diff --git a/lib/idris-controller.ts b/lib/idris-controller.ts
index 73c9f66..b5aebc1 100644
--- a/lib/idris-controller.ts
+++ b/lib/idris-controller.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ import {
     Pane,
     WorkspaceOpenOptions,
 } from 'atom'
+import { windowsToWsl } from 'wsl-path'
 
 export class IdrisController {
     errorMarkers: Array<DisplayMarker> = []
-    model: IdrisModel = new IdrisModel()
+    model: IdrisModel = new IdrisModel(windowsToWsl)
     messages: MessagePanelView = new MessagePanelView({
         title: 'Idris Messages',
     })
diff --git a/lib/idris-model.ts b/lib/idris-model.ts
index 5bdd8a8..adad994 100644
--- a/lib/idris-model.ts
+++ b/lib/idris-model.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ export class IdrisModel {
     warnings: any = {}
     compilerOptions: CompilerOptions = { pkgs: [] }
     oldCompilerOptions: CompilerOptions = { pkgs: [] }
+    private _windowsToWsl: (path: string) => Promise<string>
 
-    constructor() {
+    constructor(windowsToWsl: (path: string) => Promise<string>) {
         this.handleCommand = this.handleCommand.bind(this)
+        this._windowsToWsl = windowsToWsl
     }
 
     ideMode(compilerOptions: any) {
@@ -130,7 +132,10 @@ export class IdrisModel {
     }
 
     changeDirectory(dir: string) {
-        return this.interpret(`:cd ${dir}`)
+        const platformDir = this._toPlatformPath(dir)
+        return platformDir.flatMap((dir) => {
+          return this.interpret(`:cd ${dir}`)
+        })
     }
 
     load(uri: string) {
@@ -147,7 +152,9 @@ export class IdrisModel {
             }
         })()
 
-        return cd.flatMap((_) => {
+        const platformUri = this._toPlatformPath(uri)
+
+        return cd.zip(platformUri).flatMap(([_, uri]) => {
             return this.prepareCommand({ type: 'load-file', fileName: uri })
         })
     }
@@ -219,4 +226,12 @@ export class IdrisModel {
     browseNamespace(namespace: string) {
         return this.prepareCommand({ type: 'browse-namespace', namespace })
     }
+
+    private _toPlatformPath(path: string): Rx.Observable<string> {
+        return this._shouldUseWsl ? Rx.Observable.fromPromise(this._windowsToWsl(path)) : Rx.Observable.of(path)
+    }
+
+    private get _shouldUseWsl(): boolean {
+        return atom.config.get('language-idris.idrisInWsl')
+    }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 966c49e..2feb850 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@
       "requires": {
         "underscore": "^1.9.1"
       }
+    },
+    "wsl-path": {
+      "version": "3.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wsl-path/-/wsl-path-3.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HWlboAWRgn+qoUfvYxfr2I1PcF5FAY3PQIwSOPisAIP1JjHKsC5L2SrnGxQBCTuSmR9QwZWo8Q5pRczERTaUIg=="
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa5ff40..48f0288 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
             "type": "boolean",
             "default": false,
             "description": "Enable ligatures in the various idris panels"
+        },
+        "idrisInWsl": {
+            "title": "Integrate with an Idris installation in WSL",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "Enable this if you installed Idris in WSL but run the editor in Windows"
         }
     },
     "providedServices": {
@@ -84,7 +90,8 @@
         "preact": "10.4.4",
         "rx-lite": "4.0.8",
         "tslib": "1.11.1",
-        "typescript": "3.9.2"
+        "typescript": "3.9.2",
+        "wsl-path": "^3.0.1"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/atom": "1.40.4",
diff --git a/spec/idris-model-spec.coffee b/spec/idris-model-spec.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d235c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/idris-model-spec.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{ IdrisModel } = require "../lib/idris-model"
+Rx = require "rx-lite"
+
+describe "Idris model", ->
+  it "should use wsl-path to change directory when WSL integration is enabled", ->
+    finished = false
+    spyOn(atom.config, "get").andReturn true
+    idrisModel = new IdrisModel(-> Promise.resolve("/wsl/path"))
+    interpretSpy = spyOn(idrisModel, "interpret").andReturn Rx.Observable.of(null)
+    runs ->
+      idrisModel.changeDirectory("C:\\windows\\path").subscribe ->
+        finished = true
+    waitsFor (-> finished), "changeDirectory should complete", 500
+    runs ->
+      expect(interpretSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(":cd /wsl/path")
+
+  it "should not use wsl-path to change directory when WSL integration is disabled", ->
+    finished = false
+    spyOn(atom.config, "get").andReturn false
+    wslPathSpy = jasmine.createSpy("windowsToWsl")
+    idrisModel = new IdrisModel(wslPathSpy)
+    interpretSpy = spyOn(idrisModel, "interpret").andReturn Rx.Observable.of(null)
+    runs ->
+      idrisModel.changeDirectory("C:\\windows\\path").subscribe ->
+        finished = true
+    waitsFor (-> finished), "changeDirectory should complete", 500
+    runs ->
+      expect(interpretSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(":cd C:\\windows\\path")
+      expect(wslPathSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+  it "should use wsl-path to load file when WSL integration is enabled", ->
+    finished = false
+    spyOn(atom.config, "get").andReturn true
+    idrisModel = new IdrisModel(-> Promise.resolve("/wsl/path"))
+    prepareCommandSpy = spyOn(idrisModel, "prepareCommand").andReturn Rx.Observable.of(null)
+    runs ->
+      idrisModel.load("C:\\windows\\path").subscribe ->
+        finished = true
+    waitsFor (-> finished), "load should complete", 500
+    runs ->
+      expect(prepareCommandSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "load-file"
+        fileName: "/wsl/path"
+      })
+
+  it "should not use wsl-path to load file when WSL integration is disabled", ->
+    finished = false
+    spyOn(atom.config, "get").andReturn false
+    wslPathSpy = jasmine.createSpy("windowsToWsl")
+    idrisModel = new IdrisModel(wslPathSpy)
+    prepareCommandSpy = spyOn(idrisModel, "prepareCommand").andReturn Rx.Observable.of(null)
+    runs ->
+      idrisModel.load("C:\\windows\\path").subscribe ->
+        finished = true
+    waitsFor (-> finished), "load should complete", 500
+    runs ->
+      expect(prepareCommandSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "load-file"
+        fileName: "C:\\windows\\path"
+      })
+      expect(wslPathSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()