diff --git a/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c b/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c
index 953d291290..99fd50a040 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ int os_open_conin_fd(void)
   return conin_fd;
 }
 
+void os_clear_hwnd(void) 
+{
+    hWnd = NULL;
+}
+
 void os_replace_stdin_to_conin(void)
 {
   close(STDIN_FILENO);
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/signal.c b/src/nvim/os/signal.c
index 11f99d0a0f..a7c57fff7c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/signal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/signal.c
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 #endif
 
 static SignalWatcher spipe, shup, squit, sterm, susr1, swinch;
+
+#ifdef MSWIN
+# include "nvim/os/os_win_console.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef SIGPWR
 static SignalWatcher spwr;
 #endif
@@ -195,12 +200,15 @@ static void on_signal(SignalWatcher *handle, int signum, void *data)
   case SIGPIPE:
     // Ignore
     break;
+#endif
+  case SIGHUP:
+#ifdef MSWIN
+    os_clear_hwnd();
 #endif
   case SIGTERM:
 #ifdef SIGQUIT
   case SIGQUIT:
 #endif
-  case SIGHUP:
     if (!rejecting_deadly) {
       deadly_signal(signum);
     }