diff --git a/pkg/config/config_linux.go b/pkg/config/config_linux.go
index b9e195f9f..8fdc0c473 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_linux.go
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
 package config
 
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func isWSL() bool {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease")
+	return err == nil && strings.Contains(string(data), "microsoft")
+}
+
 // GetPlatformDefaultConfig gets the defaults for the platform
 func GetPlatformDefaultConfig() OSConfig {
+	if isWSL() {
+		return OSConfig{
+			EditCommand:         ``,
+			EditCommandTemplate: "",
+			OpenCommand:         `powershell.exe start explorer.exe {{filename}} >/dev/null`,
+			OpenLinkCommand:     `powershell.exe start {{link}} >/dev/null`,
+		}
+	}
+
 	return OSConfig{
 		EditCommand:         ``,
 		EditCommandTemplate: "",