diff --git a/lib/bundler/cli/open.rb b/lib/bundler/cli/open.rb
index f24693b84367..64d44e6a0b7c 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/cli/open.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/cli/open.rb
@@ -18,12 +18,22 @@ def run
         Bundler.ui.info "Unable to open #{name} because it's a default gem, so the directory it would normally be installed to does not exist."
       else
         root_path = spec.full_gem_path
-        require "shellwords"
-        command = Shellwords.split(editor) << File.join([root_path, path].compact)
+        command = editor_command(editor) << File.join([root_path, path].compact)
         Bundler.with_original_env do
           system(*command, { chdir: root_path })
         end || Bundler.ui.info("Could not run '#{command.join(" ")}'")
       end
     end
+
+    def editor_command(editor)
+      # On Windows an editor is often configured with a full path such as
+      # C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe, which shell splitting
+      # would corrupt. Take a value that names an existing file as a
+      # single word.
+      return [editor] if Gem.win_platform? && File.file?(editor)
+
+      require "shellwords"
+      Shellwords.split(editor)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/commands/open_command.rb b/lib/rubygems/commands/open_command.rb
index 0fe90dc8b835..d59237d3b99b 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/commands/open_command.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/commands/open_command.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,18 @@ def open_gem(name)
   end
 
   def open_editor(path)
-    system(*@editor.split(/\s+/) + [path], { chdir: path })
+    system(*editor_command(@editor), path, { chdir: path })
+  end
+
+  def editor_command(editor) # :nodoc:
+    # On Windows an editor is often configured with a full path such as
+    # C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe, which shell splitting
+    # would corrupt. Take a value that names an existing file as a
+    # single word.
+    return [editor] if Gem.win_platform? && File.file?(editor)
+
+    require "shellwords"
+    Shellwords.split(editor)
   end
 
   def spec_for(name)
diff --git a/spec/bundler/cli/open_spec.rb b/spec/bundler/cli/open_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb8c2b59de10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/bundler/cli/open_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "bundler/cli"
+require "bundler/cli/open"
+
+RSpec.describe Bundler::CLI::Open do
+  subject { described_class.new({}, "rack") }
+
+  describe "#editor_command" do
+    it "takes an editor path that names an existing file as a single word on Windows" do
+      editor = File.join(Dir.mktmpdir, "editor.exe")
+      FileUtils.touch editor
+      allow(Gem).to receive(:win_platform?).and_return(true)
+
+      expect(subject.editor_command(editor)).to eq([editor])
+    end
+
+    it "keeps backslashes in a quoted path" do
+      expect(subject.editor_command('"C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" -w')).
+        to eq(['C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe', "-w"])
+    end
+
+    it "splits an editor with arguments" do
+      expect(subject.editor_command("code -w")).to eq(["code", "-w"])
+    end
+
+    it "splits an existing path on POSIX" do
+      dir = Dir.mktmpdir
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p File.join(dir, "editor dir")
+      editor = File.join(dir, "editor dir", "editor")
+      FileUtils.touch editor
+      allow(Gem).to receive(:win_platform?).and_return(false)
+
+      expect(subject.editor_command(editor)).to eq(editor.split(" "))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/shards.rb b/spec/support/shards.rb
index 396ee8049d6b..28a0a5142842 100644
--- a/spec/support/shards.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shards.rb
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ module Shards
         "spec/install/path_spec.rb",
         "spec/bundler/fetcher/gem_remote_fetcher_local_ssl_server_spec.rb",
         "spec/bundler/plugin/unloaded_source_spec.rb",
+        "spec/bundler/cli/open_spec.rb",
       ],
     }.freeze
   end
diff --git a/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_open_command.rb b/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_open_command.rb
index addc7427e2dc..3a774a9343c0 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_open_command.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_open_command.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,34 @@ def test_execute
     assert_equal "", @ui.output
   end
 
+  def test_editor_command_windows_path
+    win_platform = Gem.win_platform?
+
+    editor = if win_platform
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p File.join(@tempdir, "editor dir")
+      File.join(@tempdir, "editor dir", "editor.exe").tr("/", "\\")
+    else
+      # backslashes and spaces are plain filename characters on POSIX
+      File.join(@tempdir, 'C:\editor dir\editor.exe')
+    end
+    FileUtils.touch editor
+
+    Gem.win_platform = true
+
+    assert_equal [editor], @cmd.editor_command(editor)
+  ensure
+    Gem.win_platform = win_platform
+  end
+
+  def test_editor_command_quoted_path
+    assert_equal ['C:\editor dir\editor.exe', "-w"],
+                 @cmd.editor_command('"C:\editor dir\editor.exe" -w')
+  end
+
+  def test_editor_command_with_arguments
+    assert_equal %w[code -w], @cmd.editor_command("code -w")
+  end
+
   def test_wrong_version
     @cmd.options[:version] = "4.0"
     @cmd.options[:args] = %w[foo]