diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java b/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java
index ec9dfc869..7ab16201d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManager.java
@@ -545,7 +545,8 @@ public Optional<URI> serverPathToFileUri(String serverPath) {
       .filter(e -> e.getValue().isPresent())
       .map(e -> tryResolveLocalFile(serverPath, e.getKey(), e.getValue().get()))
       .flatMap(Optional::stream)
-      .map(File::toURI)
+      .map(File::toPath)
+      .map(Path::toUri)
       .findFirst();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManagerTests.java b/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManagerTests.java
index 2f99ad9b2..81f4f96fc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManagerTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/sonarlint/ls/connected/ProjectBindingManagerTests.java
@@ -555,7 +555,9 @@ void should_return_optional_on_valid_path() {
     var uri = underTest.serverPathToFileUri(serverPath);
 
     assertThat(uri).isNotEmpty();
-    assertThat(uri.get().toString()).contains("src/test/resources/sample-folder/Test.java");
+    assertThat(uri.get().toString())
+      .startsWith("file:///")
+      .contains("src/test/resources/sample-folder/Test.java");
   }
 
   @Test