diff --git a/util/synchronization/semaphore.cc b/util/synchronization/semaphore.cc
index d513fa0d..5f0a206a 100644
--- a/util/synchronization/semaphore.cc
+++ b/util/synchronization/semaphore.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #include "util/synchronization/semaphore.h"
 
+#include <limits>
+
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/posix/eintr_wrapper.h"
 
@@ -38,6 +40,28 @@ void Semaphore::Signal() {
   dispatch_semaphore_signal(semaphore_);
 }
 
+#elif defined(OS_WIN)
+
+Semaphore::Semaphore(int value)
+    : semaphore_(CreateSemaphore(nullptr,
+                                 value,
+                                 std::numeric_limits<LONG>::max(),
+                                 nullptr)) {
+  PCHECK(semaphore_) << "CreateSemaphore";
+}
+
+Semaphore::~Semaphore() {
+  PCHECK(CloseHandle(semaphore_));
+}
+
+void Semaphore::Wait() {
+  PCHECK(WaitForSingleObject(semaphore_, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+}
+
+void Semaphore::Signal() {
+  PCHECK(ReleaseSemaphore(semaphore_, 1, nullptr));
+}
+
 #else
 
 Semaphore::Semaphore(int value) {
diff --git a/util/synchronization/semaphore.h b/util/synchronization/semaphore.h
index 4e36f8cc..8cff205d 100644
--- a/util/synchronization/semaphore.h
+++ b/util/synchronization/semaphore.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
 #include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
+#elif defined(OS_WIN)
+#include <windows.h>
 #else
 #include <semaphore.h>
 #endif
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ class Semaphore {
  private:
 #if defined(OS_MACOSX)
   dispatch_semaphore_t semaphore_;
+#elif defined(OS_WIN)
+  HANDLE semaphore_;
 #else
   sem_t semaphore_;
 #endif