diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index 20100568a..a2f8cab95 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,18 @@ fn sort_entries(entries: &mut Vec<PathBuf>, options: &getopts::Matches) {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn is_hidden(file_path: &DirEntry) -> std::io::Result<bool> {
+    let metadata = fs::metadata(file_path.path())?;
+    let attr = metadata.file_attributes();
+    Ok(((attr & 0x2) > 0) || file_path.file_name().to_string_lossy().starts_with('.'))
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn is_hidden(file_path: &DirEntry) -> std::io::Result<bool> {
+    Ok(file_path.file_name().to_string_lossy().starts_with('.'))
+}
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn sort_entries(entries: &mut Vec<PathBuf>, options: &getopts::Matches) {
     let mut reverse = options.opt_present("r");
@@ -286,7 +298,7 @@ fn sort_entries(entries: &mut Vec<PathBuf>, options: &getopts::Matches) {
 fn should_display(entry: &DirEntry, options: &getopts::Matches) -> bool {
     let ffi_name = entry.file_name();
     let name = ffi_name.to_string_lossy();
-    if !options.opt_present("a") && !options.opt_present("A") && name.starts_with('.') {
+    if !options.opt_present("a") && !options.opt_present("A") && is_hidden(entry).unwrap() {
         return false;
     }
     if options.opt_present("B") && name.ends_with('~') {
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index 270849d95..4dc4168de 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -310,3 +310,29 @@ fn test_ls_human() {
     assert!(result.success);
     assert!(result.stdout.contains("1.02M"));
 }
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+#[test]
+fn test_ls_hidden_windows() {
+    let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
+    let file = "hiddenWindowsFileNoDot";
+    at.touch(file);
+    // hide the file
+    scene
+        .cmd("attrib")
+        .arg("+h")
+        .arg("+S")
+        .arg("+r")
+        .arg(file)
+        .run();
+    let result = scene.ucmd().run();
+    println!("stderr = {:?}", result.stderr);
+    println!("stdout = {:?}", result.stdout);
+    assert!(result.success);
+    let result = scene.ucmd().arg("-a").run();
+    println!("stderr = {:?}", result.stderr);
+    println!("stdout = {:?}", result.stdout);
+    assert!(result.success);
+    assert!(result.stdout.contains(file));
+}