diff --git a/.changes/opener-windows-network-path.md b/.changes/opener-windows-network-path.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1c819c9da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/opener-windows-network-path.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"opener": patch
+"opener-js": patch
+---
+
+Fix `revealItemInDir`/`reveal_items_in_dir` can't reveal network paths like `\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\etc` on Windows
diff --git a/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml b/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml
index 09ed3457cd..cb3b1b5110 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ features = [
   "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
   "Win32_System_Com",
   "Win32_System_Registry",
+  "Win32_Storage_FileSystem",
 ]
 
 [target."cfg(any(target_os = \"linux\", target_os = \"dragonfly\", target_os = \"freebsd\", target_os = \"netbsd\", target_os = \"openbsd\"))".dependencies]
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/error.rs b/plugins/opener/src/error.rs
index c5a4dde3cc..23cd2a8aa8 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/src/error.rs
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/error.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     Win32Error(#[from] windows::core::Error),
     #[error("Path doesn't have a parent: {0}")]
     NoParent(PathBuf),
+    // TODO: Add the underlying io::Error to this variant
     #[cfg(windows)]
     #[error("Failed to convert path '{0}' to ITEMIDLIST")]
     FailedToConvertPathToItemIdList(PathBuf),
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs b/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs
index 1a8b6f0cb3..622a650976 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ mod open;
 mod reveal_item_in_dir;
 mod scope;
 mod scope_entry;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+mod windows_shell_path;
 
 pub use error::Error;
 type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/reveal_item_in_dir.rs b/plugins/opener/src/reveal_item_in_dir.rs
index 18f940c80a..b5da19060d 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/src/reveal_item_in_dir.rs
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/reveal_item_in_dir.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-/// Reveal a path the system's default explorer.
+/// Reveal a path in the system's default explorer.
 ///
 /// ## Platform-specific:
 ///
 /// - **Android / iOS:** Unsupported.
 pub fn reveal_item_in_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> crate::Result<()> {
-    let path = dunce::canonicalize(path.as_ref())?;
+    let path = canonicalize(path.as_ref())?;
 
     #[cfg(any(
         windows,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn reveal_item_in_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> crate::Result<()> {
     Err(crate::Error::UnsupportedPlatform)
 }
 
-/// Reveal the paths the system's default explorer.
+/// Reveal multiple paths in the system's default explorer.
 ///
 /// ## Platform-specific:
 ///
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ where
     let mut canonicalized = vec![];
 
     for path in paths {
-        let path = dunce::canonicalize(path.as_ref())?;
+        let path = canonicalize(path.as_ref())?;
         canonicalized.push(path);
     }
 
@@ -75,10 +75,21 @@ where
     Err(crate::Error::UnsupportedPlatform)
 }
 
+fn canonicalize(path: &Path) -> crate::Result<PathBuf> {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let path = crate::windows_shell_path::absolute_and_check_exists(dunce::simplified(path))?;
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let path = std::fs::canonicalize(path)?;
+    Ok(path)
+}
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 mod imp {
-    use std::collections::HashMap;
-    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+    use std::{
+        borrow::Cow,
+        collections::HashMap,
+        path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    };
 
     use windows::Win32::UI::Shell::Common::ITEMIDLIST;
     use windows::{
@@ -101,10 +112,9 @@ mod imp {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        let mut grouped_paths: HashMap<&Path, Vec<&Path>> = HashMap::new();
+        let mut grouped_paths: HashMap<Cow<Path>, Vec<&Path>> = HashMap::new();
         for path in paths {
-            let parent = path
-                .parent()
+            let parent = crate::windows_shell_path::shell_parent_path(path)
                 .ok_or_else(|| crate::Error::NoParent(path.to_path_buf()))?;
             grouped_paths.entry(parent).or_default().push(path);
         }
@@ -112,7 +122,7 @@ mod imp {
         let _ = unsafe { CoInitialize(None) };
 
         for (parent, to_reveals) in grouped_paths {
-            let parent_item_id_list = OwnedItemIdList::new(parent)?;
+            let parent_item_id_list = OwnedItemIdList::new(&parent)?;
             let to_reveals_item_id_list = to_reveals
                 .iter()
                 .map(|to_reveal| OwnedItemIdList::new(to_reveal))
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/windows_shell_path.rs b/plugins/opener/src/windows_shell_path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8715641dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/windows_shell_path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2023 Tauri Programme within The Commons Conservancy
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    ffi::OsString,
+    io,
+    os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt,
+    path::{Component, Path, PathBuf, Prefix, PrefixComponent},
+};
+
+use windows::{core::HSTRING, Win32::Storage::FileSystem::GetFullPathNameW};
+
+pub fn absolute_and_check_exists(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
+    let path = absolute(path)?;
+    if path.exists() {
+        Ok(path)
+    } else {
+        Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            "path doesn't exist",
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: Switch to use `std::path::absolute` once MSRV > 1.79
+// Modified from https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/b49ecc9eb70a51e89f32a7358e790f7b3808ccb3/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs#L185
+// Note: this doesn't resolve symlinks
+fn absolute(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
+    if path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+        return Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+            "cannot make an empty path absolute",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let prefix = path.components().next();
+    // Verbatim paths should not be modified.
+    if prefix
+        .map(|component| {
+            let Component::Prefix(prefix) = component else {
+                return false;
+            };
+            matches!(
+                prefix.kind(),
+                Prefix::Verbatim(..) | Prefix::VerbatimDisk(..) | Prefix::VerbatimUNC(..)
+            )
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+    {
+        // NULs in verbatim paths are rejected for consistency.
+        if path.as_os_str().as_encoded_bytes().contains(&0) {
+            return Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                "strings passed to WinAPI cannot contain NULs",
+            ));
+        }
+        return Ok(path.to_owned());
+    }
+
+    // This is an additional check to make sure we don't pass in a single driver letter to GetFullPathNameW
+    // which will resolves to the current working directory
+    //
+    // > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfullpathnamew#:~:text=If%20you%20specify%20%22U%3A%22%20the%20path%20returned%20is%20the%20current%20directory%20on%20the%20%22U%3A%5C%22%20drive
+    #[allow(clippy::collapsible_if)]
+    if let Some(Component::Prefix(last_prefix)) = path.components().next_back() {
+        if matches!(last_prefix.kind(), Prefix::Disk(..)) {
+            return Ok(PathBuf::from(last_prefix.as_os_str()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let path_hstring = HSTRING::from(path);
+
+    let size = unsafe { GetFullPathNameW(&path_hstring, None, None) };
+    if size == 0 {
+        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+    let mut buffer = vec![0; size as usize];
+    let size = unsafe { GetFullPathNameW(&path_hstring, Some(&mut buffer), None) };
+    if size == 0 {
+        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+
+    Ok(PathBuf::from(OsString::from_wide(&buffer[..size as usize])))
+}
+
+/// Similar to [`Path::parent`] but resolves parent of `C:`/`C:\` to `""` and handles UNC host name (`\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\` to `\\wsl.localhost`)
+pub fn shell_parent_path(path: &Path) -> Option<Cow<'_, Path>> {
+    fn handle_prefix(prefix: PrefixComponent<'_>) -> Option<Cow<'_, Path>> {
+        match prefix.kind() {
+            Prefix::UNC(host_name, _share_name) => {
+                let mut path = OsString::from(r"\\");
+                path.push(host_name);
+                Some(PathBuf::from(path).into())
+            }
+            Prefix::Disk(_) => Some(PathBuf::from("").into()),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut components = path.components();
+    let component = components.next_back()?;
+    match component {
+        Component::Normal(_) | Component::CurDir | Component::ParentDir => {
+            Some(components.as_path().into())
+        }
+        Component::Prefix(prefix) => handle_prefix(prefix),
+        // Handle cases like `C:\` and `\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\`
+        Component::RootDir => {
+            if let Component::Prefix(prefix) = components.next_back()? {
+                handle_prefix(prefix)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    // absolute() tests
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_empty_error() {
+        let err = absolute(Path::new("")).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_verbatim_passthrough() {
+        let path = Path::new(r"\\?\C:\foo");
+        assert_eq!(absolute(path).unwrap(), path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_verbatim_unc_passthrough() {
+        let path = Path::new(r"\\?\UNC\server\share");
+        assert_eq!(absolute(path).unwrap(), path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_bare_drive_letter() {
+        let result = absolute(Path::new("C:")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, Path::new("C:"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_already_absolute() {
+        let result = absolute(Path::new(r"C:\Windows")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, Path::new(r"C:\Windows"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_unc_path() {
+        let result = absolute(Path::new(r"\\server\share\folder")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, Path::new(r"\\server\share\folder"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_converts_forward_slashes() {
+        let result = absolute(Path::new("C:/Windows/System32")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, Path::new(r"C:\Windows\System32"));
+    }
+
+    // absolute_and_check_exists() tests
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_and_check_exists_existing_path() {
+        assert!(absolute_and_check_exists(Path::new(r"C:\Windows")).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_and_check_exists_nonexistent_path() {
+        let err = absolute_and_check_exists(Path::new(r"C:\nonexistent_xyz_12345")).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::NotFound);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absolute_and_check_exists_empty_propagates() {
+        let err = absolute_and_check_exists(Path::new("")).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
+    }
+
+    // shell_parent_path() tests
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_local_path() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"C:\Users\foo"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new(r"C:\Users")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_nested_path() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"C:\a\b\c\d"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new(r"C:\a\b\c")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_drive_root_trailing() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"C:\"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_bare_drive() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new("C:"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_unc_with_subfolder() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"\\server\share\folder"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new(r"\\server\share")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_unc_share_trailing_slash() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"\\server.local\share\"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new(r"\\server.local")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_unc_share_no_slash() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"\\server\share"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new(r"\\server")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_relative() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"foo\bar"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("foo")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_single_component() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new("foo"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_empty() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(""));
+        assert!(result.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shell_parent_path_verbatim() {
+        let result = shell_parent_path(Path::new(r"\\?\C:\foo"));
+        assert_eq!(result.as_deref(), Some(Path::new(r"\\?\C:\")));
+    }
+}