diff --git a/runtime/doc/zip.txt b/runtime/doc/zip.txt
index 03dc389f8b..fbaf77c405 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/zip.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/zip.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Builtin plugin: zip                                                      *zip*
 
 Nvim opens a read-only listing when |:edit| is used with a zip archive. The
 listing is a |dir| buffer with 'filetype' set to "zip"; entries open as
-read-only `zipfile://{archive}::{path}` buffers. Requires the `unzip`
+read-only `zip://{archive}/{path}` buffers. Requires the `unzip`
 executable.
 
 Recognized extensions include zip, jar, apk, epub, Office and OpenDocument
diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/java.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/java.vim
index 00d0532dd6..509f5d146b 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/java.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/java.vim
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@ if exists("g:ftplugin_java_source_path") &&
 
 	    function! JavaFileTypeZipFile() abort
 		let l:member = substitute(v:fname, '\.', '/', 'g') . '.java'
-		return 'zipfile://' . get(s:zip_files, bufnr('%'), s:zip_files[0]) .
-			    \ '::' . l:member
+		let l:archive = get(s:zip_files, bufnr('%'), s:zip_files[0])
+		" The builtin plugin joins the paths; zipPlugin.vim separates them with "::".
+		return exists('#nvim.zip')
+			    \ ? 'zip://' . l:archive . '/' . l:member
+			    \ : 'zipfile://' . l:archive . '::' . l:member
 	    endfunction
 
 	    " E120 for "inex=s:JavaFileTypeZipFile()" before v8.2.3900.
@@ -391,7 +394,11 @@ if exists("s:zip_func_upgradable")
 
     def! s:JavaFileTypeZipFile(): string
 	const member: string = substitute(v:fname, '\.', '/', 'g') .. '.java'
-	return 'zipfile://' .. get(zip_files, bufnr('%'), zip_files[0]) .. '::' .. member
+	const archive: string = get(zip_files, bufnr('%'), zip_files[0])
+	# The builtin plugin joins the paths; zipPlugin.vim separates them with "::".
+	return exists('#nvim.zip')
+		? 'zip://' .. archive .. '/' .. member
+		: 'zipfile://' .. archive .. '::' .. member
     enddef
 
     setlocal includeexpr=s:JavaFileTypeZipFile()
diff --git a/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua b/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua
index 47f7da80ec..32eb97476c 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/nvim/zip.lua
@@ -307,33 +307,36 @@ local function read_tempfile(buf, temp)
   set_readonly(buf)
 end
 
---- Parse a `zipfile://` buffer name, as used by quickfix and direct `:edit`.
----@param name string `zipfile://{archive}::{path}`
+--- Resolve a `zip://` buffer name, as used by quickfix and direct `:edit`.
+---
+--- The archive path and the entry path are simply joined, so the split is found by walking
+--- components: the first one that is a regular file is the archive, because a regular file
+--- cannot have children on disk. Entry paths may therefore contain any character.
+---@param name string `zip://{archive}/{path}`
 ---@return string?, string? archive and entry path
-local function parse_uri(name)
-  if not vim.startswith(name, 'zipfile://') then
+local function resolve_uri(name)
+  if not vim.startswith(name, 'zip://') then
     return
   end
-  local value = name:sub(11)
-  local separator ---@type integer?
+  local value = name:sub(7)
   local offset = 1
   while true do
-    local next_separator = value:find('::', offset, true)
-    if not next_separator then
-      break
+    local separator = value:find('/', offset + 1, true)
+    if not separator then
+      return
     end
-    separator = next_separator
-    offset = next_separator + 2
+    local archive = value:sub(1, separator - 1)
+    local stat = uv.fs_stat(archive)
+    if stat and stat.type == 'file' then
+      return archive, value:sub(separator + 1)
+    end
+    offset = separator
   end
-  if not separator then
-    return
-  end
-  return value:sub(1, separator - 1), value:sub(separator + 2)
 end
 
 ---@class (private) nvim.zip.State
 ---@field source string Path to the archive.
----@field path? string Archive path shown by a `zipfile://` buffer.
+---@field path? string Archive path shown by a `zip://` buffer.
 ---@field paths? string[] Entry paths carried over from the initial listing.
 ---@field prefix? string Archive directory currently listed.
 ---@field pending_prefix? string Prefix to commit once the backend succeeds.
@@ -388,13 +391,13 @@ end
 
 --- Read one archive entry into a read-only buffer.
 ---@param buf integer Target entry buffer.
----@param name string `zipfile://` buffer name.
+---@param name string `zip://` buffer name.
 function M.read(buf, name)
   buf = vim._resolve_bufnr(buf)
   local state = get_state(buf)
   local source, path = state and state.source, state and state.path
   if not source or not path then
-    source, path = parse_uri(name)
+    source, path = resolve_uri(name)
   end
   if not source or not path then
     set_readonly(buf)
@@ -480,7 +483,7 @@ function M.open(buf, name, entry)
     require('nvim.dir').open(buf, name, M)
     return
   end
-  local uri = ('zipfile://%s::%s'):format(state.source, path)
+  local uri = ('zip://%s/%s'):format(state.source, path)
   local entry_buf = vim.fn.bufadd(uri)
   set_state(entry_buf, { source = state.source, path = path })
   api.nvim_cmd({
diff --git a/runtime/plugin/zip.lua b/runtime/plugin/zip.lua
index 8ba5aaa6c6..dc3f09c9c9 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/zip.lua
+++ b/runtime/plugin/zip.lua
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ end
 
 api.nvim_create_autocmd('BufReadCmd', {
   group = group,
-  pattern = 'zipfile://*',
+  pattern = 'zip://*',
   desc = 'Read zip archive entry',
   callback = function(ev)
     if legacy_loaded() then
diff --git a/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua b/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua
index 41f87370fb..e8ce394e8f 100644
--- a/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/plugin/zip_spec.lua
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
     it('opens entries at quickfix locations', function()
       local archive = stage(fixtures, 'browser.zip')
       clear_zip()
-      local uri = ('zipfile://%s::crlf.txt'):format(archive)
+      local uri = ('zip://%s/crlf.txt'):format(archive)
       fn.setqflist({}, 'r', { items = { { filename = uri, lnum = 2, col = 1 } } })
 
       api.nvim_cmd({ cmd = 'cfirst' }, {})
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
       local archive = stage(fixtures, 'browser.zip')
       clear_zip()
 
-      edit(('zipfile://%s::crlf.txt'):format(archive))
+      edit(('zip://%s/crlf.txt'):format(archive))
       eq({ 'one', 'two' }, lines())
       eq('dos', api.nvim_get_option_value('fileformat', { buf = 0 }))
       eq(true, api.nvim_get_option_value('endofline', { buf = 0 }))
 
-      edit(('zipfile://%s::noeol.txt'):format(archive))
+      edit(('zip://%s/noeol.txt'):format(archive))
       eq({ 'no final newline' }, lines())
       eq(false, api.nvim_get_option_value('endofline', { buf = 0 }))
     end)
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
         feed('gf')
         poke_eventloop()
 
-        eq(('zipfile://%s::folder/root.java'):format(archive), api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))
+        local uri = legacy and ('zipfile://%s::folder/root.java'):format(archive)
+          or ('zip://%s/folder/root.java'):format(archive)
+        eq(uri, api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))
         eq({ 'class root {}' }, lines())
         eq('java', api.nvim_get_option_value('filetype', { buf = 0 }))
       end
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
         { [[zipglob/a\\.txt]], [[a test file with a double \]] },
       }
       for _, case in ipairs(cases) do
-        edit(('zipfile://%s::%s'):format(archive, case[1]))
+        edit(('zip://%s/%s'):format(archive, case[1]))
         eq({ case[2] }, lines())
       end
     end)
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
       edit(archive)
       eq({ '-d/', 'pwned' }, lines())
 
-      edit(('zipfile://%s::-d/tmp'):format(archive))
+      edit(('zip://%s/-d/tmp'):format(archive))
       eq({ '' }, lines())
     end)
 
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
       poke_eventloop()
       eq({ 'nested payload' }, lines())
 
-      local uri = ('zipfile://%s::crlf.txt'):format(archive)
+      local uri = ('zip://%s/crlf.txt'):format(archive)
       edit(uri)
       eq(uri, api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))
       eq({ 'one', 'two' }, lines())
@@ -397,11 +399,11 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
       api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { line_of('star*.txt'), 0 })
       feed('<CR>')
       poke_eventloop()
-      eq(('zipfile://%s::names/star*.txt'):format(archive), api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))
+      eq(('zip://%s/names/star*.txt'):format(archive), api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))
       eq({ 'content of star*.txt' }, lines())
 
       for _, name in ipairs(names) do
-        edit(('zipfile://%s::names/%s'):format(archive, name))
+        edit(('zip://%s/names/%s'):format(archive, name))
         eq({ 'content of ' .. name }, lines())
       end
     end)
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
     exec_lua(function(uri)
       vim.api.nvim_input('hunter2<CR>')
       vim.api.nvim_cmd({ cmd = 'edit', args = { uri }, magic = { file = false, bar = false } }, {})
-    end, ('zipfile://%s::secret.txt'):format(archive))
+    end, ('zip://%s/secret.txt'):format(archive))
     poke_eventloop()
 
     eq({ 'secret content' }, lines())
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ describe('nvim.zip', function()
     exec_lua(function(uri)
       vim.api.nvim_input('no1<CR>no2<CR>no3<CR>')
       vim.api.nvim_cmd({ cmd = 'edit', args = { uri }, magic = { file = false, bar = false } }, {})
-    end, ('zipfile://%s::secret.txt'):format(archive))
+    end, ('zip://%s/secret.txt'):format(archive))
     poke_eventloop()
 
     eq(true, exec_capture('messages'):find('incorrect password', 1, true) ~= nil)