diff --git a/ginkgo/testrunner/test_runner.go b/ginkgo/testrunner/test_runner.go
index a0113e136..76a8449de 100644
--- a/ginkgo/testrunner/test_runner.go
+++ b/ginkgo/testrunner/test_runner.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -425,7 +426,11 @@ func (t *TestRunner) cmd(ginkgoArgs []string, stream io.Writer, node int) *exec.
 
 	path := t.compilationTargetPath
 	if t.Suite.Precompiled {
-		path, _ = filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(t.Suite.Path, fmt.Sprintf("%s.test", t.Suite.PackageName)))
+		windowsExt := ""
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			windowsExt = ".exe"
+		}
+		path, _ = filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(t.Suite.Path, fmt.Sprintf("%s.test%s", t.Suite.PackageName, windowsExt)))
 	}
 
 	cmd := exec.Command(path, args...)
diff --git a/ginkgo/testsuite/test_suite.go b/ginkgo/testsuite/test_suite.go
index 9de8c2bb4..da3a6b3e2 100644
--- a/ginkgo/testsuite/test_suite.go
+++ b/ginkgo/testsuite/test_suite.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -26,16 +27,22 @@ func PrecompiledTestSuite(path string) (TestSuite, error) {
 		return TestSuite{}, errors.New("this is a directory, not a file")
 	}
 
-	if filepath.Ext(path) != ".test" {
-		return TestSuite{}, errors.New("this is not a .test binary")
+	if (runtime.GOOS != "windows" && filepath.Ext(path) != ".test") ||
+		(runtime.GOOS == "windows" && !strings.HasSuffix(path, ".test.exe")) {
+		return TestSuite{}, errors.New("this is not a .test (.test.exe) binary")
 	}
 
-	if info.Mode()&0111 == 0 {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" && info.Mode()&0111 == 0 {
 		return TestSuite{}, errors.New("this is not executable")
 	}
 
 	dir := relPath(filepath.Dir(path))
-	packageName := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(path), filepath.Ext(path))
+	var packageName string
+	if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".test.exe") {
+		packageName = strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(path), ".test.exe")
+	} else {
+		packageName = strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(path), filepath.Ext(path))
+	}
 
 	return TestSuite{
 		Path:        dir,