3 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/rstream.c b/src/nvim/event/rstream.c
index 6812b342bf..19907d2e45 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/rstream.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/rstream.c
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
 #endif
 
 void rstream_init_fd(Loop *loop, Stream *stream, int fd, size_t bufsize)
-  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ARG(1)
-  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ARG(2)
+  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ARG(1, 2)
 {
   stream_init(loop, stream, fd, NULL);
   rstream_init(stream, bufsize);
 }
 
 void rstream_init_stream(Stream *stream, uv_stream_t *uvstream, size_t bufsize)
-  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ARG(1)
-  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ARG(2)
+  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ARG(1, 2)
 {
   stream_init(NULL, stream, -1, uvstream);
   rstream_init(stream, bufsize);
@@ -138,6 +136,10 @@ static void read_cb(uv_stream_t *uvstream, ssize_t cnt, const uv_buf_t *buf)
 }
 
 // Called by the by the 'idle' handle to emulate a reading event
+//
+// Idle callbacks are invoked once per event loop:
+//  - to perform some very low priority activity.
+//  - to keep the loop "alive" (so there is always an event to process)
 static void fread_idle_cb(uv_idle_t *handle)
 {
   uv_fs_t req;
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/stream.c b/src/nvim/event/stream.c
index ba25b76ec7..70b1d890d6 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/stream.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/stream.c
@@ -53,9 +53,19 @@ void stream_init(Loop *loop, Stream *stream, int fd, uv_stream_t *uvstream)
       stream->uv.idle.data = stream;
     } else {
       assert(type == UV_NAMED_PIPE || type == UV_TTY);
+#ifdef WIN32
+      if (type == UV_TTY) {
+        uv_tty_init(&loop->uv, &stream->uv.tty, fd, 0);
+        uv_tty_set_mode(&stream->uv.tty, UV_TTY_MODE_RAW);
+        stream->uvstream = STRUCT_CAST(uv_stream_t, &stream->uv.tty);
+      } else {
+#endif
       uv_pipe_init(&loop->uv, &stream->uv.pipe, 0);
       uv_pipe_open(&stream->uv.pipe, fd);
       stream->uvstream = STRUCT_CAST(uv_stream_t, &stream->uv.pipe);
+#ifdef WIN32
+      }
+#endif
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/stream.h b/src/nvim/event/stream.h
index 694dab6568..a5c33a66a2 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/stream.h
+++ b/src/nvim/event/stream.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ struct stream {
     uv_pipe_t pipe;
     uv_tcp_t tcp;
     uv_idle_t idle;
+#ifdef WIN32
+    uv_tty_t tty;
+#endif
   } uv;
   uv_stream_t *uvstream;
   uv_buf_t uvbuf;