diff --git a/glance/cmd/api.py b/glance/cmd/api.py
index 4c35b21bf4..1acd3bba80 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/api.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/api.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ from glance import notifier
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.import_group("profiler", "glance.common.wsgi")
 logging.register_options(CONF)
+wsgi.register_cli_opts()
 
 # NOTE(rosmaita): Any new exceptions added should preserve the current
 # error codes for backward compatibility.  The value 99 is returned
diff --git a/glance/cmd/registry.py b/glance/cmd/registry.py
index c222e81e9c..85a13665ea 100644
--- a/glance/cmd/registry.py
+++ b/glance/cmd/registry.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ from glance import notifier
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.import_group("profiler", "glance.common.wsgi")
 logging.register_options(CONF)
+wsgi.register_cli_opts()
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/glance/common/wsgi.py b/glance/common/wsgi.py
index dae1e2e5b7..103a09b765 100644
--- a/glance/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/glance/common/wsgi.py
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ Utility methods for working with WSGI servers
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+import abc
 import errno
 import functools
 import os
+import re
 import signal
+import struct
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ from eventlet.green import ssl
 import eventlet.greenio
 import eventlet.wsgi
 import glance_store
+from os_win import utilsfactory as os_win_utilsfactory
 from oslo_concurrency import processutils
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -318,6 +323,12 @@ store_opts = [
                        'using comma.')),
 ]
 
+cli_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('pipe-handle',
+               help='This argument is used internally on Windows. Glance '
+                    'passes a pipe handle to child processes, which is then '
+                    'used for inter-process communication.'),
+]
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -340,8 +351,17 @@ except ImportError:
     uwsgi = None
 
 
+def register_cli_opts():
+    CONF.register_cli_opts(cli_opts)
+
+
 def get_num_workers():
     """Return the configured number of workers."""
+
+    # Windows only: we're already running on the worker side.
+    if os.name == 'nt' and getattr(CONF, 'pipe_handle', None):
+        return 0
+
     if CONF.workers is None:
         # None implies the number of CPUs limited to 8
         # See Launchpad bug #1748916 and the config help text
@@ -475,7 +495,8 @@ def get_asynchronous_eventlet_pool(size=1000):
     return pool
 
 
-class Server(object):
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class BaseServer(object):
     """Server class to manage multiple WSGI sockets and applications.
 
     This class requires initialize_glance_store set to True if
@@ -491,24 +512,6 @@ class Server(object):
         # NOTE(abhishek): Allows us to only re-initialize glance_store when
         # the API's configuration reloads.
         self.initialize_glance_store = initialize_glance_store
-        self.pgid = os.getpid()
-        try:
-            # NOTE(flaper87): Make sure this process
-            # runs in its own process group.
-            # NOTE(lpetrut): This isn't available on Windows, so we're going
-            # to use job objects instead.
-            os.setpgid(self.pgid, self.pgid)
-        except (OSError, AttributeError):
-            # NOTE(flaper87): When running glance-control,
-            # (glance's functional tests, for example)
-            # setpgid fails with EPERM as glance-control
-            # creates a fresh session, of which the newly
-            # launched service becomes the leader (session
-            # leaders may not change process groups)
-            #
-            # Running glance-(api|registry) is safe and
-            # shouldn't raise any error here.
-            self.pgid = 0
 
     @staticmethod
     def set_signal_handler(signal_name, handler):
@@ -524,13 +527,20 @@ class Server(object):
         self.set_signal_handler("SIGHUP", signal.SIG_IGN)
         raise exception.SIGHUPInterrupt
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def kill_children(self, *args):
-        """Kills the entire process group."""
-        self.set_signal_handler("SIGTERM", signal.SIG_IGN)
-        self.set_signal_handler("SIGINT", signal.SIG_IGN)
-        self.set_signal_handler("SIGCHLD", signal.SIG_IGN)
-        self.running = False
-        os.killpg(self.pgid, signal.SIGTERM)
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def wait_on_children(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def run_child(self):
+        pass
+
+    def reload(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def start(self, application, default_port):
         """
@@ -562,50 +572,6 @@ class Server(object):
     def create_pool(self):
         return get_asynchronous_eventlet_pool(size=self.threads)
 
-    def _remove_children(self, pid):
-        if pid in self.children:
-            self.children.remove(pid)
-            LOG.info(_LI('Removed dead child %s'), pid)
-        elif pid in self.stale_children:
-            self.stale_children.remove(pid)
-            LOG.info(_LI('Removed stale child %s'), pid)
-        else:
-            LOG.warn(_LW('Unrecognised child %s') % pid)
-
-    def _verify_and_respawn_children(self, pid, status):
-        if len(self.stale_children) == 0:
-            LOG.debug('No stale children')
-        if os.WIFEXITED(status) and os.WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0:
-            LOG.error(_LE('Not respawning child %d, cannot '
-                          'recover from termination') % pid)
-            if not self.children and not self.stale_children:
-                LOG.info(
-                    _LI('All workers have terminated. Exiting'))
-                self.running = False
-        else:
-            if len(self.children) < get_num_workers():
-                self.run_child()
-
-    def wait_on_children(self):
-        while self.running:
-            try:
-                pid, status = os.wait()
-                if os.WIFEXITED(status) or os.WIFSIGNALED(status):
-                    self._remove_children(pid)
-                    self._verify_and_respawn_children(pid, status)
-            except OSError as err:
-                if err.errno not in (errno.EINTR, errno.ECHILD):
-                    raise
-            except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                LOG.info(_LI('Caught keyboard interrupt. Exiting.'))
-                break
-            except exception.SIGHUPInterrupt:
-                self.reload()
-                continue
-        eventlet.greenio.shutdown_safe(self.sock)
-        self.sock.close()
-        LOG.debug('Exited')
-
     def configure(self, old_conf=None, has_changed=None):
         """
         Apply configuration settings
@@ -622,35 +588,6 @@ class Server(object):
             else:
                 initialize_glance_store()
 
-    def reload(self):
-        """
-        Reload and re-apply configuration settings
-
-        Existing child processes are sent a SIGHUP signal
-        and will exit after completing existing requests.
-        New child processes, which will have the updated
-        configuration, are spawned. This allows preventing
-        interruption to the service.
-        """
-        def _has_changed(old, new, param):
-            old = old.get(param)
-            new = getattr(new, param)
-            return (new != old)
-
-        old_conf = utils.stash_conf_values()
-        has_changed = functools.partial(_has_changed, old_conf, CONF)
-        CONF.reload_config_files()
-        os.killpg(self.pgid, signal.SIGHUP)
-        self.stale_children = self.children
-        self.children = set()
-
-        # Ensure any logging config changes are picked up
-        logging.setup(CONF, 'glance')
-        config.set_config_defaults()
-
-        self.configure(old_conf, has_changed)
-        self.start_wsgi()
-
     def wait(self):
         """Wait until all servers have completed running."""
         try:
@@ -661,34 +598,6 @@ class Server(object):
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             pass
 
-    def run_child(self):
-        def child_hup(*args):
-            """Shuts down child processes, existing requests are handled."""
-            self.set_signal_handler("SIGHUP", signal.SIG_IGN)
-            eventlet.wsgi.is_accepting = False
-            self.sock.close()
-
-        pid = os.fork()
-        if pid == 0:
-            self.set_signal_handler("SIGHUP", child_hup)
-            self.set_signal_handler("SIGTERM", signal.SIG_DFL)
-            # ignore the interrupt signal to avoid a race whereby
-            # a child worker receives the signal before the parent
-            # and is respawned unnecessarily as a result
-            self.set_signal_handler("SIGINT", signal.SIG_IGN)
-            # The child has no need to stash the unwrapped
-            # socket, and the reference prevents a clean
-            # exit on sighup
-            self._sock = None
-            self.run_server()
-            LOG.info(_LI('Child %d exiting normally'), os.getpid())
-            # self.pool.waitall() is now called in wsgi's server so
-            # it's safe to exit here
-            sys.exit(0)
-        else:
-            LOG.info(_LI('Started child %s'), pid)
-            self.children.add(pid)
-
     def run_server(self):
         """Run a WSGI server."""
         if cfg.CONF.pydev_worker_debug_host:
@@ -796,6 +705,262 @@ class Server(object):
             self.sock.listen(CONF.backlog)
 
 
+class PosixServer(BaseServer):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(PosixServer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.pgid = os.getpid()
+        try:
+            # NOTE(flaper87): Make sure this process
+            # runs in its own process group.
+            os.setpgid(self.pgid, self.pgid)
+        except OSError:
+            # NOTE(flaper87): When running glance-control,
+            # (glance's functional tests, for example)
+            # setpgid fails with EPERM as glance-control
+            # creates a fresh session, of which the newly
+            # launched service becomes the leader (session
+            # leaders may not change process groups)
+            #
+            # Running glance-(api|registry) is safe and
+            # shouldn't raise any error here.
+            self.pgid = 0
+
+    def kill_children(self, *args):
+        """Kills the entire process group."""
+        self.set_signal_handler("SIGTERM", signal.SIG_IGN)
+        self.set_signal_handler("SIGINT", signal.SIG_IGN)
+        self.set_signal_handler("SIGCHLD", signal.SIG_IGN)
+        self.running = False
+        os.killpg(self.pgid, signal.SIGTERM)
+
+    def _remove_children(self, pid):
+        if pid in self.children:
+            self.children.remove(pid)
+            LOG.info(_LI('Removed dead child %s'), pid)
+        elif pid in self.stale_children:
+            self.stale_children.remove(pid)
+            LOG.info(_LI('Removed stale child %s'), pid)
+        else:
+            LOG.warn(_LW('Unrecognised child %s') % pid)
+
+    def _verify_and_respawn_children(self, pid, status):
+        if len(self.stale_children) == 0:
+            LOG.debug('No stale children')
+        if os.WIFEXITED(status) and os.WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0:
+            LOG.error(_LE('Not respawning child %d, cannot '
+                          'recover from termination') % pid)
+            if not self.children and not self.stale_children:
+                LOG.info(
+                    _LI('All workers have terminated. Exiting'))
+                self.running = False
+        else:
+            if len(self.children) < get_num_workers():
+                self.run_child()
+
+    def wait_on_children(self):
+        while self.running:
+            try:
+                pid, status = os.wait()
+                if os.WIFEXITED(status) or os.WIFSIGNALED(status):
+                    self._remove_children(pid)
+                    self._verify_and_respawn_children(pid, status)
+            except OSError as err:
+                if err.errno not in (errno.EINTR, errno.ECHILD):
+                    raise
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                LOG.info(_LI('Caught keyboard interrupt. Exiting.'))
+                break
+            except exception.SIGHUPInterrupt:
+                self.reload()
+                continue
+        eventlet.greenio.shutdown_safe(self.sock)
+        self.sock.close()
+        LOG.debug('Exited')
+
+    def run_child(self):
+        def child_hup(*args):
+            """Shuts down child processes, existing requests are handled."""
+            self.set_signal_handler("SIGHUP", signal.SIG_IGN)
+            eventlet.wsgi.is_accepting = False
+            self.sock.close()
+
+        pid = os.fork()
+        if pid == 0:
+            self.set_signal_handler("SIGHUP", child_hup)
+            self.set_signal_handler("SIGTERM", signal.SIG_DFL)
+            # ignore the interrupt signal to avoid a race whereby
+            # a child worker receives the signal before the parent
+            # and is respawned unnecessarily as a result
+            self.set_signal_handler("SIGINT", signal.SIG_IGN)
+            # The child has no need to stash the unwrapped
+            # socket, and the reference prevents a clean
+            # exit on sighup
+            self._sock = None
+            self.run_server()
+            LOG.info(_LI('Child %d exiting normally'), os.getpid())
+            # self.pool.waitall() is now called in wsgi's server so
+            # it's safe to exit here
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            LOG.info(_LI('Started child %s'), pid)
+            self.children.add(pid)
+
+    def reload(self):
+        """
+        Reload and re-apply configuration settings
+
+        Existing child processes are sent a SIGHUP signal
+        and will exit after completing existing requests.
+        New child processes, which will have the updated
+        configuration, are spawned. This allows preventing
+        interruption to the service.
+        """
+        def _has_changed(old, new, param):
+            old = old.get(param)
+            new = getattr(new, param)
+            return (new != old)
+
+        old_conf = utils.stash_conf_values()
+        has_changed = functools.partial(_has_changed, old_conf, CONF)
+        CONF.reload_config_files()
+        os.killpg(self.pgid, signal.SIGHUP)
+        self.stale_children = self.children
+        self.children = set()
+
+        # Ensure any logging config changes are picked up
+        logging.setup(CONF, 'glance')
+        config.set_config_defaults()
+
+        self.configure(old_conf, has_changed)
+        self.start_wsgi()
+
+
+class Win32ProcessLauncher(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._processutils = os_win_utilsfactory.get_processutils()
+
+        self._workers = []
+        self._worker_job_handles = []
+
+    def add_process(self, cmd):
+        LOG.info("Starting subprocess: %s", cmd)
+
+        worker = subprocess.Popen(cmd, close_fds=False)
+        try:
+            job_handle = self._processutils.kill_process_on_job_close(
+                worker.pid)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception("Could not associate child process "
+                          "with a job, killing it.")
+            worker.kill()
+            raise
+
+        self._worker_job_handles.append(job_handle)
+        self._workers.append(worker)
+
+        return worker
+
+    def wait(self):
+        pids = [worker.pid for worker in self._workers]
+        if pids:
+            self._processutils.wait_for_multiple_processes(pids,
+                                                           wait_all=True)
+        # By sleeping here, we allow signal handlers to be executed.
+        time.sleep(0)
+
+
+class Win32Server(BaseServer):
+    _py_script_re = re.compile(r'.*\.py\w?$')
+    _sock = None
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Win32Server, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._launcher = Win32ProcessLauncher()
+        self._ioutils = os_win_utilsfactory.get_ioutils()
+
+    def run_child(self):
+        # We're passing copies of the socket through pipes.
+        rfd, wfd = self._ioutils.create_pipe(inherit_handle=True)
+
+        cmd = sys.argv + ['--pipe-handle=%s' % int(rfd)]
+        # Recent setuptools versions will trim '-script.py' and '.exe'
+        # extensions from sys.argv[0].
+        if self._py_script_re.match(sys.argv[0]):
+            cmd = [sys.executable] + cmd
+
+        worker = self._launcher.add_process(cmd)
+        self._ioutils.close_handle(rfd)
+
+        share_sock_buff = self._sock.share(worker.pid)
+        self._ioutils.write_file(
+            wfd,
+            struct.pack('<I', len(share_sock_buff)),
+            4)
+        self._ioutils.write_file(
+            wfd, share_sock_buff, len(share_sock_buff))
+
+        self.children.add(worker.pid)
+
+    def kill_children(self, *args):
+        # We're using job objects, the children will exit along with the
+        # main process.
+        exit(0)
+
+    def wait_on_children(self):
+        self._launcher.wait()
+
+    def _get_sock_from_parent(self):
+        # This is supposed to be called exactly once in the child process.
+        # We're passing a copy of the socket through a pipe.
+        pipe_handle = int(getattr(CONF, 'pipe_handle', 0))
+        if not pipe_handle:
+            err_msg = _("Did not receive a pipe handle, which is used when "
+                        "communicating with the parent process.")
+            raise exception.GlanceException(err_msg)
+
+        # Get the length of the data to be received.
+        buff = self._ioutils.get_buffer(4)
+        self._ioutils.read_file(pipe_handle, buff, 4)
+        socket_buff_sz = struct.unpack('<I', buff)[0]
+
+        # Get the serialized socket object.
+        socket_buff = self._ioutils.get_buffer(socket_buff_sz)
+        self._ioutils.read_file(pipe_handle, socket_buff, socket_buff_sz)
+        self._ioutils.close_handle(pipe_handle)
+
+        # Recreate the socket object. This will only work with
+        # Python 3.6 or later.
+        return socket.fromshare(bytes(socket_buff[:]))
+
+    def configure_socket(self, old_conf=None, has_changed=None):
+        fresh_start = not (old_conf or has_changed)
+        use_ssl = CONF.cert_file or CONF.key_file
+        pipe_handle = getattr(CONF, 'pipe_handle', None)
+
+        if not (fresh_start and pipe_handle):
+            return super(Win32Server, self).configure_socket(
+                old_conf, has_changed)
+
+        self._sock = self._get_sock_from_parent()
+
+        if use_ssl:
+            self.sock = ssl_wrap_socket(self._sock)
+        else:
+            self.sock = self._sock
+
+        if hasattr(socket, 'TCP_KEEPIDLE'):
+            # This was introduced in WS 2016 RS3
+            self.sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_KEEPIDLE,
+                                 CONF.tcp_keepidle)
+
+
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    Server = Win32Server
+else:
+    Server = PosixServer
+
+
 class Middleware(object):
     """
     Base WSGI middleware wrapper. These classes require an application to be