diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.eclipse.filesystem/src/org/eclipse/rse/eclipse/filesystem/RSEFileStoreRemoteFileWrapper.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.eclipse.filesystem/src/org/eclipse/rse/eclipse/filesystem/RSEFileStoreRemoteFileWrapper.java
index 3d890bf7aa4..6191bf79a96 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.eclipse.filesystem/src/org/eclipse/rse/eclipse/filesystem/RSEFileStoreRemoteFileWrapper.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.eclipse.filesystem/src/org/eclipse/rse/eclipse/filesystem/RSEFileStoreRemoteFileWrapper.java
@@ -285,7 +285,12 @@ public class RSEFileStoreRemoteFileWrapper extends FileStore implements IFileSto
 	{
 		try 
 		{
-			return new URI("rse", _subSystem.getHost().getHostName(), _remoteFile.getAbsolutePath(), null); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			String path = _remoteFile.getAbsolutePath();
+			if (path.charAt(0) != '/')
+			{
+				path = "/" + path.replace('\\', '/');
+			}
+			return new URI("rse", _subSystem.getHost().getHostName(), path, null); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} 
 		catch (URISyntaxException e) 
 		{