diff --git a/test/RPCSession.cpp b/test/RPCSession.cpp
index 54e1675f8..683695670 100644
--- a/test/RPCSession.cpp
+++ b/test/RPCSession.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ using namespace dev;
 
 IPCSocket::IPCSocket(string const& _path): m_path(_path)
 {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#else
 	if (_path.length() >= sizeof(sockaddr_un::sun_path))
 		BOOST_FAIL("Error opening IPC: socket path is too long!");
 
@@ -48,10 +50,14 @@ IPCSocket::IPCSocket(string const& _path): m_path(_path)
 		BOOST_FAIL("Error connecting to IPC socket: " << _path);
 
 	m_fp = fdopen(m_socket, "r");
+#endif
 }
 
 string IPCSocket::sendRequest(string const& _req)
 {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+	return "";
+#else
 	send(m_socket, _req.c_str(), _req.length(), 0);
 
 	char c;
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ string IPCSocket::sendRequest(string const& _req)
 			break;
 	}
 	return response;
+#endif
 }
 
 RPCSession& RPCSession::instance(const string& _path)
diff --git a/test/RPCSession.h b/test/RPCSession.h
index 1a1fbbe56..fd77ceca6 100644
--- a/test/RPCSession.h
+++ b/test/RPCSession.h
@@ -22,12 +22,32 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <map>
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#else
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
+#endif
 #include <json/value.h>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+class IPCSocket : public boost::noncopyable
+{
+public:
+	IPCSocket(std::string const& _path);
+	std::string sendRequest(std::string const& _req);
+	~IPCSocket() { fclose(m_fp); }
+
+	std::string const& path() const { return m_path; }
+
+private:
+	FILE *m_fp;
+	std::string m_path;
+	int m_socket;
+
+};
+#else
 class IPCSocket: public boost::noncopyable
 {
 public:
@@ -43,6 +63,7 @@ private:
 	int m_socket;
 
 };
+#endif
 
 class RPCSession: public boost::noncopyable
 {