive.
+      path_var_name = itr->get_name();
+      old_path_val = sunshine_wenv[path_var_name].to_string();
+    }
+
+    // Temporarily prepend the specified working directory to PATH to ensure CreateProcess()
+    // will (preferentially) find binaries that reside in the working directory.
+    sunshine_wenv[path_var_name].assign(start_dir + L";" + old_path_val);
+
+    // Restore the old PATH value for our process when we're done here
+    auto restore_path = util::fail_guard([&]() {
+      if (old_path_val.empty()) {
+        sunshine_wenv[path_var_name].clear();
+      }
+      else {
+        sunshine_wenv[path_var_name].assign(old_path_val);
+      }
+    });
+
     BOOL ret;
     if (is_running_as_system()) {
       // Duplicate the current user's token