diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 71313ca0..866c6a7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -41,19 +41,24 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: ./scripts/install-protobuf.sh
-      - env:
-          # runc::tests::test_exec needs $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR to be set
-          XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: /tmp/dummy-xdr
-        run: |
+      - run: |
           # runc-shim::cgroup::test_add_cgroup needs root permission to set cgroup
           mkdir -p /tmp/dummy-xdr
           sudo -E $(command -v cargo) test
           sudo -E $(command -v cargo) test --all-features
+        if: ${{ !contains(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
+        env:
+          # runc::tests::test_exec needs $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR to be set
+          XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: /tmp/dummy-xdr
+      - run: |
+          cargo test
+          cargo test --all-features
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
 
   # Collect build timings
   # See https://blog.rust-lang.org/2022/04/07/Rust-1.60.0.html#cargo---timings
@@ -81,8 +86,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action@v1
 
-  integration:
-    name: Integration
+  linux-integration:
+    name: Linux Integration
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 40
 
@@ -139,6 +144,58 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo -E PATH=$PATH make integration
         working-directory: src/github.com/containerd/containerd
+  
+  windows-integration:
+    name: Windows Integration
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 40
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows-latest]
+        containerd: [1.7.0]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout extensions
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install containerd
+        run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+          # Install containerd https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/v1.7.0/docs/getting-started.md#installing-containerd-on-windows
+          # Download and extract desired containerd Windows binaries
+          curl.exe -L https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/download/v${{ matrix.containerd }}/containerd-${{ matrix.containerd }}-windows-amd64.tar.gz -o containerd-windows-amd64.tar.gz
+          tar.exe xvf .\containerd-windows-amd64.tar.gz
+
+          # Copy and configure
+          mkdir "$Env:ProgramFiles\containerd"
+          Copy-Item -Path ".\bin\*" -Destination "$Env:ProgramFiles\containerd" -Recurse -Force
+          cd $Env:ProgramFiles\containerd\
+          .\containerd.exe config default | Out-File config.toml -Encoding ascii
+
+          # Review the configuration. Depending on setup you may want to adjust:
+          # - the sandbox_image (Kubernetes pause image)
+          # - cni bin_dir and conf_dir locations
+          Get-Content config.toml
+
+          # Register and start service
+          .\containerd.exe --register-service
+          Start-Service containerd
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}
+      - name: Run integration test
+        run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+          get-service containerd
+          $env:TTRPC_ADDRESS="\\.\pipe\containerd-containerd.ttrpc"  
+
+          # run the example 
+          cargo run -p containerd-shim --example skeleton -- -namespace default -id 1234 -address "\\.\pipe\containerd-containerd"  -publish-binary ./bin/containerd start 
+          ps skeleton 
+          cargo run -p containerd-shim-protos --example shim-proto-connect \\.\pipe\containerd-shim-17630016127144989388-pipe
+          $skeleton = get-process skeleton -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          if ($skeleton) { exit 1 }
 
   # Currently Github actions UI supports no masks to mark matrix jobs as required to pass status checks.
   # This means that every time version of Go, containerd, or OS is changed, a corresponding job should
@@ -151,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Report required job statuses
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # List job dependencies which are required to pass status checks in order to be merged via merge queue.
-    needs: [checks, tests, deny, integration]
+    needs: [checks, tests, deny, linux-integration, windows-integration]
     if: ${{ always() }}
     steps:
       - run: exit 1