diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/commands.edit.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/commands.edit.cpp
index c8455bb923f..720f6b14d68 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/commands.edit.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/commands.edit.cpp
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ namespace vcpkg::Commands::Edit
         if (editor_exe == "Code.exe" || editor_exe == "Code - Insiders.exe")
         {
             // note that we are invoking cmd silently but Code.exe is relaunched from there
-            System::cmd_execute_background(
-                System::Command("cmd").string_arg("/c").string_arg(cmd_line.command_line()).raw_arg("<NUL"));
+            System::cmd_execute_background(System::Command("cmd").string_arg("/c").raw_arg(
+                Strings::concat('"', cmd_line.command_line(), R"( <NUL")")));
             Checks::exit_success(VCPKG_LINE_INFO);
         }
 #endif