diff --git a/autoload/go/config.vim b/autoload/go/config.vim
index f0f13d56bb..6af556729a 100644
--- a/autoload/go/config.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/config.vim
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ endfunction
 function! go#config#PlayBrowserCommand() abort
     if go#util#IsWin()
         let go_play_browser_command = '!start rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler %URL%'
+    elseif go#util#IsCygwin()
+        let go_play_browser_command = '!rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler %URL%'
     elseif go#util#IsMac()
         let go_play_browser_command = 'open %URL%'
     elseif executable('xdg-open')
diff --git a/autoload/go/util.vim b/autoload/go/util.vim
index 3a12f013a1..229a4ef3bf 100644
--- a/autoload/go/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/util.vim
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ function! go#util#IsMac() abort
         \ go#util#Exec(['uname'])[0] =~? '^darwin'
 endfunction
 
+" IsCygwin returns 1 if current OS is Cygwin/MSYS2/GitBash, 0 otherwise
+function! go#util#IsCygwin()
+  return has('win32unix')
+endfunction
+
  " Checks if using:
  " 1) Windows system,
  " 2) And has cygpath executable,
@@ -529,6 +534,7 @@ function! go#util#OpenBrowser(url) abort
     if l:cmd =~ '^!'
         let l:cmd = substitute(l:cmd, '%URL%', '\=escape(shellescape(a:url), "#")', 'g')
         silent! exec l:cmd
+        redraw!
     elseif cmd =~ '^:[A-Z]'
         let l:cmd = substitute(l:cmd, '%URL%', '\=escape(a:url,"#")', 'g')
         exec l:cmd