diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36a43021..a5bdefaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,6 +201,21 @@ minimatch('/a/b', '/**/d', { partial: true })     // true, might be /a/b/.../d
 minimatch('/x/y/z', '/a/**/z', { partial: true }) // false, because x !== a
 ```
 
+### windowsPathsNoEscape
+
+Use `\\` as a path separator _only_, and _never_ as an escape
+character.  If set, all `\\` characters are replaced with `/` in
+the pattern.  Note that this makes it **impossible** to match
+against paths containing literal glob pattern characters, but
+allows matching with patterns constructed using `path.join()` and
+`path.resolve()` on Windows platforms, mimicking the (buggy!)
+behavior of earlier versions on Windows.  Please use with
+caution, and be mindful of [the caveat about Windows
+paths](#windows).
+
+For legacy reasons, this is also set if
+`options.allowWindowsEscape` is set to the exact value `false`.
+
 ## Comparisons to other fnmatch/glob implementations
 
 While strict compliance with the existing standards is a worthwhile
diff --git a/minimatch.js b/minimatch.js
index f3b491dd..71c96a1f 100644
--- a/minimatch.js
+++ b/minimatch.js
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ class Minimatch {
     this.options = options
     this.set = []
     this.pattern = pattern
+    this.windowsPathsNoEscape = !!options.windowsPathsNoEscape ||
+      options.allowWindowsEscape === false
+    if (this.windowsPathsNoEscape) {
+      this.pattern = this.pattern.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    }
     this.regexp = null
     this.negate = false
     this.comment = false
diff --git a/test/win-path-sep.js b/test/win-path-sep.js
index 4b48d226..c4379fd1 100644
--- a/test/win-path-sep.js
+++ b/test/win-path-sep.js
@@ -39,3 +39,35 @@ t.test('posix default', t => {
   global.process = proc
   t.end()
 })
+
+t.test('override with options', t => {
+  const mm = t.mock('../', { '../lib/path.js': {sep: '\\'}})
+
+  Object.defineProperty(process, 'platform', {
+    value: 'win32',
+    configurable: true,
+    enumerable: true,
+    writable: true,
+  })
+  require('path').sep = '\\'
+
+  t.equal(mm('c:\\foo\\bar', 'c:\\foo\\*', {
+    windowsPathsNoEscape: true,
+  }), true)
+
+  t.equal(mm('c:\\foo\\bar', 'c:\\foo\\*', {
+    windowsPathsNoEscape: 'hamburger',
+  }), true)
+
+  t.equal(mm('c:\\foo\\bar', 'c:\\foo\\*', {
+    allowWindowsEscape: false,
+  }), true)
+
+  t.equal(mm('c:\\foo\\bar', 'c:\\foo\\*', {}), false)
+
+  t.equal(mm('c:\\foo\\bar', 'c:\\foo\\*', {
+    allowWindowsEscape: null,
+  }), false)
+
+  t.end()
+})