diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserBreadcrumbBar.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserBreadcrumbBar.java
index c95e9d8d2..ab572dcaa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserBreadcrumbBar.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserBreadcrumbBar.java
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package io.xpipe.app.browser.file;
 import io.xpipe.app.comp.SimpleComp;
 import io.xpipe.app.platform.PlatformThread;
 import io.xpipe.app.util.GlobalTimer;
+import io.xpipe.app.util.ThreadHelper;
 import io.xpipe.core.FilePath;
 
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.css.PseudoClass;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class BrowserBreadcrumbBar extends SimpleComp {
 
@@ -116,7 +119,16 @@ public class BrowserBreadcrumbBar extends SimpleComp {
         }
 
         breadcrumbs.selectedCrumbProperty().addListener((obs, old, val) -> {
-            model.cdAsync(val != null ? val.getValue() : null);
+            ThreadHelper.runAsync(() -> {
+                model.cdSync(val != null ? val.getValue().toString() : null);
+                var now = model.getCurrentPath().getValue();
+                // If we initiated a cd from the navbar, but it was rejected, reflect the changes
+                if (!Objects.equals(now ,val != null ? val.getValue() : null)) {
+                    Platform.runLater(() -> {
+                        breadcrumbs.setSelectedCrumb(old);
+                    });
+                }
+            });
         });
 
         return breadcrumbs;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserFileSystemTabModel.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserFileSystemTabModel.java
index 27d0cd07c..a8392531d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserFileSystemTabModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/browser/file/BrowserFileSystemTabModel.java
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ import io.xpipe.app.browser.action.impl.TransferFilesActionProvider;
 import io.xpipe.app.browser.menu.BrowserMenuItemProvider;
 import io.xpipe.app.comp.Comp;
 import io.xpipe.app.core.window.AppMainWindow;
-import io.xpipe.app.ext.FileEntry;
-import io.xpipe.app.ext.FileKind;
-import io.xpipe.app.ext.FileSystem;
-import io.xpipe.app.ext.FileSystemStore;
-import io.xpipe.app.ext.ProcessControlProvider;
+import io.xpipe.app.ext.*;
 import io.xpipe.app.issue.ErrorEventFactory;
 import io.xpipe.app.prefs.AppPrefs;
 import io.xpipe.app.process.*;
+import io.xpipe.app.storage.DataStorage;
+import io.xpipe.app.storage.DataStoreEntry;
 import io.xpipe.app.storage.DataStoreEntryRef;
 import io.xpipe.app.terminal.*;
 import io.xpipe.app.util.BooleanScope;
@@ -358,6 +356,11 @@ public final class BrowserFileSystemTabModel extends BrowserStoreSessionTab<File
             return Optional.of(adjustedPath);
         }
 
+        // Open UNC paths in another tab if needed
+        if (handleUncPath(path)) {
+            return Optional.ofNullable(cps);
+        }
+
         // Evaluate optional expressions
         String evaluatedPath;
         if (customInput) {
@@ -434,6 +437,22 @@ public final class BrowserFileSystemTabModel extends BrowserStoreSessionTab<File
         return Optional.empty();
     }
 
+    private boolean handleUncPath(String path) {
+        if (path.startsWith("\\\\") &&
+                getBrowserModel() instanceof BrowserFullSessionModel bm && getFileSystem().getShell()
+                .map(shellControl -> shellControl.getShellDialect()).orElse(null) == ShellDialects.CMD) {
+            var env = ProcessControlProvider.get().subShellEnvironment(getEntry().asNeeded(), ShellDialects.POWERSHELL);
+            var entry = DataStoreEntry.createNew(getName().getValue() + " (PowerShell)", env);
+            entry.setColor(DataStorage.get().getEffectiveColor(getEntry().get()));
+            entry.setCategoryUuid(getEntry().get().getCategoryUuid());
+            bm.openFileSystemAsync(
+                    entry.ref(), null, m -> FilePath.of(path), null);
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void cdSyncWithoutCheck(FilePath path) {
 
         // Assume that the path is normalized to improve performance!
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/ProcessControlProvider.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/ProcessControlProvider.java
index 223102827..20799924c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/ProcessControlProvider.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/ext/ProcessControlProvider.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public abstract class ProcessControlProvider {
         return INSTANCE;
     }
 
+    public abstract ShellStore subShellEnvironment(DataStoreEntryRef<ShellStore> s, ShellDialect dialect);
+
     public abstract BrowserStoreSessionTab<?> createVncSession(
             BrowserFullSessionModel model, DataStoreEntryRef<VncBaseStore> ref);
 
diff --git a/dist/changelog/19.0.md b/dist/changelog/19.0.md
index 3a3018b0a..518a17dca 100644
--- a/dist/changelog/19.0.md
+++ b/dist/changelog/19.0.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ There is also now a checkout page for chinese users, which supports common chine
 - You can now automatically start service tunnels as well when XPipe is launched
 - Add support to automatically add unsupported SSH MAC type
 - The nixpkg package now also supports macOS and has been reworked as a flake. If you use XPipe on Nix, take a look at https://github.com/xpipe-io/nixpkg for the changes
+- The file browser can now automatically open UNC paths when using cmd by opening a new PowerShell tab
 - Add option to control application behavior on system hibernation
 - Add possible workaround when default beacon HTTP server port was not usable
 - Improve reliability of shell session restarts when a connection was interrupted
diff --git a/version b/version
index 2d1127057..570d8a3a1 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-19.0-22
+19.0-23