diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6a7714b21..f25886e7b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Windows no longer spawn in the top left on first launch
  - Qt: Fix install path of XDG desktop file with DESTDIR
+ - Qt: Fix drag and drop on Windows
 
 0.3.0: (2015-08-16)
 Features:
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index 721cec6a8..f7e45de32 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void Window::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event) {
 		return;
 	}
 	event->accept();
-	m_controller->loadGame(url.path());
+	m_controller->loadGame(url.toLocalFile());
 }
 
 void Window::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {