diff --git a/src/bin/windows_service.rs b/src/bin/windows_service.rs
index b1ca248..7a1a8e9 100644
--- a/src/bin/windows_service.rs
+++ b/src/bin/windows_service.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,56 @@ extern crate windows_service;
 use irc_rpc::start_loop;
 
 use std::ffi::OsString;
-use windows_service::service_dispatcher;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use windows_service::{
+    define_windows_service,
+    service::{
+        ServiceControl, ServiceControlAccept, ServiceExitCode, ServiceState, ServiceStatus,
+        ServiceType,
+    },
+    service_control_handler::{self, ServiceControlHandlerResult},
+    service_dispatcher, Result,
+};
+
+const SERVICE_TYPE: ServiceType = ServiceType::OWN_PROCESS;
 
 define_windows_service!(ffi_service_main, my_service_main);
 
 fn my_service_main(arguments: Vec<OsString>) {
     // The entry point where execution will start on a background thread after a call to
     // `service_dispatcher::start` from `main`.
+
+    let event_handler = move |control_event| -> ServiceControlHandlerResult {
+        match control_event {
+            // Notifies a service to report its current status information to the service
+            // control manager. Always return NoError even if not implemented.
+            ServiceControl::Interrogate => ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError,
+
+            // Handle stop
+            ServiceControl::Stop => {
+                ServiceControlHandlerResult::NoError
+            }
+
+            _ => ServiceControlHandlerResult::NotImplemented,
+        }
+    };
+
+    let status_handle = service_control_handler::register("irc-rpc", event_handler).unwrap();
+
+    status_handle.set_service_status(ServiceStatus {
+        service_type: SERVICE_TYPE,
+        current_state: ServiceState::Running,
+        controls_accepted: ServiceControlAccept::STOP,
+        exit_code: ServiceExitCode::Win32(0),
+        checkpoint: 0,
+        wait_hint: Duration::default(),
+        process_id: None,
+    }).unwrap();
+
     start_loop();
 }
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), windows_service::Error> {
+fn main() -> windows_service::Result<()> {
     // Register generated `ffi_service_main` with the system and start the service, blocking
     // this thread until the service is stopped.
     service_dispatcher::start("irc-rpc", ffi_service_main)?;