diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b55545168..60848333e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ futures = { git = "https://github.com/alexcrichton/futures-rs" }
 tokio-uds = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio-uds" }
 libc = "0.2"
 mio = "0.6"
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
+winapi = "0.2"
+kernel32-sys = "0.2"
+mio = "0.6"
diff --git a/examples/log.rs b/examples/log.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d147362a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/log.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate tokio_core;
+extern crate tokio_signal;
+
+use futures::stream::Stream;
+use tokio_core::reactor::Core;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+    let ctrlc = tokio_signal::ctrl_c(&core.handle());
+    let stream = core.run(ctrlc).unwrap();
+
+    core.run(stream.for_each(|()| {
+        println!("Ctrl-C received!");
+        Ok(())
+    })).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2165715ab..40ca57250 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,4 +25,38 @@
 extern crate futures;
 extern crate tokio_core;
 
+use futures::Future;
+use futures::stream::Stream;
+use tokio_core::reactor::Handle;
+use tokio_core::io::{IoStream, IoFuture};
+
 pub mod unix;
+pub mod windows;
+
+/// Creates a stream which receives "ctrl-c" notifications sent to a process.
+///
+/// In general signals are handled very differently across Unix and Windows, but
+/// this is somewhat cross platform in terms of how it can be handled. A ctrl-c
+/// event to a console process can be represented as a stream for both Windows
+/// and Unix.
+///
+/// This function receives a `Handle` to an event loop and returns a future
+/// which when resolves yields a stream receiving all signal events. Note that
+/// there are a number of caveats listening for signals, and you may wish to
+/// read up on the documentation in the `unix` or `windows` module to take a
+/// peek.
+pub fn ctrl_c(handle: &Handle) -> IoFuture<IoStream<()>> {
+    return ctrl_c_imp(handle);
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    fn ctrl_c_imp(handle: &Handle) -> IoFuture<IoStream<()>> {
+        unix::Signal::new(unix::libc::SIGINT, handle).map(|x| {
+            x.map(|_| ()).boxed()
+        }).boxed()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    fn ctrl_c_imp(handle: &Handle) -> IoFuture<IoStream<()>> {
+        windows::Event::ctrl_c(handle).map(|x| x.boxed()).boxed()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/unix.rs b/src/unix.rs
index bb577762a..c6f67ec3c 100644
--- a/src/unix.rs
+++ b/src/unix.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #![cfg(unix)]
 
-extern crate libc;
+pub extern crate libc;
 extern crate mio;
 extern crate tokio_uds;
 
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ impl Stream for Signal {
         if !self.reg.poll_read().is_ready() {
             return Ok(Async::NotReady)
         }
+        self.reg.need_read();
         self.reg.get_ref()
                 .inner.borrow()
                 .as_ref().unwrap().1
diff --git a/src/windows.rs b/src/windows.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b81bf2dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+//! Windows-specific types for signal handling.
+//!
+//! This module is only defined on Windows and contains the primary `Event` type
+//! for receiving notifications of events. These events are listened for via the
+//! `SetConsoleCtrlHandler` function which receives events of the type
+//! `CTRL_C_EVENT` and `CTRL_BREAK_EVENT`
+
+#![cfg(windows)]
+
+extern crate kernel32;
+extern crate mio;
+extern crate winapi;
+
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::io;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{Once, ONCE_INIT, Mutex};
+
+use futures::stream::{Stream, Fuse};
+use futures::{self, Future, IntoFuture, Complete, Oneshot, Poll, Async};
+use tokio_core::io::IoFuture;
+use tokio_core::reactor::{PollEvented, Handle};
+use tokio_core::channel::{channel, Sender, Receiver};
+
+static INIT: Once = ONCE_INIT;
+static mut GLOBAL_STATE: *mut GlobalState = 0 as *mut _;
+
+/// Stream of events discovered via `SetConsoleCtrlHandler`.
+///
+/// This structure can be used to listen for events of the type `CTRL_C_EVENT`
+/// and `CTRL_BREAK_EVENT`. The `Stream` trait is implemented for this struct
+/// and will resolve for each notification received by the process. Note that
+/// there are few limitations with this as well:
+///
+/// * A notification to this process notifies *all* `Event` streams for that
+///   event type.
+/// * Notifications to an `Event` stream **are coalesced** if they aren't
+///   processed quickly enough. This means that if two notifications are
+///   received back-to-back, then the stream may only receive one item about the
+///   two notifications.
+pub struct Event {
+    reg: PollEvented<MyRegistration>,
+    _finished: Complete<()>,
+}
+
+struct GlobalState {
+    ready: mio::SetReadiness,
+    tx: Mutex<Sender<Message>>,
+    ctrl_c: GlobalEventState,
+    ctrl_break: GlobalEventState,
+}
+
+struct GlobalEventState {
+    ready: AtomicBool,
+}
+
+enum Message {
+    NewEvent(winapi::DWORD, Complete<io::Result<Event>>),
+}
+
+struct DriverTask {
+    handle: Handle,
+    reg: PollEvented<MyRegistration>,
+    rx: Fuse<Receiver<Message>>,
+    ctrl_c: EventState,
+    ctrl_break: EventState,
+}
+
+struct EventState {
+    tasks: Vec<(RefCell<Oneshot<()>>, mio::SetReadiness)>,
+}
+
+impl Event {
+    /// Creates a new stream listening for the `CTRL_C_EVENT` events.
+    ///
+    /// This function will register a handler via `SetConsoleCtrlHandler` and
+    /// deliver notifications to the returned stream.
+    pub fn ctrl_c(handle: &Handle) -> IoFuture<Event> {
+        Event::new(winapi::CTRL_C_EVENT, handle)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new stream listening for the `CTRL_BREAK_EVENT` events.
+    ///
+    /// This function will register a handler via `SetConsoleCtrlHandler` and
+    /// deliver notifications to the returned stream.
+    pub fn ctrl_break(handle: &Handle) -> IoFuture<Event> {
+        Event::new(winapi::CTRL_BREAK_EVENT, handle)
+    }
+
+    fn new(signum: winapi::DWORD, handle: &Handle) -> IoFuture<Event> {
+        let mut init = None;
+        INIT.call_once(|| {
+            init = Some(global_init(handle));
+        });
+        let new_signal = futures::lazy(move || {
+            let (tx, rx) = futures::oneshot();
+            let msg = Message::NewEvent(signum, tx);
+            let res = unsafe {
+                (*GLOBAL_STATE).tx.lock().unwrap().send(msg)
+            };
+            res.expect("failed to request a new signal stream, did the \
+                        first event loop go away?");
+            rx.then(|r| r.unwrap())
+        });
+        match init {
+            Some(init) => init.into_future().and_then(|()| new_signal).boxed(),
+            None => new_signal.boxed(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for Event {
+    type Item = ();
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Option<()>, io::Error> {
+        if !self.reg.poll_read().is_ready() {
+            return Ok(Async::NotReady)
+        }
+        self.reg.need_read();
+        self.reg.get_ref()
+                .inner.borrow()
+                .as_ref().unwrap().1
+                .set_readiness(mio::Ready::none())
+                .expect("failed to set readiness");
+        Ok(Async::Ready(Some(())))
+    }
+}
+
+fn global_init(handle: &Handle) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let (tx, rx) = try!(channel(handle));
+    let reg = MyRegistration { inner: RefCell::new(None) };
+    let reg = try!(PollEvented::new(reg, handle));
+    let ready = reg.get_ref().inner.borrow().as_ref().unwrap().1.clone();
+    unsafe {
+        let state = Box::new(GlobalState {
+            ready: ready,
+            ctrl_c: GlobalEventState { ready: AtomicBool::new(false) },
+            ctrl_break: GlobalEventState { ready: AtomicBool::new(false) },
+            tx: Mutex::new(tx.clone()),
+        });
+        GLOBAL_STATE = Box::into_raw(state);
+
+        let rc = kernel32::SetConsoleCtrlHandler(Some(handler), winapi::TRUE);
+        if rc == 0 {
+            Box::from_raw(GLOBAL_STATE);
+            GLOBAL_STATE = 0 as *mut _;
+            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
+        }
+
+        handle.spawn(DriverTask {
+            handle: handle.clone(),
+            rx: rx.fuse(),
+            reg: reg,
+            ctrl_c: EventState { tasks: Vec::new() },
+            ctrl_break: EventState { tasks: Vec::new() },
+        });
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Future for DriverTask {
+    type Item = ();
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<(), ()> {
+        self.check_event_drops();
+        self.check_messages();
+        self.check_events();
+
+        // TODO: when to finish this task?
+        Ok(Async::NotReady)
+    }
+}
+
+impl DriverTask {
+    fn check_event_drops(&mut self) {
+        self.ctrl_c.tasks.retain(|task| {
+            !task.0.borrow_mut().poll().is_err()
+        });
+        self.ctrl_break.tasks.retain(|task| {
+            !task.0.borrow_mut().poll().is_err()
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn check_messages(&mut self) {
+        loop {
+            // Acquire the next message
+            let message = match self.rx.poll() {
+                Ok(Async::Ready(Some(e))) => e,
+                Ok(Async::Ready(None)) |
+                Ok(Async::NotReady) => break,
+                Err(e) => panic!("error on rx: {}", e),
+            };
+            let (sig, complete) = match message {
+                Message::NewEvent(sig, complete) => (sig, complete),
+            };
+
+            let event = if sig == winapi::CTRL_C_EVENT {
+                &mut self.ctrl_c
+            } else {
+                &mut self.ctrl_break
+            };
+
+            // Acquire the (registration, set_readiness) pair by... assuming
+            // we're on the event loop (true because of the spawn above).
+            let reg = MyRegistration { inner: RefCell::new(None) };
+            let reg = match PollEvented::new(reg, &self.handle) {
+                Ok(reg) => reg,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    complete.complete(Err(e));
+                    continue
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Create the `Event` to pass back and then also keep a handle to
+            // the `SetReadiness` for ourselves internally.
+            let (tx, rx) = futures::oneshot();
+            let ready = reg.get_ref().inner.borrow_mut().as_mut().unwrap().1.clone();
+            complete.complete(Ok(Event {
+                reg: reg,
+                _finished: tx,
+            }));
+            event.tasks.push((RefCell::new(rx), ready));
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_events(&mut self) {
+        if self.reg.poll_read().is_not_ready() {
+            return
+        }
+        self.reg.need_read();
+        self.reg.get_ref().inner.borrow().as_ref().unwrap()
+            .1.set_readiness(mio::Ready::none()).unwrap();
+
+        if unsafe { (*GLOBAL_STATE).ctrl_c.ready.swap(false, Ordering::SeqCst) } {
+            for task in self.ctrl_c.tasks.iter() {
+                task.1.set_readiness(mio::Ready::readable()).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        if unsafe { (*GLOBAL_STATE).ctrl_break.ready.swap(false, Ordering::SeqCst) } {
+            for task in self.ctrl_break.tasks.iter() {
+                task.1.set_readiness(mio::Ready::readable()).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe extern "system" fn handler(ty: winapi::DWORD) -> winapi::BOOL {
+    let event = match ty {
+        winapi::CTRL_C_EVENT => &(*GLOBAL_STATE).ctrl_c,
+        winapi::CTRL_BREAK_EVENT => &(*GLOBAL_STATE).ctrl_break,
+        _ => return winapi::FALSE
+    };
+    if event.ready.swap(true, Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        winapi::FALSE
+    } else {
+        drop((*GLOBAL_STATE).ready.set_readiness(mio::Ready::readable()));
+        // TODO: this will report that we handled a CTRL_BREAK_EVENT when in
+        //       fact we may not have any streams actually created for that
+        //       event.
+        winapi::TRUE
+    }
+}
+
+struct MyRegistration {
+    inner: RefCell<Option<(mio::Registration, mio::SetReadiness)>>,
+}
+
+impl mio::Evented for MyRegistration {
+    fn register(&self,
+                poll: &mio::Poll,
+                token: mio::Token,
+                events: mio::Ready,
+                opts: mio::PollOpt) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let reg = mio::Registration::new(poll, token, events, opts);
+        *self.inner.borrow_mut() = Some(reg);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn reregister(&self,
+                  _poll: &mio::Poll,
+                  _token: mio::Token,
+                  _events: mio::Ready,
+                  _opts: mio::PollOpt) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn deregister(&self, _poll: &mio::Poll) -> io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}