diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index a556a86f..18394c40 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ client_main(struct event_base *base, int argc, char **argv, uint64_t flags,
 	char			*line = NULL, **caps = NULL, *cause;
 	u_int			 ncaps = 0;
 	struct args_value	*values;
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+	struct tty*		 tty = xmalloc(sizeof *tty);
+#endif
 
 	/* Set up the initial command. */
 	if (shell_command != NULL) {
@@ -402,6 +405,10 @@ client_main(struct event_base *base, int argc, char **argv, uint64_t flags,
 	} else if (msg == MSG_SHELL)
 		proc_send(client_peer, msg, -1, NULL, 0);
 
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+	tty_attach_stdin_to_socket(tty, client_peer);
+#endif
+
 	/* Start main loop. */
 	proc_loop(client_proc, NULL);
 
@@ -479,12 +486,14 @@ client_send_identify(const char *ttynam, const char *termname, char **caps,
 		    caps[i], strlen(caps[i]) + 1);
 	}
 
+#ifndef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
 	if ((fd = dup(STDIN_FILENO)) == -1)
 		fatal("dup failed");
 	proc_send(client_peer, MSG_IDENTIFY_STDIN, fd, NULL, 0);
 	if ((fd = dup(STDOUT_FILENO)) == -1)
 		fatal("dup failed");
 	proc_send(client_peer, MSG_IDENTIFY_STDOUT, fd, NULL, 0);
+#endif
 
 	pid = getpid();
 	proc_send(client_peer, MSG_IDENTIFY_CLIENTPID, -1, &pid, sizeof pid);
@@ -810,5 +819,10 @@ client_dispatch_attached(struct imsg *imsg)
 		system(data);
 		proc_send(client_peer, MSG_UNLOCK, -1, NULL, 0);
 		break;
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+	case MSG_TTY_READ:
+		write(STDOUT_FILENO, data, datalen);
+		break;
+#endif
 	}
 }
diff --git a/compat.h b/compat.h
index 93928603..90e9d14e 100644
--- a/compat.h
+++ b/compat.h
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
 #define __weak __attribute__ ((__weak__))
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MSYS__)
+#define WIN32_PLATFORM
+#define TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+#endif
+
 #ifndef ECHOPRT
 #define ECHOPRT 0
 #endif
diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index ae2e54f9..4f812493 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -3409,6 +3410,11 @@ server_client_dispatch(struct imsg *imsg, void *arg)
 	case MSG_READ_DONE:
 		file_read_done(&c->files, imsg);
 		break;
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+	case MSG_TTY_WRITE:
+		write(c->fd, imsg->data, datalen);
+		break;
+#endif
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3581,6 +3587,7 @@ server_client_dispatch_identify(struct client *c, struct imsg *imsg)
 			c->cwd = xstrdup("/");
 		log_debug("client %p IDENTIFY_CWD %s", c, data);
 		break;
+#ifndef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
 	case MSG_IDENTIFY_STDIN:
 		if (datalen != 0)
 			fatalx("bad MSG_IDENTIFY_STDIN size");
@@ -3593,6 +3600,7 @@ server_client_dispatch_identify(struct client *c, struct imsg *imsg)
 		c->out_fd = imsg_get_fd(imsg);
 		log_debug("client %p IDENTIFY_STDOUT %d", c, c->out_fd);
 		break;
+#endif
 	case MSG_IDENTIFY_ENVIRON:
 		if (datalen == 0 || data[datalen - 1] != '\0')
 			fatalx("bad MSG_IDENTIFY_ENVIRON string");
@@ -3621,8 +3629,8 @@ server_client_dispatch_identify(struct client *c, struct imsg *imsg)
 	c->name = name;
 	log_debug("client %p name is %s", c, c->name);
 
-#ifdef __CYGWIN__
-	c->fd = open(c->ttyname, O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY);
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+	c->fd = open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY);
 	c->out_fd = dup(c->fd);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tmux-protocol.h b/tmux-protocol.h
index 3cf00c09..443b817d 100644
--- a/tmux-protocol.h
+++ b/tmux-protocol.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ enum msgtype {
 	MSG_WRITE_READY,
 	MSG_WRITE_CLOSE,
 	MSG_READ_CANCEL
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+	,
+	MSG_TTY_READ,
+	MSG_TTY_WRITE
+#endif
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 0753cb27..0fa6fcc6 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -2542,6 +2542,11 @@ void	tty_cmd_sixelimage(struct tty *, const struct tty_ctx *);
 void	tty_cmd_syncstart(struct tty *, const struct tty_ctx *);
 void	tty_default_colours(struct grid_cell *, struct window_pane *);
 
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+int		tty_attach_stdin_to_socket(struct tty *, struct tmuxpeer *);
+int		tty_attach_out_to_socket(struct tty *, struct client *);
+#endif
+
 /* tty-term.c */
 extern struct tty_terms tty_terms;
 u_int		 tty_term_ncodes(void);
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index ea2fa941..61f05d6b 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ tty_write_callback(__unused int fd, __unused short events, void *data)
 	struct client	*c = tty->client;
 	size_t		 size = EVBUFFER_LENGTH(tty->out);
 	int		 nwrite;
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+	enum msgtype	 msg = MSG_TTY_READ;
+
+	proc_send(c->peer, msg, -1, EVBUFFER_DATA(tty->out), size);
+#endif
 
 	nwrite = evbuffer_write(tty->out, c->fd);
 	if (nwrite == -1)
@@ -304,6 +309,40 @@ tty_open(struct tty *tty, char **cause)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+#ifdef TTY_OVER_SOCKET
+static struct tmuxpeer *client_peer;
+
+static void
+tty_stdin_socket_callback(int fd, __unused short events, void *data)
+{
+	struct tty	*tty = data;
+	int		 nread;
+	enum msgtype	 msg = MSG_TTY_WRITE;
+
+	nread = evbuffer_read(tty->in, fd, -1);
+	if (nread == 0 || nread == -1) {
+		event_del(&tty->event_in);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	proc_send(client_peer, msg, -1, EVBUFFER_DATA(tty->in), nread);
+}
+
+int
+tty_attach_stdin_to_socket(struct tty *tty, struct tmuxpeer *peer)
+{
+	client_peer = peer;
+
+	event_set(&tty->event_in, STDIN_FILENO, EV_PERSIST|EV_READ,
+	    tty_stdin_socket_callback, tty);
+	tty->in = evbuffer_new();
+	if (tty->in == NULL)
+		fatal("out of memory");
+
+	return (0);
+}
+#endif
+
 static void
 tty_start_timer_callback(__unused int fd, __unused short events, void *data)
 {