diff --git a/windows/syscall_windows.go b/windows/syscall_windows.go
index d9280921..3349a03a 100644
--- a/windows/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/windows/syscall_windows.go
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ func NewCallbackCDecl(fn interface{}) uintptr {
 //sys	SetInformationJobObject(job Handle, JobObjectInformationClass uint32, JobObjectInformation uintptr, JobObjectInformationLength uint32) (ret int, err error)
 //sys	GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(ctrlEvent uint32, processGroupID uint32) (err error)
 //sys	GetProcessId(process Handle) (id uint32, err error)
+//sys	OpenThread(da uint32, inheritHandle bool, tid uint32) (handle Handle, err error)
 
 // Volume Management Functions
 //sys	DefineDosDevice(flags uint32, deviceName *uint16, targetPath *uint16) (err error) = DefineDosDeviceW
diff --git a/windows/zsyscall_windows.go b/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
index 0f79fbd1..d0ec5ae1 100644
--- a/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
+++ b/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ var (
 	procSetInformationJobObject            = modkernel32.NewProc("SetInformationJobObject")
 	procGenerateConsoleCtrlEvent           = modkernel32.NewProc("GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent")
 	procGetProcessId                       = modkernel32.NewProc("GetProcessId")
+	procOpenThread                         = modkernel32.NewProc("OpenThread")
 	procDefineDosDeviceW                   = modkernel32.NewProc("DefineDosDeviceW")
 	procDeleteVolumeMountPointW            = modkernel32.NewProc("DeleteVolumeMountPointW")
 	procFindFirstVolumeW                   = modkernel32.NewProc("FindFirstVolumeW")
@@ -2223,6 +2224,25 @@ func GetProcessId(process Handle) (id uint32, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func OpenThread(da uint32, inheritHandle bool, tid uint32) (handle Handle, err error) {
+	var _p0 uint32
+	if inheritHandle {
+		_p0 = 1
+	} else {
+		_p0 = 0
+	}
+	r0, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall(procOpenThread.Addr(), 3, uintptr(da), uintptr(_p0), uintptr(tid))
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == 0 {
+		if e1 != 0 {
+			err = errnoErr(e1)
+		} else {
+			err = syscall.EINVAL
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func DefineDosDevice(flags uint32, deviceName *uint16, targetPath *uint16) (err error) {
 	r1, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall(procDefineDosDeviceW.Addr(), 3, uintptr(flags), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(deviceName)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(targetPath)))
 	if r1 == 0 {