diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/CDefaultContextMenu.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/CDefaultContextMenu.cpp
index ed2e95bb1c7..751958da3f8 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/CDefaultContextMenu.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/CDefaultContextMenu.cpp
@@ -1357,6 +1357,9 @@ CDefaultContextMenu::InvokePidl(LPCMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX lpcmi, LPCITEMIDLIST pid
     else if (!StrIsNullOrEmpty(lpcmi->lpParameters) && __SHCloneStrAtoW(&pszParamsW, lpcmi->lpParameters))
         sei.lpParameters = pszParamsW;
 
+    if (!sei.lpClass && (lpcmi->fMask & (CMIC_MASK_HASLINKNAME | CMIC_MASK_HASTITLE)) && unicode)
+        sei.lpClass = lpcmi->lpTitleW; // Forward .lnk path from CShellLink::DoOpen (for consrv STARTF_TITLEISLINKNAME)
+
     ShellExecuteExW(&sei);
     ILFree(pidlFull);