diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 0c896ef..dd57141 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -1906,6 +1906,8 @@
 {
     char	*dum;
     char	fname[_MAX_PATH];
+    char	*curpath, *newpath;
+    long	n;
 
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
     if (enc_codepage >= 0 && (int)GetACP() != enc_codepage)
@@ -1913,11 +1915,19 @@
 	WCHAR	*p = enc_to_utf16(name, NULL);
 	WCHAR	fnamew[_MAX_PATH];
 	WCHAR	*dumw;
-	long	n;
+	WCHAR	*wcurpath, *wnewpath;
 
 	if (p != NULL)
 	{
-	    n = (long)SearchPathW(NULL, p, NULL, _MAX_PATH, fnamew, &dumw);
+	    wcurpath = _wgetenv(L"PATH");
+	    wnewpath = (WCHAR*)alloc((unsigned)(wcslen(wcurpath) + 3)
+							    * sizeof(WCHAR));
+	    if (wnewpath == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+	    wcscpy(wnewpath, L".;");
+	    wcscat(wnewpath, wcurpath);
+	    n = (long)SearchPathW(wnewpath, p, NULL, _MAX_PATH, fnamew, &dumw);
+	    vim_free(wnewpath);
 	    vim_free(p);
 	    if (n > 0 || GetLastError() != ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
 	    {
@@ -1933,7 +1943,16 @@
 	}
     }
 #endif
-    if (SearchPath(NULL, name, NULL, _MAX_PATH, fname, &dum) == 0)
+
+    curpath = getenv("PATH");
+    newpath = (char*)alloc((unsigned)(STRLEN(curpath) + 3));
+    if (newpath == NULL)
+	return FALSE;
+    STRCPY(newpath, ".;");
+    STRCAT(newpath, curpath);
+    n = (long)SearchPath(newpath, name, NULL, _MAX_PATH, fname, &dum);
+    vim_free(newpath);
+    if (n == 0)
 	return FALSE;
     if (mch_isdir(fname))
 	return FALSE;