diff --git a/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/pathValidation/PathValidator.kt b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/pathValidation/PathValidator.kt
index 750a350b75b4..1401d9c4eeb2 100644
--- a/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/pathValidation/PathValidator.kt
+++ b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/pathValidation/PathValidator.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class ValidationRequest(@NonNls internal val path: String?,
 
   private fun isAbsolutePath(path: String): Boolean = when (platformAndRoot.platform) {
     Platform.UNIX -> path.startsWith("/")
-    Platform.WINDOWS -> OSAgnosticPathUtil.isAbsoluteDosPath(path)
+    // On Windows user may create project in \\wsl
+    Platform.WINDOWS -> OSAgnosticPathUtil.isAbsoluteDosPath(path) || path.startsWith("\\\\wsl")
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/python/python-sdk/tests/com/jetbrains/python/tests/ValidationRequestTest.kt b/python/python-sdk/tests/com/jetbrains/python/tests/ValidationRequestTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fdf0f5f411f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python-sdk/tests/com/jetbrains/python/tests/ValidationRequestTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package com.jetbrains.python.tests
+
+import com.intellij.execution.Platform
+import com.jetbrains.python.pathValidation.PlatformAndRoot
+import com.jetbrains.python.pathValidation.ValidationRequest
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class ValidationRequestTest {
+
+  @Test
+  fun testAbsolutePath() {
+    if (PlatformAndRoot.local.platform == Platform.UNIX) {
+      assertNull("No error must be returned",
+                 ValidationRequest("/", "", PlatformAndRoot.local, null).validate { null })
+      assertNotNull("Path not absolute, but no error returned",
+                    ValidationRequest("abc", "", PlatformAndRoot.local, null).validate { null })
+    }
+    else {
+      assertNull("No error must be returned",
+                 ValidationRequest("\\\\wsl$\\asdad", "", PlatformAndRoot.local, null).validate { null })
+      assertNull("No error must be returned",
+                 ValidationRequest("c:\\", "", PlatformAndRoot.local, null).validate { null })
+      assertNotNull("Path not absolute, but no error returned",
+                    ValidationRequest("abc", "", PlatformAndRoot.local, null).validate { null })
+    }
+  }
+}
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