diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell.ps1 b/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell.ps1
index 62cf3476fe..6bf0c27734 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell.ps1
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ Function Get-AnsibleParam($obj, $name, $default = $null, $resultobj = @{}, $fail
         if ($type -eq "path") {
             # Expand environment variables on path-type
             $value = Expand-Environment($value)
+            # Test if a valid path is provided
+            if (-not (Test-Path -IsValid $value)) {
+                Fail-Json -obj $resultobj -message "Get-AnsibleParam: Parameter '$name' has an invalid path '$value' specified."
+            }
         } elseif ($type -eq "str") {
             # Convert str types to real Powershell strings
             $value = $value.ToString()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shortcut.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shortcut.ps1
index 2a97bf1fef..891fcc89d8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shortcut.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shortcut.ps1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $params = Parse-Args $args -supports_check_mode $true
 $check_mode = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "_ansible_check_mode" -type "bool" -default $false
 
-$src = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "src" -type "path"
+$src = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "src"
 $dest = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "dest" -type "path" -failifempty $true
 $state = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "state" -type "string" -default "present" -validateset "present","absent"
 $orig_args = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "args" -type "string"