diff --git a/src/fs/dir.rs b/src/fs/dir.rs
index 7f7b067..1c9fb90 100644
--- a/src/fs/dir.rs
+++ b/src/fs/dir.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ impl<'dir, 'ig> Files<'dir, 'ig> {
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                // Also hide _prefix files on Windows because it's used by old applications
+                // as an alternative to dot-prefix files.
+                #[cfg(windows)]
+                if ! self.dotfiles && filename.starts_with('_') {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if self.git_ignoring {
                     let git_status = self.git.map(|g| g.get(path, false)).unwrap_or_default();
                     if git_status.unstaged == GitStatus::Ignored {