diff --git a/Sources/Foundation/FileManager+Win32.swift b/Sources/Foundation/FileManager+Win32.swift
index 9069aa1925..4f46a2f847 100644
--- a/Sources/Foundation/FileManager+Win32.swift
+++ b/Sources/Foundation/FileManager+Win32.swift
@@ -709,9 +709,10 @@ extension FileManager {
     }
 
     internal func _isExecutableFile(atPath path: String) -> Bool {
-        var isDirectory: ObjCBool = false
-        guard fileExists(atPath: path, isDirectory: &isDirectory) else { return false }
-        return !isDirectory.boolValue && _isReadableFile(atPath: path)
+        var binaryType = DWORD(0)
+        return path.withCString(encodedAs: UTF16.self) {
+            GetBinaryTypeW($0, &binaryType)
+        }
     }
 
     internal func _isDeletableFile(atPath path: String) -> Bool {
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/Tests/TestFileManager.swift b/Tests/Foundation/Tests/TestFileManager.swift
index b1b0208e61..c8d50061c9 100644
--- a/Tests/Foundation/Tests/TestFileManager.swift
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/Tests/TestFileManager.swift
@@ -265,8 +265,10 @@ class TestFileManager : XCTestCase {
     func test_isExecutableFile() {
         let fm = FileManager.default
         let path = NSTemporaryDirectory() + "test_isExecutableFile\(NSUUID().uuidString)"
+        let exePath = path + ".exe"
         defer {
             try? fm.removeItem(atPath: path)
+            try? fm.removeItem(atPath: exePath)
         }
 
         do {
@@ -275,16 +277,21 @@ class TestFileManager : XCTestCase {
 
             // test unExecutable if file has no permissions
             try fm.setAttributes([.posixPermissions : NSNumber(value: Int16(0o0000))], ofItemAtPath: path)
-#if os(Windows)
-            // Files are always executable on Windows
-            XCTAssertTrue(fm.isExecutableFile(atPath: path))
-#else
             XCTAssertFalse(fm.isExecutableFile(atPath: path))
-#endif
 
+#if os(Windows)
+            // test unExecutable even if file has an `exe` extension
+            try fm.copyItem(atPath: path, toPath: exePath)
+            XCTAssertFalse(fm.isExecutableFile(atPath: exePath))
+#else
             // test executable if file has execute permissions
             try fm.setAttributes([.posixPermissions : NSNumber(value: Int16(0o0100))], ofItemAtPath: path)
             XCTAssertTrue(fm.isExecutableFile(atPath: path))
+#endif
+
+            // test against the test bundle itself
+            let testFoundationBinary = try XCTUnwrap(testBundle().path(forAuxiliaryExecutable: "TestFoundation"))
+            XCTAssertTrue(fm.isExecutableFile(atPath: testFoundationBinary))
         } catch let e {
             XCTFail("\(e)")
         }