diff --git a/src/win/internal.h b/src/win/internal.h
index d6c5d8b2..f5d0d172 100644
--- a/src/win/internal.h
+++ b/src/win/internal.h
@@ -88,12 +88,8 @@
 
 
 /*
- * Streams
+ * Streams: see stream-inl.h
  */
-void uv_stream_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_stream_t* handle);
-void uv_connection_init(uv_stream_t* handle);
-
-size_t uv_count_bufs(uv_buf_t bufs[], int count);
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/win/pipe.c b/src/win/pipe.c
index 59511734..05510471 100644
--- a/src/win/pipe.c
+++ b/src/win/pipe.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "uv.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "handle-inl.h"
+#include "stream-inl.h"
 #include "req-inl.h"
 
 
diff --git a/src/win/stream-inl.h b/src/win/stream-inl.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91313566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/win/stream-inl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef UV_WIN_STREAM_INL_H_
+#define UV_WIN_STREAM_INL_H_
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include "uv.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "handle-inl.h"
+#include "req-inl.h"
+
+
+INLINE static void uv_stream_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_stream_t* handle) {
+  uv_handle_init(loop, (uv_handle_t*) handle);
+  handle->write_queue_size = 0;
+  handle->activecnt = 0;
+
+  loop->counters.stream_init++;
+}
+
+
+INLINE static void uv_connection_init(uv_stream_t* handle) {
+  handle->flags |= UV_HANDLE_CONNECTION;
+  handle->write_reqs_pending = 0;
+
+  uv_req_init(handle->loop, (uv_req_t*) &(handle->read_req));
+  handle->read_req.event_handle = NULL;
+  handle->read_req.wait_handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+  handle->read_req.type = UV_READ;
+  handle->read_req.data = handle;
+
+  handle->shutdown_req = NULL;
+}
+
+
+INLINE static size_t uv_count_bufs(uv_buf_t bufs[], int count) {
+  size_t bytes = 0;
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    bytes += (size_t)bufs[i].len;
+  }
+
+  return bytes;
+}
+
+#endif /* UV_WIN_STREAM_INL_H_ */
diff --git a/src/win/stream.c b/src/win/stream.c
index 08c62eda..195e0b80 100644
--- a/src/win/stream.c
+++ b/src/win/stream.c
@@ -27,29 +27,6 @@
 #include "req-inl.h"
 
 
-void uv_stream_init(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_stream_t* handle) {
-  uv_handle_init(loop, (uv_handle_t*) handle);
-  handle->write_queue_size = 0;
-  handle->activecnt = 0;
-
-  loop->counters.stream_init++;
-}
-
-
-void uv_connection_init(uv_stream_t* handle) {
-  handle->flags |= UV_HANDLE_CONNECTION;
-  handle->write_reqs_pending = 0;
-
-  uv_req_init(handle->loop, (uv_req_t*) &(handle->read_req));
-  handle->read_req.event_handle = NULL;
-  handle->read_req.wait_handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-  handle->read_req.type = UV_READ;
-  handle->read_req.data = handle;
-
-  handle->shutdown_req = NULL;
-}
-
-
 int uv_listen(uv_stream_t* stream, int backlog, uv_connection_cb cb) {
   switch (stream->type) {
     case UV_TCP:
@@ -180,18 +157,6 @@ int uv_shutdown(uv_shutdown_t* req, uv_stream_t* handle, uv_shutdown_cb cb) {
 }
 
 
-size_t uv_count_bufs(uv_buf_t bufs[], int count) {
-  size_t bytes = 0;
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    bytes += (size_t)bufs[i].len;
-  }
-
-  return bytes;
-}
-
-
 int uv_is_readable(const uv_stream_t* handle) {
   return !(handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_EOF);
 }
diff --git a/src/win/tcp.c b/src/win/tcp.c
index 82e2d8d8..6ea39a2b 100644
--- a/src/win/tcp.c
+++ b/src/win/tcp.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "uv.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "handle-inl.h"
+#include "stream-inl.h"
 #include "req-inl.h"
 
 
diff --git a/src/win/tty.c b/src/win/tty.c
index f1c02474..047cad26 100644
--- a/src/win/tty.c
+++ b/src/win/tty.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "uv.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "handle-inl.h"
+#include "stream-inl.h"
 #include "req-inl.h"
 
 
diff --git a/src/win/udp.c b/src/win/udp.c
index cdd1c153..10cca00a 100644
--- a/src/win/udp.c
+++ b/src/win/udp.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "uv.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "handle-inl.h"
+#include "stream-inl.h"
 #include "req-inl.h"
 
 
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index 2171fd8e..d67ccc62 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
             'src/win/req.c',
             'src/win/req-inl.h',
             'src/win/stream.c',
+            'src/win/stream-inl.h',
             'src/win/tcp.c',
             'src/win/tty.c',
             'src/win/threadpool.c',