diff --git a/filedescriptor/Cargo.toml b/filedescriptor/Cargo.toml
index 9cb89bd59..130a4ad59 100644
--- a/filedescriptor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/filedescriptor/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ failure = "0.1"
 failure_derive = "0.1"
 libc = "0.2"
 
+[target."cfg(windows)".dependencies]
+winapi = { version = "0.3", features = [
+    "winuser",
+    "handleapi",
+    "fileapi",
+    "namedpipeapi",
+]}
diff --git a/filedescriptor/src/lib.rs b/filedescriptor/src/lib.rs
index 813fd9bd1..d7b9bf881 100644
--- a/filedescriptor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/filedescriptor/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,143 +1,14 @@
-use failure::{bail, Fallible};
-use std::os::unix::prelude::*;
-
 #[cfg(unix)]
-pub trait AsRawFileDescriptor: AsRawFd {}
-
+mod unix;
 #[cfg(unix)]
-impl<T: AsRawFd> AsRawFileDescriptor for T {}
+pub use crate::unix::*;
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub trait AsRawFileDescriptor: AsRawHandle {}
-
+mod windows;
 #[cfg(windows)]
-impl<T: AsRawHandle> AsRawFileDescriptor for T {}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct FileDescriptor {
-    fd: RawFd,
-}
-
-impl std::io::Read for FileDescriptor {
-    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, std::io::Error> {
-        let size = unsafe { libc::read(self.fd, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, buf.len()) };
-        if size == -1 {
-            Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error())
-        } else {
-            Ok(size as usize)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::io::Write for FileDescriptor {
-    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, std::io::Error> {
-        let size = unsafe { libc::write(self.fd, buf.as_ptr() as *const _, buf.len()) };
-        if size == -1 {
-            Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error())
-        } else {
-            Ok(size as usize)
-        }
-    }
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for FileDescriptor {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            libc::close(self.fd);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl AsRawFd for FileDescriptor {
-    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
-        self.fd
-    }
-}
-
-impl AsRawFd for &FileDescriptor {
-    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
-        self.fd
-    }
-}
-
-fn dup_fd(fd: RawFd) -> Fallible<FileDescriptor> {
-    let duped = unsafe { libc::dup(fd) };
-    if duped == -1 {
-        bail!(
-            "dup of fd {} failed: {:?}",
-            fd,
-            std::io::Error::last_os_error()
-        )
-    } else {
-        let mut owned = FileDescriptor { fd: duped };
-        owned.cloexec()?;
-        Ok(owned)
-    }
-}
+pub use crate::windows::*;
 
 pub struct Pipes {
     pub read: FileDescriptor,
     pub write: FileDescriptor,
 }
-
-pub fn dup<F: AsRawFileDescriptor>(f: F) -> Fallible<FileDescriptor> {
-    #[cfg(unix)]
-    dup_fd(f.as_raw_fd())
-}
-
-impl FileDescriptor {
-    pub fn dup<F: AsRawFileDescriptor>(f: F) -> Fallible<Self> {
-        dup(f)
-    }
-
-    pub fn clone(&self) -> Fallible<FileDescriptor> {
-        dup(self)
-    }
-
-    pub fn pipe() -> Fallible<Pipes> {
-        let mut fds = [-1i32; 2];
-        let res = unsafe { libc::pipe(fds.as_mut_ptr()) };
-        if res == -1 {
-            bail!(
-                "failed to create a pipe: {:?}",
-                std::io::Error::last_os_error()
-            )
-        } else {
-            let mut read = FileDescriptor { fd: fds[0] };
-            let mut write = FileDescriptor { fd: fds[1] };
-            read.cloexec()?;
-            write.cloexec()?;
-            Ok(Pipes { read, write })
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Helper function to set the close-on-exec flag for a raw descriptor
-    fn cloexec(&mut self) -> Fallible<()> {
-        let flags = unsafe { libc::fcntl(self.fd, libc::F_GETFD) };
-        if flags == -1 {
-            bail!(
-                "fcntl to read flags failed: {:?}",
-                std::io::Error::last_os_error()
-            );
-        }
-        let result = unsafe { libc::fcntl(self.fd, libc::F_SETFD, flags | libc::FD_CLOEXEC) };
-        if result == -1 {
-            bail!(
-                "fcntl to set CLOEXEC failed: {:?}",
-                std::io::Error::last_os_error()
-            );
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub fn as_stdio(&self) -> Fallible<std::process::Stdio> {
-        let duped = dup_fd(self.fd)?;
-        let fd = duped.fd;
-        let stdio = unsafe { std::process::Stdio::from_raw_fd(fd) };
-        std::mem::forget(duped); // don't drop; stdio now owns it
-        Ok(stdio)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/filedescriptor/src/unix.rs b/filedescriptor/src/unix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fb65b8c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filedescriptor/src/unix.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+use crate::Pipes;
+use failure::{bail, Fallible};
+use std::os::unix::prelude::*;
+
+pub trait AsRawFileDescriptor: AsRawFd {}
+
+impl<T: AsRawFd> AsRawFileDescriptor for T {}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FileDescriptor {
+    fd: RawFd,
+}
+
+impl std::io::Read for FileDescriptor {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, std::io::Error> {
+        let size = unsafe { libc::read(self.fd, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, buf.len()) };
+        if size == -1 {
+            Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error())
+        } else {
+            Ok(size as usize)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::io::Write for FileDescriptor {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, std::io::Error> {
+        let size = unsafe { libc::write(self.fd, buf.as_ptr() as *const _, buf.len()) };
+        if size == -1 {
+            Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error())
+        } else {
+            Ok(size as usize)
+        }
+    }
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for FileDescriptor {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            libc::close(self.fd);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRawFd for FileDescriptor {
+    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
+        self.fd
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRawFd for &FileDescriptor {
+    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
+        self.fd
+    }
+}
+
+fn dup_fd(fd: RawFd) -> Fallible<FileDescriptor> {
+    let duped = unsafe { libc::dup(fd) };
+    if duped == -1 {
+        bail!(
+            "dup of fd {} failed: {:?}",
+            fd,
+            std::io::Error::last_os_error()
+        )
+    } else {
+        let mut owned = FileDescriptor { fd: duped };
+        owned.cloexec()?;
+        Ok(owned)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn dup<F: AsRawFileDescriptor>(f: F) -> Fallible<FileDescriptor> {
+    dup_fd(f.as_raw_fd())
+}
+
+impl FileDescriptor {
+    pub fn dup<F: AsRawFileDescriptor>(f: F) -> Fallible<Self> {
+        dup(f)
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> Fallible<Self> {
+        dup(self)
+    }
+
+    pub fn pipe() -> Fallible<Pipes> {
+        let mut fds = [-1i32; 2];
+        let res = unsafe { libc::pipe(fds.as_mut_ptr()) };
+        if res == -1 {
+            bail!(
+                "failed to create a pipe: {:?}",
+                std::io::Error::last_os_error()
+            )
+        } else {
+            let mut read = FileDescriptor { fd: fds[0] };
+            let mut write = FileDescriptor { fd: fds[1] };
+            read.cloexec()?;
+            write.cloexec()?;
+            Ok(Pipes { read, write })
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Helper function to set the close-on-exec flag for a raw descriptor
+    fn cloexec(&mut self) -> Fallible<()> {
+        let flags = unsafe { libc::fcntl(self.fd, libc::F_GETFD) };
+        if flags == -1 {
+            bail!(
+                "fcntl to read flags failed: {:?}",
+                std::io::Error::last_os_error()
+            );
+        }
+        let result = unsafe { libc::fcntl(self.fd, libc::F_SETFD, flags | libc::FD_CLOEXEC) };
+        if result == -1 {
+            bail!(
+                "fcntl to set CLOEXEC failed: {:?}",
+                std::io::Error::last_os_error()
+            );
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_stdio(&self) -> Fallible<std::process::Stdio> {
+        let duped = dup_fd(self.fd)?;
+        let fd = duped.fd;
+        let stdio = unsafe { std::process::Stdio::from_raw_fd(fd) };
+        std::mem::forget(duped); // don't drop; stdio now owns it
+        Ok(stdio)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/filedescriptor/src/windows.rs b/filedescriptor/src/windows.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8ab0ea2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filedescriptor/src/windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+use crate::Pipes;
+use failure::{bail, Fallible};
+use std::io::{self, Error as IoError};
+use std::os::windows::prelude::*;
+use std::os::windows::raw::HANDLE;
+use std::ptr;
+use winapi::um::fileapi::*;
+use winapi::um::handleapi::*;
+use winapi::um::namedpipeapi::CreatePipe;
+use winapi::um::processthreadsapi::*;
+
+pub trait AsRawFileDescriptor: AsRawHandle {}
+
+impl<T: AsRawHandle> AsRawFileDescriptor for T {}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FileDescriptor {
+    pub handle: HANDLE,
+}
+
+unsafe impl Send for FileDescriptor {}
+
+impl Drop for FileDescriptor {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && !self.handle.is_null() {
+            unsafe { CloseHandle(self.handle) };
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn dup_handle(handle: HANDLE) -> Fallible<FileDescriptor> {
+    if handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE || handle.is_null() {
+        return Ok(FileDescriptor { handle: handle });
+    }
+
+    let proc = unsafe { GetCurrentProcess() };
+    let mut duped = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    let ok = unsafe {
+        DuplicateHandle(
+            proc,
+            handle as *mut _,
+            proc,
+            &mut duped,
+            0,
+            0,
+            winapi::um::winnt::DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS,
+        )
+    };
+    if ok == 0 {
+        Err(IoError::last_os_error().into())
+    } else {
+        Ok(FileDescriptor {
+            handle: duped as *mut _,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn dup<F: AsRawFileDescriptor>(f: F) -> Fallible<FileDescriptor> {
+    dup_handle(f.as_raw_handle())
+}
+
+impl FileDescriptor {
+    pub fn new(handle: HANDLE) -> Self {
+        Self { handle }
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> Fallible<Self> {
+        dup_handle(self.handle)
+    }
+    pub fn as_stdio(&self) -> Fallible<std::process::Stdio> {
+        let duped = dup_handle(self.handle)?;
+        let handle = duped.handle;
+        let stdio = unsafe { std::process::Stdio::from_raw_handle(handle) };
+        std::mem::forget(duped); // don't drop; stdio now owns it
+        Ok(stdio)
+    }
+    pub fn pipe() -> Fallible<Pipes> {
+        let mut read: HANDLE = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+        let mut write: HANDLE = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+        if unsafe { CreatePipe(&mut read, &mut write, ptr::null_mut(), 0) } == 0 {
+            bail!("CreatePipe failed: {}", IoError::last_os_error());
+        }
+        Ok(Pipes {
+            read: FileDescriptor { handle: read },
+            write: FileDescriptor { handle: write },
+        })
+    }
+    pub fn dup<F: AsRawFileDescriptor>(f: F) -> Fallible<Self> {
+        dup(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl io::Read for FileDescriptor {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, io::Error> {
+        let mut num_read = 0;
+        let ok = unsafe {
+            ReadFile(
+                self.handle as *mut _,
+                buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _,
+                buf.len() as u32,
+                &mut num_read,
+                ptr::null_mut(),
+            )
+        };
+        if ok == 0 {
+            Err(IoError::last_os_error())
+        } else {
+            Ok(num_read as usize)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl io::Write for FileDescriptor {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, io::Error> {
+        let mut num_wrote = 0;
+        let ok = unsafe {
+            WriteFile(
+                self.handle as *mut _,
+                buf.as_ptr() as *const _,
+                buf.len() as u32,
+                &mut num_wrote,
+                ptr::null_mut(),
+            )
+        };
+        if ok == 0 {
+            Err(IoError::last_os_error())
+        } else {
+            Ok(num_wrote as usize)
+        }
+    }
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}