diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d17e37647e..81bb2128e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changelog
 Unreleased
 ----------
 
+- Fix passing escaped double quoted spaces to native executables
+
 v6.0.0-alpha.9 - 2016-08-15
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/NativeCommandParameterBinder.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/NativeCommandParameterBinder.cs
index 14083cb80a..62e282ca37 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/NativeCommandParameterBinder.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/NativeCommandParameterBinder.cs
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation
                         // just the normal double quotes, no other special quotes.  Also note that mismatched
                         // quotes are supported.
 
-                        bool needQuotes = false;
+                        bool needQuotes = false, followingBackslash = false;
                         int quoteCount = 0;
                         for (int i = 0; i < arg.Length; i++)
                         {
-                            if (arg[i] == '"')
+                            if (arg[i] == '"' && !followingBackslash)
                             {
                                 quoteCount += 1;
                             }
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation
                             {
                                 needQuotes = true;
                             }
+
+                            followingBackslash = arg[i] == '\\';
                         }
 
                         if (needQuotes)