diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/volume.c b/dlls/kernel32/volume.c
index 74397a9..3301856 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/volume.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/volume.c
@@ -1400,6 +1400,16 @@ BOOL WINAPI GetVolumePathNameA(LPCSTR filename, LPSTR volumepathname, DWORD bufl
 BOOL WINAPI GetVolumePathNameW(LPCWSTR filename, LPWSTR volumepathname, DWORD buflen)
 {
     FIXME("(%s, %p, %d), stub!\n", debugstr_w(filename), volumepathname, buflen);
+
+    /* As long as we don't handle volumemountpoints, and filename is something like "X:\\blabla\\bla", it's probably safe to return "X:\" for 
+      now to keep some applications happy */
+    
+    if(strlenW(filename)>=3 && filename[1] == ':' && filename[2] == '\\' && buflen >3)
+    { 
+         lstrcpynW(volumepathname,filename,4);
+         return TRUE;
+    }
+ 
     SetLastError(ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
     return FALSE;
 }