diff --git a/docs/unix/quickref.rst b/docs/unix/quickref.rst
index a5180fa6cb..ec5312a535 100644
--- a/docs/unix/quickref.rst
+++ b/docs/unix/quickref.rst
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ Environment variables
 .. envvar:: MICROPYPATH
 
     Overrides the default search path for MicroPython libraries. ``MICROPYPATH``
-    should be set to a colon separated list of directories. If ``MICROPYPATH`` is
-    not defined, the search path will be ``~/.micropython/lib:/usr/lib/micropython``
+    should be set to a colon (semicolon for Windows port) separated list of
+    directories. If ``MICROPYPATH`` is not defined, the search path will be
+    ``~/.micropython/lib:/usr/lib/micropython`` (``~/.micropython/lib`` for Windows port)
     or the value of the ``MICROPY_PY_SYS_PATH_DEFAULT`` option if it was set
     when MicroPython itself was compiled.
 
diff --git a/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h b/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h
index fae01d74ee..2d852a8222 100644
--- a/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/windows/mpconfigport.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_SLICE_ATTRS (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_EXIT         (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_PLATFORM     "win32"
+#ifndef MICROPY_PY_SYS_PATH_DEFAULT
+#define MICROPY_PY_SYS_PATH_DEFAULT "~/.micropython/lib"
+#endif
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_MAXSIZE      (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_STDFILES     (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_EXC_INFO     (1)