diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 1b2106ec4d3a3935281ce7a20b8ea6ffe02b2cdd..a9051bc7141ffc0d2e7d691682ae610495383e83 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/support/string_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/string_win32.c",
     "src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c",
+    "src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c",
     "src/core/support/sync.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_win32.c",
@@ -610,6 +611,7 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/support/string_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/string_win32.c",
     "src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c",
+    "src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c",
     "src/core/support/sync.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_win32.c",
@@ -1382,6 +1384,7 @@ objc_library(
     "src/core/support/string_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/string_win32.c",
     "src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c",
+    "src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c",
     "src/core/support/sync.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_win32.c",
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a190796c2716c0f11d02ae00144f9d6742a7a4cd..505e4d1ff87cd70c4c7d232219dc1c86d9125495 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2318,6 +2318,7 @@ LIBGRPC_SRC = \
     src/core/support/string_posix.c \
     src/core/support/string_win32.c \
     src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c \
+    src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c \
     src/core/support/sync.c \
     src/core/support/sync_posix.c \
     src/core/support/sync_win32.c \
@@ -2583,6 +2584,7 @@ LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/support/string_posix.c \
     src/core/support/string_win32.c \
     src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c \
+    src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c \
     src/core/support/sync.c \
     src/core/support/sync_posix.c \
     src/core/support/sync_win32.c \
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index d6b85db9e325a629c21747e050d264fc58f0a40d..bcc86e54f365de301bc7ef42e021770b8352d282 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@
         'src/core/support/string_posix.c',
         'src/core/support/string_win32.c',
         'src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c',
+        'src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c',
         'src/core/support/sync.c',
         'src/core/support/sync_posix.c',
         'src/core/support/sync_win32.c',
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 2293f793eee739c3380dd284bd0240d94210e095..7347db744ea1d5e363fb57429df689a7ec07a32e 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/support/string_posix.c
   - src/core/support/string_win32.c
   - src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c
+  - src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c
   - src/core/support/sync.c
   - src/core/support/sync_posix.c
   - src/core/support/sync_win32.c
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index b9461823ae92e34621cd3b17a8bacc3d253543b3..27e77453b6f96071060ca2008e0008d483b4acfc 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/support/string_posix.c',
                       'src/core/support/string_win32.c',
                       'src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c',
+                      'src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c',
                       'src/core/support/sync.c',
                       'src/core/support/sync_posix.c',
                       'src/core/support/sync_win32.c',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 2153326f33ecc8fba1aa194397f32b79629ff02f..6aefe5536e7762c6ae9893236da83466ea51a9d3 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/support/string_posix.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/support/string_win32.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/support/sync.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/support/sync_posix.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/support/sync_win32.c )
diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
index 7333405db3d63b6a2b66a30b20c5f377d1780d06..ad1cd8594dd5eede0a8adc63436ce5a51f80d56d 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 #define GPR_ARCH_64 1
 #define GPR_GETPID_IN_PROCESS_H 1
 #define GPR_WINSOCK_SOCKET 1
+#define GPR_WINDOWS_SUBPROCESS 1
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #define GPR_GCC_ATOMIC 1
 #define GPR_GCC_TLS 1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 997a5b5116746c5773bdc17c8e299dfea0ad04f2..7f400d3a4f59b316cc0a06d93f49cdb449bcb0a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@
     "src/core/support/string_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/string_win32.c",
     "src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c",
+    "src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c",
     "src/core/support/sync.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_posix.c",
     "src/core/support/sync_win32.c",
diff --git a/src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c b/src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b4b86565949f7624bb1b672863ac04a70c476fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
+
+#ifdef GPR_WINDOWS_SUBPROCESS
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <tchar.h>
+
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/subprocess.h>
+#include "src/core/support/string.h"
+#include "src/core/support/string_win32.h"
+
+struct gpr_subprocess {
+  PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
+  int joined;
+  int interrupted;
+};
+
+const char *gpr_subprocess_binary_extension() { return ".exe"; }
+
+gpr_subprocess *gpr_subprocess_create(int argc, const char **argv) {
+  gpr_subprocess *r;
+
+  STARTUPINFO si;
+  PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
+
+  char *args = gpr_strjoin_sep(argv, argc, " ", NULL);
+  TCHAR *args_tchar;
+
+  args_tchar = gpr_char_to_tchar(args);
+  gpr_free(args);
+
+  memset(&si, 0, sizeof(si));
+  si.cb = sizeof(si);
+  memset(&pi, 0, sizeof(pi));
+
+  if (!CreateProcess(NULL, args_tchar, NULL, NULL, FALSE,
+                     CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi)) {
+    gpr_free(args_tchar);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  gpr_free(args_tchar);
+
+  r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(gpr_subprocess));
+  memset(r, 0, sizeof(*r));
+  r->pi = pi;
+  return r;
+}
+
+void gpr_subprocess_destroy(gpr_subprocess *p) {
+  if (p) {
+    if (!p->joined) {
+      gpr_subprocess_interrupt(p);
+      gpr_subprocess_join(p);
+    }
+    if (p->pi.hProcess) {
+      CloseHandle(p->pi.hProcess);
+    }
+    if (p->pi.hThread) {
+      CloseHandle(p->pi.hThread);
+    }
+    gpr_free(p);
+  }
+}
+
+int gpr_subprocess_join(gpr_subprocess *p) {
+  DWORD dwExitCode;
+  if (GetExitCodeProcess(p->pi.hProcess, &dwExitCode)) {
+    if (dwExitCode == STILL_ACTIVE) {
+      if (WaitForSingleObject(p->pi.hProcess, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
+        p->joined = 1;
+        goto getExitCode;
+      }
+      return -1;  // failed to join
+    } else {
+      goto getExitCode;
+    }
+  } else {
+    return -1;  // failed to get exit code
+  }
+
+getExitCode:
+  if (p->interrupted) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (GetExitCodeProcess(p->pi.hProcess, &dwExitCode)) {
+    return dwExitCode;
+  } else {
+    return -1;  // failed to get exit code
+  }
+}
+
+void gpr_subprocess_interrupt(gpr_subprocess *p) {
+  DWORD dwExitCode;
+  if (GetExitCodeProcess(p->pi.hProcess, &dwExitCode)) {
+    if (dwExitCode == STILL_ACTIVE) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "sending ctrl-break");
+      GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(CTRL_BREAK_EVENT, p->pi.dwProcessId);
+      p->joined = 1;
+      p->interrupted = 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return;
+}
+
+#endif /* GPR_WINDOWS_SUBPROCESS */
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index db0609236886685b95c0684508f463c90943e245..6112f30bcc4dd4fdd055a4994fa2f6e74e5a39a7 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ CORE_SOURCE_FILES = [
   'src/core/support/string_posix.c',
   'src/core/support/string_win32.c',
   'src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c',
+  'src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c',
   'src/core/support/sync.c',
   'src/core/support/sync_posix.c',
   'src/core/support/sync_win32.c',
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index 355021403551d763a065fbee91bb97141f56d77d..503618fee6185a5ecfdab5c494972bb3ff0f39aa 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -1133,6 +1133,7 @@ src/core/support/string.c \
 src/core/support/string_posix.c \
 src/core/support/string_win32.c \
 src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c \
+src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c \
 src/core/support/sync.c \
 src/core/support/sync_posix.c \
 src/core/support/sync_win32.c \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index a3cfd04c7c902db12f3d4d4226d4e75b32c4aacd..dceb495fc03c09bea5c9825a9d6dde8c5a3ab68d 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -2929,6 +2929,7 @@
       "src/core/support/string_win32.c", 
       "src/core/support/string_win32.h", 
       "src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c", 
+      "src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c", 
       "src/core/support/sync.c", 
       "src/core/support/sync_posix.c", 
       "src/core/support/sync_win32.c", 
@@ -3561,6 +3562,7 @@
       "src/core/support/string_win32.c", 
       "src/core/support/string_win32.h", 
       "src/core/support/subprocess_posix.c", 
+      "src/core/support/subprocess_windows.c", 
       "src/core/support/sync.c", 
       "src/core/support/sync_posix.c", 
       "src/core/support/sync_win32.c", 
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
index 8f6ed3b838e0776d0dd2cba19d131a9757b92057..3acb1dfd3d665a53d62b46ae388ba96dc8e62eb8 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
@@ -822,6 +822,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_windows.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\sync.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\sync_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
index 22b154aad597aa9ecc202e79fbf67a49d6be7f84..d6bb2afde887ffdcd92ba9925fd5ce40c0c0eae4 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
@@ -535,6 +535,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_posix.c">
       <Filter>src\core\support</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_windows.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\support</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\sync.c">
       <Filter>src\core\support</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
index 4c68db9ae399a9e6f3dd37c54053109f3bf9a0fe..343d35d211cb7b11ed64c1e20ac95f0942002bd7 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
@@ -504,6 +504,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_windows.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\sync.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\sync_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
index 5f66f587c466214ec8e03a1c1fb343f62f48c7d6..a06588857615805141ab4297643645197d7294b7 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_posix.c">
       <Filter>src\core\support</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\subprocess_windows.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\support</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\support\sync.c">
       <Filter>src\core\support</Filter>
     </ClCompile>