diff --git a/pkg/container/host_environment.go b/pkg/container/host_environment.go
index 04ff12d..91dae4c 100644
--- a/pkg/container/host_environment.go
+++ b/pkg/container/host_environment.go
@@ -353,8 +353,12 @@ func (e *HostEnvironment) exec(ctx context.Context, command []string, cmdline st
 }
 
 func (e *HostEnvironment) Exec(command []string /*cmdline string, */, env map[string]string, user, workdir string) common.Executor {
+	return e.ExecWithCmdLine(command, "", env, user, workdir)
+}
+
+func (e *HostEnvironment) ExecWithCmdLine(command []string, cmdline string, env map[string]string, user, workdir string) common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		if err := e.exec(ctx, command, "" /*cmdline*/, env, user, workdir); err != nil {
+		if err := e.exec(ctx, command, cmdline, env, user, workdir); err != nil {
 			select {
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return fmt.Errorf("this step has been cancelled: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/model/workflow.go b/pkg/model/workflow.go
index 4fd9be9..1573c76 100644
--- a/pkg/model/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/model/workflow.go
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ func (s *Step) ShellCommand() string {
 	case "sh":
 		shellCommand = "sh -e {0}"
 	case "cmd":
-		shellCommand = "%ComSpec% /D /E:ON /V:OFF /S /C \"CALL \"{0}\"\""
+		shellCommand = "cmd /D /E:ON /V:OFF /S /C \"CALL \"{0}\"\""
 	case "powershell":
 		shellCommand = "powershell -command . '{0}'"
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/runner/runner_test.go b/pkg/runner/runner_test.go
index 5b8257c..4034e96 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ func TestRunEventHostEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 		tables = append(tables, []TestJobFileInfo{
 			{workdir, "windows-prepend-path", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 			{workdir, "windows-add-env", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
+			{workdir, "windows-shell-cmd", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 		}...)
 	} else {
 		platforms := map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/runner/step_run.go b/pkg/runner/step_run.go
index 53de414..054ed70 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/step_run.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/step_run.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type stepRun struct {
 	Step             *model.Step
 	RunContext       *RunContext
 	cmd              []string
+	cmdline          string
 	env              map[string]string
 	WorkingDirectory string
 }
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ func (sr *stepRun) main() common.Executor {
 		sr.setupShellCommandExecutor(),
 		func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			sr.getRunContext().ApplyExtraPath(ctx, &sr.env)
+			if he, ok := sr.getRunContext().JobContainer.(*container.HostEnvironment); ok && he != nil {
+				return he.ExecWithCmdLine(sr.cmd, sr.cmdline, sr.env, "", sr.WorkingDirectory)(ctx)
+			}
 			return sr.getRunContext().JobContainer.Exec(sr.cmd, sr.env, "", sr.WorkingDirectory)(ctx)
 		},
 	))
@@ -135,7 +139,8 @@ func (sr *stepRun) setupShellCommand(ctx context.Context) (name, script string,
 
 	rc := sr.getRunContext()
 	scriptPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", rc.JobContainer.GetActPath(), name)
-	sr.cmd, err = shellquote.Split(strings.Replace(scCmd, `{0}`, scriptPath, 1))
+	sr.cmdline = strings.Replace(scCmd, `{0}`, scriptPath, 1)
+	sr.cmd, err = shellquote.Split(sr.cmdline)
 
 	return name, script, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/runner/testdata/windows-shell-cmd/push.yml b/pkg/runner/testdata/windows-shell-cmd/push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea672a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/runner/testdata/windows-shell-cmd/push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+on:
+  push:
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+    - run: |
+        echo Hi
+      shell: cmd
\ No newline at end of file