diff --git a/browser/lib/markdown.js b/browser/lib/markdown.js
index 5fd7c85c..2dc98121 100644
--- a/browser/lib/markdown.js
+++ b/browser/lib/markdown.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import markdownit from 'markdown-it'
 import sanitize from './markdown-it-sanitize-html'
 import emoji from 'markdown-it-emoji'
 import math from '@rokt33r/markdown-it-math'
+import mdurl from 'mdurl'
 import smartArrows from 'markdown-it-smartarrows'
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import ConfigManager from 'browser/main/lib/ConfigManager'
@@ -150,9 +151,9 @@ class Markdown {
         const content = token.content.split('\n').slice(0, -1).map(line => {
           const match = /!\[[^\]]*]\(([^\)]*)\)/.exec(line)
           if (match) {
-            return match[1]
+            return mdurl.encode(match[1])
           } else {
-            return line
+            return mdurl.encode(line)
           }
         }).join('\n')
 
diff --git a/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js b/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js
index 800159b8..96394d9f 100644
--- a/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js
+++ b/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js
@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ it('should replace the all ":storage" path with the actual storage path', functi
     '        </p>\n' +
     '        <pre class="fence" data-line="8">\n' +
     '            <span class="filename"></span>\n' +
-    '            <div class="gallery" data-autoplay="undefined" data-height="undefined">:storage' + mdurl.encode(path.sep) + noteKey + mdurl.encode(path.sep) + 'f939b2c3.jpg</div>\n' +
+    '            <div class="gallery" data-autoplay="undefined" data-height="undefined">:storage' + mdurl.encode(path.win32.sep) + noteKey + mdurl.encode(path.win32.sep) + 'f939b2c3.jpg</div>\n' +
+    '        </pre>\n' +
+    '        <pre class="fence" data-line="10">\n' +
+    '            <span class="filename"></span>\n' +
+    '            <div class="gallery" data-autoplay="undefined" data-height="undefined">:storage' + mdurl.encode(path.posix.sep) + noteKey + mdurl.encode(path.posix.sep) + 'f939b2c3.jpg</div>\n' +
     '        </pre>\n' +
     '    </body>\n' +
     '</html>'
@@ -312,6 +316,10 @@ it('should replace the all ":storage" path with the actual storage path', functi
     '            <span class="filename"></span>\n' +
     '            <div class="gallery" data-autoplay="undefined" data-height="undefined">file:///' + storagePath + path.sep + storageFolder + path.sep + noteKey + path.sep + 'f939b2c3.jpg</div>\n' +
     '        </pre>\n' +
+    '        <pre class="fence" data-line="10">\n' +
+    '            <span class="filename"></span>\n' +
+    '            <div class="gallery" data-autoplay="undefined" data-height="undefined">file:///' + storagePath + path.sep + storageFolder + path.sep + noteKey + path.sep + 'f939b2c3.jpg</div>\n' +
+    '        </pre>\n' +
     '    </body>\n' +
     '</html>'
   const actual = systemUnderTest.fixLocalURLS(testInput, storagePath)