diff --git a/io/channel-watch.c b/io/channel-watch.c
index cf1cdff896..8640d1c464 100644
--- a/io/channel-watch.c
+++ b/io/channel-watch.c
@@ -285,6 +285,12 @@ GSource *qio_channel_create_socket_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
     GSource *source;
     QIOChannelSocketSource *ssource;
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+    WSAEventSelect(socket, ioc->event,
+                   FD_READ | FD_ACCEPT | FD_CLOSE |
+                   FD_CONNECT | FD_WRITE | FD_OOB);
+#endif
+
     source = g_source_new(&qio_channel_socket_source_funcs,
                           sizeof(QIOChannelSocketSource));
     ssource = (QIOChannelSocketSource *)source;