diff --git a/scanner/walk_dir_tree.go b/scanner/walk_dir_tree.go
index 3f8d10f4..eee0cd5f 100644
--- a/scanner/walk_dir_tree.go
+++ b/scanner/walk_dir_tree.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -159,10 +160,14 @@ func isDirOrSymlinkToDir(baseDir string, dirEnt fs.DirEntry) (bool, error) {
 // `ignore` file (named after consts.SkipScanFile)
 func isDirIgnored(baseDir string, dirEnt fs.DirEntry) bool {
 	// allows Album folders for albums which e.g. start with ellipses
-	if strings.HasPrefix(dirEnt.Name(), ".") && !strings.HasPrefix(dirEnt.Name(), "..") {
+	name := dirEnt.Name()
+	if strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") && !strings.HasPrefix(name, "..") {
 		return true
 	}
-	_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(baseDir, dirEnt.Name(), consts.SkipScanFile))
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && strings.EqualFold(name, "$RECYCLE.BIN") {
+		return true
+	}
+	_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(baseDir, name, consts.SkipScanFile))
 	return err == nil
 }
 
diff --git a/scanner/walk_dir_tree_test.go b/scanner/walk_dir_tree_test.go
index 170421ab..aba25773 100644
--- a/scanner/walk_dir_tree_test.go
+++ b/scanner/walk_dir_tree_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ var _ = Describe("walk_dir_tree", func() {
 			dirEntry, _ := getDirEntry(baseDir, "...unhidden_folder")
 			Expect(isDirIgnored(baseDir, dirEntry)).To(BeFalse())
 		})
+		It("returns false when folder name is $Recycle.Bin", func() {
+			dirEntry, _ := getDirEntry(baseDir, "$Recycle.Bin")
+			Expect(isDirIgnored(baseDir, dirEntry)).To(BeFalse())
+		})
 	})
 
 	Describe("fullReadDir", func() {
diff --git a/scanner/walk_dir_tree_windows_test.go b/scanner/walk_dir_tree_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef88779c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scanner/walk_dir_tree_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package scanner
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("walk_dir_tree_windows", func() {
+	baseDir := filepath.Join("tests", "fixtures")
+
+	Describe("isDirIgnored", func() {
+		It("returns false for normal dirs", func() {
+			dirEntry, _ := getDirEntry(baseDir, "empty_folder")
+			Expect(isDirIgnored(baseDir, dirEntry)).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+		It("returns true when folder contains .ndignore file", func() {
+			dirEntry, _ := getDirEntry(baseDir, "ignored_folder")
+			Expect(isDirIgnored(baseDir, dirEntry)).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+		It("returns true when folder name starts with a `.`", func() {
+			dirEntry, _ := getDirEntry(baseDir, ".hidden_folder")
+			Expect(isDirIgnored(baseDir, dirEntry)).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+		It("returns false when folder name starts with ellipses", func() {
+			dirEntry, _ := getDirEntry(baseDir, "...unhidden_folder")
+			Expect(isDirIgnored(baseDir, dirEntry)).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+		It("returns true when folder name is $Recycle.Bin", func() {
+			dirEntry, _ := getDirEntry(baseDir, "$Recycle.Bin")
+			Expect(isDirIgnored(baseDir, dirEntry)).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+	})
+})