diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 08cb3434..6052829e 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1170,7 +1170,13 @@ enum uv_process_flags {
    * search for the exact file name before trying variants with
    * extensions like '.exe' or '.cmd'.
    */
-  UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_FILE_PATH_EXACT_NAME = (1 << 7)
+  UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_FILE_PATH_EXACT_NAME = (1 << 7),
+  /*
+   * Spawn the child process with the error mode of its parent.
+   * This option is only meaningful on Windows systems. On Unix
+   * it is silently ignored.
+   */
+  UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_USE_PARENT_ERROR_MODE = (1 << 8)
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/unix/process.c b/src/unix/process.c
index b988fe8b..652f14db 100644
--- a/src/unix/process.c
+++ b/src/unix/process.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,8 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop,
                               UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE |
                               UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE_CONSOLE |
                               UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE_GUI |
-                              UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_VERBATIM_ARGUMENTS)));
+                              UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_VERBATIM_ARGUMENTS |
+                              UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_USE_PARENT_ERROR_MODE)));
 
   uv__handle_init(loop, (uv_handle_t*)process, UV_PROCESS);
   uv__queue_init(&process->queue);
diff --git a/src/win/process.c b/src/win/process.c
index eade73fe..39138a3b 100644
--- a/src/win/process.c
+++ b/src/win/process.c
@@ -941,7 +941,8 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop,
                               UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE |
                               UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE_CONSOLE |
                               UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE_GUI |
-                              UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_VERBATIM_ARGUMENTS)));
+                              UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_VERBATIM_ARGUMENTS |
+                              UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_USE_PARENT_ERROR_MODE)));
 
   err = uv__utf8_to_utf16_alloc(options->file, &application);
   if (err)
@@ -1040,6 +1041,10 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop,
 
   process_flags = CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT | CREATE_DEFAULT_ERROR_MODE;
 
+  if (options->flags & UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_USE_PARENT_ERROR_MODE) {
+    process_flags &= ~(CREATE_DEFAULT_ERROR_MODE);
+  }
+
   if ((options->flags & UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE_CONSOLE) ||
       (options->flags & UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE)) {
     /* Avoid creating console window if stdio is not inherited. */