diff --git a/src/thread_priority.cpp b/src/thread_priority.cpp
index 05e36313..ac9596ce 100644
--- a/src/thread_priority.cpp
+++ b/src/thread_priority.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@
 
 #include "realtime_tools/thread_priority.hpp"
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#else
 #include <sched.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/capability.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
@@ -49,10 +54,15 @@ bool has_realtime_kernel()
 
 bool configure_sched_fifo(int priority)
 {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  HANDLE thread = GetCurrentThread();
+  return SetThreadPriority(thread, priority);
+#else
   struct sched_param schedp;
   memset(&schedp, 0, sizeof(schedp));
   schedp.sched_priority = priority;
   return !sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, &schedp);
+#endif
 }
 
 bool is_capable(cap_value_t v)