diff --git a/src/Util/PHP/Windows.php b/src/Util/PHP/Windows.php
index 17d97687563..d9b6ffc7be3 100644
--- a/src/Util/PHP/Windows.php
+++ b/src/Util/PHP/Windows.php
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
  * @since      File available since Release 3.5.12
  */
 
+use SebastianBergmann\Environment\Runtime;
+
 /**
  * Windows utility for PHP sub-processes.
  *
@@ -61,6 +63,57 @@ class PHPUnit_Util_PHP_Windows extends PHPUnit_Util_PHP_Default
      */
     private $tempFile;
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * Reading from STDOUT or STDERR hangs forever on Windows if the output is
+     * too large.
+     *
+     * @see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51800
+     */
+    public function runJob($job, array $settings = array())
+    {
+        $runtime = new Runtime;
+
+        if (false === $stdout_handle = tmpfile()) {
+            throw new PHPUnit_Framework_Exception(
+              'A temporary file could not be created; verify that your TEMP environment variable is writable'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $process = proc_open(
+          $runtime->getBinary() . $this->settingsToParameters($settings),
+          array(
+            0 => array('pipe', 'r'),
+            1 => $stdout_handle,
+            2 => array('pipe', 'w')
+          ),
+          $pipes
+        );
+
+        if (!is_resource($process)) {
+            throw new PHPUnit_Framework_Exception(
+              'Unable to spawn worker process'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->process($pipes[0], $job);
+        fclose($pipes[0]);
+
+        $stderr = stream_get_contents($pipes[2]);
+        fclose($pipes[2]);
+
+        proc_close($process);
+
+        rewind($stdout_handle);
+        $stdout = stream_get_contents($stdout_handle);
+        fclose($stdout_handle);
+
+        $this->cleanup();
+
+        return array('stdout' => $stdout, 'stderr' => $stderr);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param  resource                    $pipe
      * @param  string                      $job
diff --git a/tests/Regression/GitHub/1340.phpt b/tests/Regression/GitHub/1340.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e1cd1fe466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Regression/GitHub/1340.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-1340: Process isolation blocks infinitely upon fatal error
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$_SERVER['argv'][1] = '--no-configuration';
+$_SERVER['argv'][3] = 'Issue1340Test';
+$_SERVER['argv'][4] = dirname(__FILE__).'/1340/Issue1340Test.php';
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../../bootstrap.php';
+PHPUnit_TextUI_Command::main();
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+PHPUnit %s by Sebastian Bergmann.
+%A
+.E.EE
+
+Time: %s, Memory: %sMb
+
+There were 3 errors:
+
+1) Issue1340Test::testLargeStderrOutputDoesNotBlockInIsolation
+PHPUnit_Framework_Exception: testLargeStderrOutputDoesNotBlockInIsolation: stderr:%d
+%A
+2) Issue1340Test::testPhpNoticeWithStderrOutputIsAnError
+PHPUnit_Framework_Exception: shutdown: stderr:%d
+%A
+3) Issue1340Test::testFatalErrorDoesNotPass
+PHPUnit_Framework_Exception: Fatal error: Call to undefined function undefined_function() in %s on line %d
+%A
+shutdown: stderr:%d
+%A
+FAILURES!
+Tests: 5, Assertions: 3, Errors: 3.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Regression/GitHub/1340/Issue1340Test.php b/tests/Regression/GitHub/1340/Issue1340Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..580d98ab293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Regression/GitHub/1340/Issue1340Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51800
+ */
+class Issue1340Test extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    private static function get4KB()
+    {
+        return str_repeat('1', 4096 + 1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Also fails despite no isolation, because a phpt test is executed in
+     * subprocess on its own.
+     */
+    public function testLargeStderrOutputDoesNotBlock()
+    {
+        // STDERR of a phpt test is not caught/validated at this point, so this
+        // error output does not cause this test to fail.
+        // @see https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/1169
+        error_log("\n" . __FUNCTION__ . ": stderr:" . self::get4KB() . "\n");
+        $this->assertTrue(true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @runInSeparateProcess
+     */
+    public function testLargeStderrOutputDoesNotBlockInIsolation()
+    {
+        error_log("\n" . __FUNCTION__ . ": stderr:" . self::get4KB() . "\n");
+        $this->assertTrue(true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @runInSeparateProcess
+     * @expectedException \PHPUnit_Framework_Error_Notice
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Undefined variable: foo
+     */
+    public function testPhpNoticeIsCaught()
+    {
+        $bar = $foo['foo'];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @runInSeparateProcess
+     * @expectedException \PHPUnit_Framework_Error_Notice
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Undefined variable: foo
+     */
+    public function testPhpNoticeWithStderrOutputIsAnError()
+    {
+        register_shutdown_function(__CLASS__ . '::onShutdown');
+        $bar = $foo['foo'];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @runInSeparateProcess
+     */
+    public function testFatalErrorDoesNotPass()
+    {
+        register_shutdown_function(__CLASS__ . '::onShutdown');
+        $undefined = 'undefined_function';
+        $undefined();
+    }
+
+    public static function onShutdown() {
+        echo "\nshutdown: stdout:", self::get4KB(), "\n";
+        error_log("\nshutdown: stderr:" . self::get4KB());
+    }
+}