diff --git a/source/FAST/Exporters/FileExporter.cpp b/source/FAST/Exporters/FileExporter.cpp
index 559ff675f..5c85a2d0b 100644
--- a/source/FAST/Exporters/FileExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/FAST/Exporters/FileExporter.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 namespace fast {
 
 void FileExporter::setFilename(std::string filename) {
+#ifdef WIN32
+    m_filename = replace(filename, "\\", "/");
+#else
     m_filename = filename;
+#endif
     setModified(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/FAST/Exporters/Tests/MetaImageExporterTests.cpp b/source/FAST/Exporters/Tests/MetaImageExporterTests.cpp
index 9a246ccc4..7cee5764e 100644
--- a/source/FAST/Exporters/Tests/MetaImageExporterTests.cpp
+++ b/source/FAST/Exporters/Tests/MetaImageExporterTests.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ TEST_CASE("No input given to the MetaImageExporter", "[fast][MetaImageExporter]"
     CHECK_THROWS(exporter->update());
 }
 
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+TEST_CASE("Windows path slashes used in MetaImageExporter", "[fast][MetaImageExporter]") {
+    auto image = Image::create(32, 32, TYPE_UINT8, 1); // Create dummy image
+    createDirectories("mhd_test");
+    auto exporter = MetaImageExporter::create("mhd_test\\image.mhd")
+            ->connect(image);
+    CHECK_NOTHROW(exporter->run());
+
+    auto importer = MetaImageImporter::create("mhd_test/image.mhd");
+    CHECK_NOTHROW(importer->run());
+}
+#endif
+
 TEST_CASE("Write a 2D image with the MetaImageExporter", "[fast][MetaImageExporter]") {
     // Create some metadata
     Vector3f spacing;