diff --git a/background.go b/background.go
index 2f01648..a8ceb97 100644
--- a/background.go
+++ b/background.go
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"sync"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
@@ -252,18 +250,7 @@ func (bg *Background) Run(handler Handler) {
 	bg.logger.Info("Send signal TSTP to stop processing new tasks")
 	bg.logger.Info("Send signal TERM or INT to terminate the process")
 
-	// Wait for a signal to terminate.
-	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTSTP)
-	for {
-		sig := <-sigs
-		if sig == syscall.SIGTSTP {
-			bg.processor.stop()
-			bg.ps.SetStatus(base.StatusStopped)
-			continue
-		}
-		break
-	}
+	bg.waitForSignals()
 	fmt.Println()
 	bg.logger.Info("Starting graceful shutdown")
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 67c3abd..02cba88 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.2.1
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1
 	go.uber.org/goleak v0.10.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191204072324-ce4227a45e2e // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191204072324-ce4227a45e2e
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.7 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/signals_unix.go b/signals_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f68124e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signals_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// +build linux bsd darwin
+
+package asynq
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/base"
+)
+
+// waitForSignals waits for signals and handle them.
+// It handles SIGTERM, SIGINT, and SIGTSTP.
+// SIGTERM and SIGINT will signal the process to exit.
+// SIGTSTP will signal the process to stop processing new tasks.
+func (bg *Background) waitForSignals() {
+	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigs, unix.SIGTERM, unix.SIGINT, unix.SIGTSTP)
+	for {
+		sig := <-sigs
+		if sig == unix.SIGTSTP {
+			bg.processor.stop()
+			bg.ps.SetStatus(base.StatusStopped)
+			continue
+		}
+		break
+	}
+}
diff --git a/signals_windows.go b/signals_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10aa0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signals_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package asynq
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+// waitForSignals waits for signals and handle them.
+// It handles SIGTERM, SIGINT.
+// SIGTERM and SIGINT will signal the process to exit.
+//
+// Note: Currently SIGTSTP is not supported for windows build.
+func (bg *Background) waitForSignals() {
+	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigs, windows.SIGTERM, windows.SIGINT)
+	<-sigs
+}