diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b7bff9..0ba35bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1367,6 +1367,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rmpv",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "shlex",
  "skia-safe",
  "swash",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6a52df7..ffb315f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 rmpv = "1.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.79"
+shlex = "1.1.0"
 swash = "0.1.4"
 tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["full"] }
 tokio-util = { version = "0.7.1", features = ["compat"] }
diff --git a/src/cmd_line.rs b/src/cmd_line.rs
index 6b94c39..4882b32 100644
--- a/src/cmd_line.rs
+++ b/src/cmd_line.rs
@@ -172,11 +172,10 @@ pub fn handle_command_line_arguments(args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
 
     if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
         // escape filepath which contain spaces
-        neovim_args.extend::<Vec<String>>(
+        neovim_args.extend(
             files_to_open
                 .iter()
-                .map(|file| file.replace(" ", "\\ "))
-                .collect(),
+                .map(|file| shlex::quote(file).into_owned()),
         );
     } else {
         neovim_args.extend::<Vec<String>>(files_to_open);