diff --git a/lib/parse.js b/lib/parse.js
index 0129d74..bf486bb 100644
--- a/lib/parse.js
+++ b/lib/parse.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const resolveCommand = require('./util/resolveCommand');
 const escape = require('./util/escape');
 const readShebang = require('./util/readShebang');
+const readCmdShim = require('read-cmd-shim');
 
 const isWin = process.platform === 'win32';
 const isExecutableRegExp = /\.(?:com|exe)$/i;
@@ -24,6 +25,23 @@ function detectShebang(parsed) {
     return parsed.file;
 }
 
+function isCmdShim(commandFile) {
+    // Check if file is located in `node_modules/.bin/`
+    if (isCmdShimRegExp.test(commandFile)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    // A cmd-shim does not necessarily have to be in `node_modules/.bin/`,
+    // such as one installed globally through 'npm i -g'. So we test by reading
+    // its contents and see if we can obtain the wrapped command.
+    try {
+        const dest = readCmdShim.sync(commandFile.toLowerCase());
+
+        return !!dest;
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 function parseNonShell(parsed) {
     if (!isWin) {
         return parsed;
@@ -38,11 +56,11 @@ function parseNonShell(parsed) {
     // If a shell is required, use cmd.exe and take care of escaping everything correctly
     // Note that `forceShell` is an hidden option used only in tests
     if (parsed.options.forceShell || needsShell) {
-        // Need to double escape meta chars if the command is a cmd-shim located in `node_modules/.bin/`
+        // Need to double escape meta chars if the command is a cmd-shim.
         // The cmd-shim simply calls execute the package bin file with NodeJS, proxying any argument
         // Because the escape of metachars with ^ gets interpreted when the cmd.exe is first called,
         // we need to double escape them
-        const needsDoubleEscapeMetaChars = isCmdShimRegExp.test(commandFile);
+        const needsDoubleEscapeMetaChars = isCmdShim(commandFile);
 
         // Normalize posix paths into OS compatible paths (e.g.: foo/bar -> foo\bar)
         // This is necessary otherwise it will always fail with ENOENT in those cases
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0c703dc..9ddcaf1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "path-key": "^3.1.0",
+        "read-cmd-shim": "^4.0.0",
         "shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
         "which": "^2.0.1"
       },
@@ -11701,6 +11702,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-rPCkf/mWBtKc97aLL9/txD8DZdemK0vkA3JMLShjlJB3Pj3s+lpf1KaBzMfQrAmhMQB0n1cU/SUGgKKBCe837Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/read-cmd-shim": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-cmd-shim/-/read-cmd-shim-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yILWifhaSEEytfXI76kB9xEEiG1AiozaCJZ83A87ytjRiN+jVibXjedjCRNjoZviinhG+4UkalO3mWTd8u5O0Q==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/read-pkg": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -14067,6 +14077,12 @@
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
+    },
+    "read-cmd-shim": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-cmd-shim/-/read-cmd-shim-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yILWifhaSEEytfXI76kB9xEEiG1AiozaCJZ83A87ytjRiN+jVibXjedjCRNjoZviinhG+4UkalO3mWTd8u5O0Q==",
+      "extraneous": true
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24b2eb4..2c96e8b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "path-key": "^3.1.0",
+    "read-cmd-shim": "^4.0.0",
     "shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
     "which": "^2.0.1"
   },