diff --git a/test/rsrc/playlist_windows.m3u8 b/test/rsrc/playlist_windows.m3u8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97da8660a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rsrc/playlist_windows.m3u8
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#EXTM3U
+\\\\?\\/This/is/å/path/to_a_file.mp3
+\\\\?\\/This/is/another/path/tö_a_file.mp3
diff --git a/test/test_m3ufile.py b/test/test_m3ufile.py
index 73dc57d54..4e13a9c1d 100644
--- a/test/test_m3ufile.py
+++ b/test/test_m3ufile.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from os import path
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
 from shutil import rmtree
 import unittest
+import sys
 
 from beets.util import bytestring_path
 from beets.util.m3u import M3UFile, EmptyPlaylistError
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class M3UFileTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(m3ufile.media_list[0],
                          '/This/is/a/path/to_a_file.mp3\n')
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'win32', 'win32')
     def test_playlist_load_unicode(self):
         """Test loading unicode paths from a playlist file."""
         the_playlist_file = path.join(RSRC, b'playlist.m3u8')
@@ -77,6 +79,15 @@ class M3UFileTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(m3ufile.media_list[0],
                          '/This/is/å/path/to_a_file.mp3\n')
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == 'win32', 'win32')
+    def test_playlist_load_unicode_windows(self):
+        """Test loading unicode paths from a playlist file."""
+        the_playlist_file = path.join(RSRC, b'playlist_windows.m3u8')
+        m3ufile = M3UFile(the_playlist_file)
+        m3ufile.load()
+        self.assertEqual(m3ufile.media_list[0],
+                         '\\\\?\\/This/is/å/path/to_a_file.mp3\n')
+
     def test_playlist_load_extm3u(self):
         """Test loading a playlist with an #EXTM3U header."""
         the_playlist_file = path.join(RSRC, b'playlist.m3u')