diff --git a/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme/markdown-themeContext.ts b/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme/markdown-themeContext.ts
index 789b33a6f..1eef9e9cf 100644
--- a/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme/markdown-themeContext.ts
+++ b/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme/markdown-themeContext.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class MarkdownThemeContext {
       const publicPath = this.options.getValue('publicPath');
 
       if (publicPath && !ignorePublicPath) {
-        return encodeURI(path.join(publicPath, url));
+        return encodeURI(path.join(publicPath, url).replace(/\\/g, '/'));
       }
 
       const baseUrl = path.relative(