diff --git a/pdf_viewer/main_widget.cpp b/pdf_viewer/main_widget.cpp
index 9c139113d..9657f7c5a 100644
--- a/pdf_viewer/main_widget.cpp
+++ b/pdf_viewer/main_widget.cpp
@@ -4811,32 +4811,30 @@ std::wstring MainWidget::synctex_under_pos(WindowPos position) {
             if (column < 0) column = 0;
             int tag = synctex_node_tag(node);
             const char* file_name = synctex_scanner_get_name(scanner, tag);
+	    // the path returned by synctex is formatted in unix style, for example it is something like this
+	    // in windows: d:/some/path/file.pdf
+	    // this doesn't work with Vimtex for some reason, so here we have to convert the path separators
+	    // to native style and if on windows ensure the drive letter is capitalized
             QString new_path;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-            // the path returned by synctex is formatted in unix style, for example it is something like this
-            // in windows: d:/some/path/file.pdf
-            // this doesn't work with Vimtex for some reason, so here we have to convert the path separators
-            // to windows style and make sure the driver letter is capitalized
             QDir file_path = QDir(file_name);
             new_path = QDir::toNativeSeparators(file_path.absolutePath());
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
             new_path[0] = new_path[0].toUpper();
             if (VIMTEX_WSL_FIX) {
                 new_path = file_name;
             }
 
-#else
-            new_path = file_name;
 #endif
-
+	    // quote to allow for whitespace in path 
+	    new_path.prepend("\"");
+	    new_path.append("\"");
+	  
             std::string line_string = std::to_string(line);
             std::string column_string = std::to_string(column);
 
             if (inverse_search_command.size() > 0) {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-                QString command = QString::fromStdWString(inverse_search_command).arg(new_path, line_string.c_str(), column_string.c_str());
-#else
-                QString command = QString::fromStdWString(inverse_search_command).arg(file_name, line_string.c_str(), column_string.c_str());
-#endif
+              QString command = QString::fromStdWString(inverse_search_command).arg(new_path, line_string.c_str(), column_string.c_str());
                 QStringList args = QProcess::splitCommand(command);
                 QProcess::startDetached(args[0], args.mid(1));
             }