diff --git a/src/win/internal.h b/src/win/internal.h
index c89daa58..04b2a548 100644
--- a/src/win/internal.h
+++ b/src/win/internal.h
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ int uv_tty_read_start(uv_tty_t* handle, uv_alloc_cb alloc_cb,
 int uv_tty_read_stop(uv_tty_t* handle);
 int uv_tty_write(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_write_t* req, uv_tty_t* handle,
     const uv_buf_t bufs[], unsigned int nbufs, uv_write_cb cb);
+int uv__tty_try_write(uv_tty_t* handle, const uv_buf_t bufs[],
+    unsigned int nbufs);
 void uv_tty_close(uv_tty_t* handle);
 
 void uv_process_tty_read_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_tty_t* handle,
diff --git a/src/win/stream.c b/src/win/stream.c
index 58773f00..36d88d00 100644
--- a/src/win/stream.c
+++ b/src/win/stream.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ int uv_try_write(uv_stream_t* stream,
     case UV_TCP:
       return uv__tcp_try_write((uv_tcp_t*) stream, bufs, nbufs);
     case UV_TTY:
+      return uv__tty_try_write((uv_tty_t*) stream, bufs, nbufs);
     case UV_NAMED_PIPE:
       return UV_EAGAIN;
     default:
diff --git a/src/win/tty.c b/src/win/tty.c
index be4a8b81..60342104 100644
--- a/src/win/tty.c
+++ b/src/win/tty.c
@@ -1878,6 +1878,21 @@ int uv_tty_write(uv_loop_t* loop,
 }
 
 
+int uv__tty_try_write(uv_tty_t* handle,
+                      const uv_buf_t bufs[],
+                      unsigned int nbufs) {
+  DWORD error;
+
+  if (handle->write_reqs_pending > 0)
+    return UV_EAGAIN;
+
+  if (uv_tty_write_bufs(handle, bufs, nbufs, &error))
+    return uv_translate_sys_error(error);
+
+  return uv__count_bufs(bufs, nbufs);
+}
+
+
 void uv_process_tty_write_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_tty_t* handle,
   uv_write_t* req) {
   int err;