diff --git a/platform/posix/stdin_support.c b/platform/posix/stdin_support.c
index 57c9d2743..d1047c083 100644
--- a/platform/posix/stdin_support.c
+++ b/platform/posix/stdin_support.c
@@ -44,52 +44,34 @@
 
 #include "stdin_support.h"
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
+// From MSDN:
+// __WIN32 Defined as 1 when the compilation target is 32-bit ARM, 64-bit ARM, x86, or x64.
+//         Otherwise, undefined.
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <conio.h>  //provides non standard getch() function
+#include <signal.h>
+#else
 #include <termios.h>
 #endif
 
 static btstack_data_source_t stdin_source;
 static int activated = 0;
 
-void btstack_stdin_setup(void (*stdin_process)(btstack_data_source_t *_ds, btstack_data_source_callback_type_t callback_type)){
+#ifdef _WIN32
+static HANDLE stdin_reader_thread_handle;
+static char   key_read_buffer;
+static HANDLE key_processed_handle;
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-    struct termios term = {0};
-    if (tcgetattr(0, &term) < 0)
-            perror("tcsetattr()");
-    term.c_lflag &= ~ICANON;
-    term.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
-    if (tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &term) < 0) {
-        perror("tcsetattr ICANON");
+static WINAPI DWORD stdin_reader_thread_process(void * p){
+    while (1){
+        key_read_buffer = getch();
+        SignalObjectAndWait(stdin_source.handle , key_processed_handle, INFINITE, FALSE);        
     }
-#endif
-
-    btstack_run_loop_set_data_source_fd(&stdin_source, 0); // stdin
-    btstack_run_loop_set_data_source_handler(&stdin_source, stdin_process);
-    btstack_run_loop_enable_data_source_callbacks(&stdin_source, DATA_SOURCE_CALLBACK_READ);
-    btstack_run_loop_add_data_source(&stdin_source);
-
-    activated = 1;
+    return 0;
 }
-
-void btstack_stdin_reset(void){
-    if (!activated) return;
-    activated = 0;
-    
-    btstack_run_loop_remove_data_source(&stdin_source);    
-
-#ifndef _WIN32
-    struct termios term = {0};
-    if (tcgetattr(0, &term) < 0){
-        perror("tcsetattr()");
-    }
-    term.c_lflag |= ICANON;
-    term.c_lflag |= ECHO;
-    if (tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &term) < 0){
-        perror("tcsetattr ICANON");
-    }
 #endif
-}
 
 #if 0
 static int getstring(char *line, int size)
@@ -114,10 +96,87 @@ static int getstring(char *line, int size)
 }
 #endif
 
-// read single byte after data source callback was triggered
-char btstack_stdin_read(void){
-    char buffer;
-    read(stdin_source.fd, &buffer, 1);
-    return buffer;
+void btstack_stdin_setup(void (*stdin_process)(btstack_data_source_t *_ds, btstack_data_source_callback_type_t callback_type)){
+
+    if (activated) return;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+
+    // asynchronous io on stdin via OVERLAPPED seems to be problematic. 
+
+    // Use separate thread and event objects instead
+    stdin_source.handle  = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
+    key_processed_handle = CreateEvent(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
+    // default attributes, default stack size, proc, args, start immediately, don't care for thread id
+    stdin_reader_thread_handle = CreateThread(NULL, 0, &stdin_reader_thread_process, NULL, 0, NULL);
+
+#else
+    // disable line buffering
+    struct termios term = {0};
+    if (tcgetattr(0, &term) < 0)
+            perror("tcsetattr()");
+    term.c_lflag &= ~ICANON;
+    term.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
+    if (tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &term) < 0) {
+        perror("tcsetattr ICANON");
+    }
+
+    btstack_run_loop_set_data_source_fd(&stdin_source, 0); // stdin
+#endif
+
+    btstack_run_loop_enable_data_source_callbacks(&stdin_source, DATA_SOURCE_CALLBACK_READ);
+    btstack_run_loop_set_data_source_handler(&stdin_source, stdin_process);
+    btstack_run_loop_add_data_source(&stdin_source);
+
+    activated = 1;
+}
+
+void btstack_stdin_reset(void){
+    if (!activated) return;
+    activated = 0;
+    
+    btstack_run_loop_remove_data_source(&stdin_source);    
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    // shutdown thread
+    TerminateThread(stdin_reader_thread_handle, 0);
+    WaitForSingleObject(stdin_reader_thread_handle, INFINITE);
+    CloseHandle(stdin_reader_thread_handle);
+
+    // free events
+    CloseHandle(stdin_source.handle);
+    CloseHandle(key_processed_handle);
+#else
+    struct termios term = {0};
+    if (tcgetattr(0, &term) < 0){
+        perror("tcsetattr()");
+    }
+    term.c_lflag |= ICANON;
+    term.c_lflag |= ECHO;
+    if (tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &term) < 0){
+        perror("tcsetattr ICANON");
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+// read single byte after data source callback was triggered
+char btstack_stdin_read(void){
+    char data;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+
+    // raise SIGINT for CTRL-c on main thread
+    if (key_read_buffer == 0x03){
+        raise(SIGINT);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    data = key_read_buffer;
+    SetEvent(key_processed_handle);
+
+#else
+    read(stdin_source.fd, &data, 1);
+#endif
+
+    return data;
 }