diff --git a/lib/child_process.js b/lib/child_process.js
index 6e9b689fb00..48120866060 100644
--- a/lib/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/child_process.js
@@ -69,11 +69,29 @@ function mergeOptions(target, overrides) {
 
 
 function setupChannel(target, channel) {
+  var isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
   target._channel = channel;
 
   var jsonBuffer = '';
 
+  if (isWindows) {
+    var setSimultaneousAccepts = function(handle) {
+      var simultaneousAccepts = (process.env.NODE_MANY_ACCEPTS
+        && process.env.NODE_MANY_ACCEPTS != '0') ? true : false;
+
+      if (handle._simultaneousAccepts != simultaneousAccepts) {
+        handle.setSimultaneousAccepts(simultaneousAccepts);
+        handle._simultaneousAccepts = simultaneousAccepts;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   channel.onread = function(pool, offset, length, recvHandle) {
+    if (recvHandle && setSimultaneousAccepts) {
+      // Update simultaneous accepts on Windows
+      setSimultaneousAccepts(recvHandle);
+    }
+
     if (pool) {
       jsonBuffer += pool.toString('ascii', offset, offset + length);
 
@@ -103,6 +121,11 @@ function setupChannel(target, channel) {
 
     var buffer = Buffer(JSON.stringify(message) + '\n');
 
+    if (sendHandle && setSimultaneousAccepts) {
+      // Update simultaneous accepts on Windows
+      setSimultaneousAccepts(sendHandle);
+    }
+
     var writeReq = channel.write(buffer, 0, buffer.length, sendHandle);
 
     if (!writeReq) {
diff --git a/src/tcp_wrap.cc b/src/tcp_wrap.cc
index e676d048bd5..ab7a46e2bd1 100644
--- a/src/tcp_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tcp_wrap.cc
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ void TCPWrap::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "setNoDelay", SetNoDelay);
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "setKeepAlive", SetKeepAlive);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "setSimultaneousAccepts", SetSimultaneousAccepts);
+#endif
+
   tcpConstructor = Persistent<Function>::New(t->GetFunction());
 
   family_symbol = NODE_PSYMBOL("family");
@@ -251,6 +255,23 @@ Handle<Value> TCPWrap::SetKeepAlive(const Arguments& args) {
 }
 
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+Handle<Value> TCPWrap::SetSimultaneousAccepts(const Arguments& args) {
+  HandleScope scope;
+
+  UNWRAP
+
+  bool enable = args[0]->BooleanValue();
+
+  int r = uv_tcp_simultaneous_accepts(&wrap->handle_, enable ? 1 : 0);
+  if (r)
+    SetErrno(uv_last_error(uv_default_loop()));
+
+  return Undefined();
+}
+#endif
+
+
 Handle<Value> TCPWrap::Bind(const Arguments& args) {
   HandleScope scope;
 
diff --git a/src/tcp_wrap.h b/src/tcp_wrap.h
index 4a52217a1a6..744fcba4efa 100644
--- a/src/tcp_wrap.h
+++ b/src/tcp_wrap.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class TCPWrap : public StreamWrap {
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Connect6(const v8::Arguments& args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Open(const v8::Arguments& args);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> SetSimultaneousAccepts(const v8::Arguments& args);
+#endif
+
   static void OnConnection(uv_stream_t* handle, int status);
   static void AfterConnect(uv_connect_t* req, int status);