diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 05103b9..1c994e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ nix = { version = "0.29", default-features = false, features = [
 android_logger = "0.14"
 jni = { version = "0.21", default-features = false }
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
+windows-service = "0.7"
+
 [build-dependencies]
 serde_json = "1"
 
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index f4f5331..d7a5539 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Verbosity level
     #[arg(short, long, value_name = "level", value_enum, default_value = "info")]
     pub verbosity: ArgVerbosity,
+
+    /// Daemonize the process as Windows service
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub daemonize: bool,
 }
 
 fn validate_tun(p: &str) -> Result<String> {
@@ -139,6 +144,8 @@ impl Default for Args {
             udp_timeout: 10,
             verbosity: ArgVerbosity::Info,
             virtual_dns_pool: IpCidr::from_str("198.18.0.0/15").unwrap(),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+            daemonize: false,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index 760835f..8d4715f 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), BoxError> {
     dotenvy::dotenv().ok();
     let args = Args::parse_args();
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    if args.daemonize {
+        tun2proxy::win_svc::start_service()?;
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     // let default = format!("{}={:?},trust_dns_proto=warn", module_path!(), args.verbosity);
     let default = format!("{:?},trust_dns_proto=warn", args.verbosity);
     env_logger::Builder::from_env(env_logger::Env::default().default_filter_or(default)).init();
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 033c542..bb19e43 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ pub mod socket_transfer;
 mod socks;
 mod traffic_status;
 mod virtual_dns;
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod win_svc;
 
 const DNS_PORT: u16 = 53;
 
diff --git a/src/win_svc.rs b/src/win_svc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44bb7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/win_svc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#![cfg(windows)]
+
+const SERVICE_NAME: &str = "tun2proxy";
+
+windows_service::define_windows_service!(ffi_service_main, my_service_main);
+
+pub fn start_service() -> Result<(), windows_service::Error> {
+    // Register generated `ffi_service_main` with the system and start the service,
+    // blocking this thread until the service is stopped.
+    windows_service::service_dispatcher::start(SERVICE_NAME, ffi_service_main)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn my_service_main(arguments: Vec<std::ffi::OsString>) {
+    // The entry point where execution will start on a background thread after a call to
+    // `service_dispatcher::start` from `main`.
+
+    if let Err(_e) = run_service(arguments) {
+        log::error!("Error: {:?}", _e);
+    }
+}
+
+fn run_service(_arguments: Vec<std::ffi::OsString>) -> Result<(), crate::BoxError> {
+    use windows_service::service::ServiceControl;
+    use windows_service::service_control_handler::{self, ServiceControlHandlerResult};
+
+    let shutdown_token = crate::CancellationToken::new();
+    let shutdown_token_clone = shutdown_token.clone();
+
+    let event_handler = move |control_event| -> ServiceControlHandlerResult {
+        match control_event {
+            ServiceControl::Stop => {
+                // Handle stop event and return control back to the system.
+                shutdown_token_clone.cancel();
+                ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError
+            }
+            // All services must accept Interrogate even if it's a no-op.
+            ServiceControl::Interrogate => ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError,
+            _ => ServiceControlHandlerResult::NotImplemented,
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Register system service event handler
+    let status_handle = service_control_handler::register(SERVICE_NAME, event_handler)?;
+
+    let mut next_status = windows_service::service::ServiceStatus {
+        // Should match the one from system service registry
+        service_type: windows_service::service::ServiceType::OWN_PROCESS,
+        // The new state
+        current_state: windows_service::service::ServiceState::Running,
+        // Accept stop events when running
+        controls_accepted: windows_service::service::ServiceControlAccept::STOP,
+        // Used to report an error when starting or stopping only, otherwise must be zero
+        exit_code: windows_service::service::ServiceExitCode::Win32(0),
+        // Only used for pending states, otherwise must be zero
+        checkpoint: 0,
+        // Only used for pending states, otherwise must be zero
+        wait_hint: std::time::Duration::default(),
+        // Unused for setting status
+        process_id: None,
+    };
+
+    // Tell the system that the service is running now
+    status_handle.set_service_status(next_status.clone())?;
+
+    let args = crate::Args::parse_args();
+
+    let default = format!("{:?},trust_dns_proto=warn", args.verbosity);
+    env_logger::Builder::from_env(env_logger::Env::default().default_filter_or(default)).init();
+
+    let join_handle = tokio::spawn({
+        async move {
+            unsafe extern "C" fn traffic_cb(status: *const crate::TrafficStatus, _: *mut std::ffi::c_void) {
+                let status = &*status;
+                log::debug!("Traffic: ▲ {} : ▼ {}", status.tx, status.rx);
+            }
+            unsafe { crate::tun2proxy_set_traffic_status_callback(1, Some(traffic_cb), std::ptr::null_mut()) };
+
+            if let Err(err) = crate::desktop_run_async(args, shutdown_token).await {
+                log::error!("main loop error: {}", err);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread().enable_all().build()?;
+    rt.block_on(async {
+        if let Err(err) = join_handle.await {
+            log::error!("main_entry error {}", err);
+        }
+        Ok::<(), crate::Error>(())
+    })?;
+
+    // Tell the system that the service is stopped now
+    next_status.current_state = windows_service::service::ServiceState::Stopped;
+    status_handle.set_service_status(next_status)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}