diff --git a/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs b/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs
index edd488f419eeee0a7074a95697d9615317891a4d..7cc5705ced9bc2267834044eff5e5def78182bc4 100644
--- a/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs
+++ b/crates/settings_ui/src/page_data.rs
@@ -4577,6 +4577,11 @@ pub(crate) fn settings_data(cx: &App) -> Vec<SettingsPage> {
                                     .project
                                     .shell
                                     .get_or_insert_with(|| settings::Shell::default());
+                                let default_shell = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+                                    "powershell.exe"
+                                } else {
+                                    "sh"
+                                };
                                 *settings_value = match value {
                                     settings::ShellDiscriminants::System => {
                                         settings::Shell::System
@@ -4585,7 +4590,7 @@ pub(crate) fn settings_data(cx: &App) -> Vec<SettingsPage> {
                                         let program = match settings_value {
                                             settings::Shell::Program(p) => p.clone(),
                                             settings::Shell::WithArguments { program, .. } => program.clone(),
-                                            _ => String::from("sh"),
+                                            _ => String::from(default_shell),
                                         };
                                         settings::Shell::Program(program)
                                     },
@@ -4595,7 +4600,7 @@ pub(crate) fn settings_data(cx: &App) -> Vec<SettingsPage> {
                                             settings::Shell::WithArguments { program, args, title_override } => {
                                                 (program.clone(), args.clone(), title_override.clone())
                                             },
-                                            _ => (String::from("sh"), vec![], None),
+                                            _ => (String::from(default_shell), vec![], None),
                                         };
                                         settings::Shell::WithArguments {
                                             program,