diff --git a/windows/syscall_windows.go b/windows/syscall_windows.go
index a278c5f1..b8916aee 100644
--- a/windows/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/windows/syscall_windows.go
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ const socket_error = uintptr(^uint32(0))
 //sys	WSASend(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (err error) [failretval==socket_error] = ws2_32.WSASend
 //sys	WSARecvFrom(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, recvd *uint32, flags *uint32,  from *RawSockaddrAny, fromlen *int32, overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (err error) [failretval==socket_error] = ws2_32.WSARecvFrom
 //sys	WSASendTo(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32, to *RawSockaddrAny, tolen int32,  overlapped *Overlapped, croutine *byte) (err error) [failretval==socket_error] = ws2_32.WSASendTo
+//sys	WSASocket(af int32, typ int32, protocol int32, protoInfo *WSAProtocolInfo, group uint32, flags uint32) (handle Handle, err error) [failretval==InvalidHandle] = ws2_32.WSASocketW
 //sys	GetHostByName(name string) (h *Hostent, err error) [failretval==nil] = ws2_32.gethostbyname
 //sys	GetServByName(name string, proto string) (s *Servent, err error) [failretval==nil] = ws2_32.getservbyname
 //sys	Ntohs(netshort uint16) (u uint16) = ws2_32.ntohs
diff --git a/windows/types_windows.go b/windows/types_windows.go
index 28cf15b0..fe135276 100644
--- a/windows/types_windows.go
+++ b/windows/types_windows.go
@@ -1039,6 +1039,18 @@ type WSAMsg struct {
 	Flags       uint32
 }
 
+// Flags for WSASocket
+const (
+	WSA_FLAG_OVERLAPPED             = 0x01
+	WSA_FLAG_MULTIPOINT_C_ROOT      = 0x02
+	WSA_FLAG_MULTIPOINT_C_LEAF      = 0x04
+	WSA_FLAG_MULTIPOINT_D_ROOT      = 0x08
+	WSA_FLAG_MULTIPOINT_D_LEAF      = 0x10
+	WSA_FLAG_ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY = 0x40
+	WSA_FLAG_NO_HANDLE_INHERIT      = 0x80
+	WSA_FLAG_REGISTERED_IO          = 0x100
+)
+
 // Invented values to support what package os expects.
 const (
 	S_IFMT   = 0x1f000
diff --git a/windows/zsyscall_windows.go b/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
index 316157e1..ca558ea7 100644
--- a/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
+++ b/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ var (
 	procWSARecvFrom                                          = modws2_32.NewProc("WSARecvFrom")
 	procWSASend                                              = modws2_32.NewProc("WSASend")
 	procWSASendTo                                            = modws2_32.NewProc("WSASendTo")
+	procWSASocketW                                           = modws2_32.NewProc("WSASocketW")
 	procWSAStartup                                           = modws2_32.NewProc("WSAStartup")
 	procbind                                                 = modws2_32.NewProc("bind")
 	procclosesocket                                          = modws2_32.NewProc("closesocket")
@@ -3155,6 +3156,15 @@ func WSASendTo(s Handle, bufs *WSABuf, bufcnt uint32, sent *uint32, flags uint32
 	return
 }
 
+func WSASocket(af int32, typ int32, protocol int32, protoInfo *WSAProtocolInfo, group uint32, flags uint32) (handle Handle, err error) {
+	r0, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall6(procWSASocketW.Addr(), 6, uintptr(af), uintptr(typ), uintptr(protocol), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(protoInfo)), uintptr(group), uintptr(flags))
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == InvalidHandle {
+		err = errnoErr(e1)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func WSAStartup(verreq uint32, data *WSAData) (sockerr error) {
 	r0, _, _ := syscall.Syscall(procWSAStartup.Addr(), 2, uintptr(verreq), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(data)), 0)
 	if r0 != 0 {