diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5fe49ad..0f55ada 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ module.exports = async (target, options) => {
 	// can be used on any platform.
 	if (options.url) {
 		target = encodeURI(target);
+
+		if (isWsl) {
+			target = target.replace(/&/g, '^&');
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 550a204..91af5d5 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -79,11 +79,19 @@ test('open URL with query strings, spaces, pipes and a fragment', async () => {
 });
 
 if (isWsl) {
-	test('open URL in specified windows app given a wsl path to the app', async () => {
+	test('open URL in specified Windows app given a WSL path to the app', async () => {
 		await open('https://sindresorhus.com', {app: firefoxWslName});
 	});
 
-	test('open URL in specified windows app with arguments given a wsl path to the app', async () => {
+	test('open URL in specified Windows app with arguments given a WSL path to the app', async () => {
 		await open('https://sindresorhus.com', {app: [chromeWslName, '--incognito']});
 	});
+
+	test('open URL with query strings and spaces works with `url` option', async () => {
+		await open('https://sindresorhus.com/?abc=123&def=456&ghi=with spaces', {url: true});
+	});
+
+	test('open URL with query strings works with `url` option', async () => {
+		await open('https://sindresorhus.com/?abc=123&def=456', {url: true});
+	});
 }