diff --git a/start-jupyter b/start-jupyter
index 78159f3965c56cee2724f18fd66d5a325a7794c8..92635f3dcb6c7081114e00240c426dbf7021c417 100755
--- a/start-jupyter
+++ b/start-jupyter
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# Copyright 2018 Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum GmbH
+# Copyright 2019 Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum GmbH
 #
 # All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -319,7 +319,11 @@ function launch_browser() {
             open "${url}" || show_url "${url}"
             ;;
         Linux)
-            xdg-open "${url}" || show_url "${url}"
+            if [[ "$(uname -a)" == *@(Microsoft|WSL)* ]]; then
+                cmd.exe /c start "${url}" || show_url "${url}"
+            else
+                xdg-open "${url}" || show_url "${url}"
+            fi
             ;;
         *)
             show_url "${url}"