diff --git a/autoload/ale/job.vim b/autoload/ale/job.vim
index b9ab86b764..93f2882412 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/job.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/job.vim
@@ -174,9 +174,15 @@ function! ale#job#PrepareCommand(command) abort
     " NeoVim handles this issue automatically if the command is a String,
     " but we'll do this explicitly, so we use thes same exact command for both
     " versions.
-    return has('win32')
-    \   ?  'cmd /c ' . a:command
-    \   : split(&shell) + split(&shellcmdflag) + [a:command]
+    if ale#Has('win32')
+        return 'cmd /c ' . a:command
+    endif
+
+    if &shell =~? 'fish$'
+        return ['/bin/sh', '-c', a:command]
+    endif
+
+    return split(&shell) + split(&shellcmdflag) + [a:command]
 endfunction
 
 " Start a job with options which are agnostic to Vim and NeoVim.
diff --git a/test/test_prepare_command.vader b/test/test_prepare_command.vader
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5707be72c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_prepare_command.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Before:
+  Save &shell
+  Save &shellcmdflag
+
+After:
+  Restore
+  let g:ale_has_override = {}
+
+Execute(sh should be used when the shell is fish):
+  " Set something else, so we will replace that too.
+  let &shellcmdflag = '-f'
+
+  let &shell = 'fish'
+
+  AssertEqual ['/bin/sh', '-c', 'foobar'], ale#job#PrepareCommand('foobar')
+
+  let &shell = '/usr/bin/fish'
+
+  AssertEqual ['/bin/sh', '-c', 'foobar'], ale#job#PrepareCommand('foobar')
+
+  let &shell = '/usr/local/bin/fish'
+
+  AssertEqual ['/bin/sh', '-c', 'foobar'], ale#job#PrepareCommand('foobar')
+
+Execute(Other shells should be used when set):
+  let &shell = '/bin/bash'
+  let &shellcmdflag = '-c'
+
+  AssertEqual ['/bin/bash', '-c', 'foobar'], ale#job#PrepareCommand('foobar')
+
+Execute(cmd /c as a string should be used on Windows):
+  let &shell = 'who cares'
+  let &shellcmdflag = 'whatever'
+
+  let g:ale_has_override = {'win32': 1}
+
+  AssertEqual 'cmd /c foobar', ale#job#PrepareCommand('foobar')