diff --git a/webserver/static-content/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/staticcontent/FileSystemContentHandler.java b/webserver/static-content/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/staticcontent/FileSystemContentHandler.java
index 0fa1f5102ac..d0ab9570794 100644
--- a/webserver/static-content/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/staticcontent/FileSystemContentHandler.java
+++ b/webserver/static-content/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/staticcontent/FileSystemContentHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ boolean doHandle(Method method, String requestedPath, ServerRequest req, ServerR
 
         String rawPath = req.prologue().uriPath().rawPath();
 
-        String relativePath = root.relativize(path).toString();
+        String relativePath = root.relativize(path).toString().replace("\\", "/");
         String requestedResource;
         if (mapped) {
             requestedResource = relativePath;