diff --git a/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c b/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c
index b1bbe60eab..191e07dee3 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/os_win_console.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ int os_open_conin_fd(void)
   return conin_fd;
 }
 
+void os_clear_hwnd(void) 
+{
+    hWnd = NULL;
+}
+
 void os_replace_stdin_to_conin(void)
 {
   close(STDIN_FILENO);
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/signal.c b/src/nvim/os/signal.c
index b09d11bc51..80c29417a9 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/signal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/signal.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 # include "nvim/memline.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MSWIN
+# include "nvim/os/os_win_console.h"
+#endif
+
 static SignalWatcher spipe, shup, squit, sterm, susr1, swinch, ststp;
 #ifdef SIGPWR
 static SignalWatcher spwr;
@@ -218,12 +222,15 @@ static void on_signal(SignalWatcher *handle, int signum, void *data)
       autowrite_all();
     }
     break;
+#endif
+  case SIGHUP:
+#ifdef MSWIN
+    os_clear_hwnd();
 #endif
   case SIGTERM:
 #ifdef SIGQUIT
   case SIGQUIT:
 #endif
-  case SIGHUP:
     if (!rejecting_deadly) {
       deadly_signal(signum);
     }