diff --git a/internal/sysfs/poll_windows.go b/internal/sysfs/poll_windows.go
index af7cdd42946..872177a092b 100644
--- a/internal/sysfs/poll_windows.go
+++ b/internal/sysfs/poll_windows.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 func poll(fds []PollFd, timeout int) (int, sys.Errno) {
+	if fds == nil {
+		return -1, sys.ENOSYS
+	}
+
 	regular, pipes, sockets, errno := ftypes(fds)
 	nregular := len(regular)
 	if errno != 0 {
diff --git a/internal/sysfs/poll_windows_test.go b/internal/sysfs/poll_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2c5c00188b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/sysfs/poll_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+package sysfs
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/experimental/sys"
+	"github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/internal/testing/require"
+)
+
+func TestPoll_Windows(t *testing.T) {
+	type result struct {
+		n   int
+		err sys.Errno
+	}
+
+	testCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	_ = testCtx
+
+	pollToChannel := func(readHandle syscall.Handle, duration *time.Duration, ch chan result) {
+		r := result{}
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: int32(readHandle), events: _POLLIN}}
+		r.n, r.err = Poll(fds, duration)
+		ch <- r
+		close(ch)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("Poll returns sys.ENOSYS when n == 0 and duration is nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		n, errno := Poll(nil, nil)
+		require.Equal(t, -1, n)
+		require.EqualErrno(t, sys.ENOSYS, errno)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("peekNamedPipe should report the correct state of incoming data in the pipe", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rh := syscall.Handle(r.Fd())
+		wh := syscall.Handle(w.Fd())
+
+		// Ensure the pipe has no data.
+		n, err := peekNamedPipe(rh)
+		require.Zero(t, err)
+		require.Zero(t, n)
+
+		// Write to the channel.
+		msg, err := syscall.ByteSliceFromString("test\n")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = syscall.Write(wh, msg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Ensure the pipe has data.
+		n, err = peekNamedPipe(rh)
+		require.Zero(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 6, int(n))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("peekPipes should return an error on invalid handle", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: -1}}
+		_, err := peekPipes(fds)
+		require.EqualErrno(t, sys.EBADF, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("peekAll should return an error on invalid handle", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: -1}}
+		npipes, nsockets, err := peekAll(fds, nil)
+		require.EqualErrno(t, sys.EBADF, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, npipes)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, nsockets)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("poll should return successfully with a regular file", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := os.CreateTemp(t.TempDir(), "test")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer f.Close()
+
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: int32(f.Fd())}}
+
+		n, errno := poll(fds, 0)
+		require.Zero(t, errno)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, n)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("peekAll should return successfully with a pipe", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer r.Close()
+		defer w.Close()
+
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: int32(r.Fd())}}
+
+		npipes, nsockets, errno := peekAll(fds, nil)
+		require.Zero(t, errno)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, npipes)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, nsockets)
+
+		w.Write([]byte("wazero"))
+		npipes, nsockets, errno = peekAll(fds, nil)
+		require.Zero(t, errno)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, npipes)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, nsockets)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("peekAll should return successfully with a socket", func(t *testing.T) {
+		listen, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer listen.Close()
+
+		conn, err := listen.(*net.TCPListener).SyscallConn()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		fds := []PollFd{}
+		conn.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
+			fds = append(fds, PollFd{fd: int32(fd)})
+		})
+
+		npipes, nsockets, errno := peekAll(nil, fds)
+		require.Zero(t, errno)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, npipes)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, nsockets)
+
+		tcpAddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", listen.Addr().String())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		tcp, err := net.DialTCP("tcp", nil, tcpAddr)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		tcp.Write([]byte("wazero"))
+
+		conn.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
+			fds[0].fd = int32(fd)
+		})
+		npipes, nsockets, errno = peekAll(nil, fds)
+		require.Zero(t, errno)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, npipes)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, nsockets)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should return immediately when duration is zero (no data)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, _, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		d := time.Duration(0)
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: int32(r.Fd()), events: _POLLIN}}
+		n, err := Poll(fds, &d)
+		require.Zero(t, err)
+		require.Zero(t, n)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should return immediately when duration is zero (data)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: int32(r.Fd()), events: _POLLIN}}
+		wh := syscall.Handle(w.Fd())
+
+		// Write to the channel immediately.
+		msg, err := syscall.ByteSliceFromString("test\n")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = syscall.Write(wh, msg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Verify that the write is reported.
+		d := time.Duration(0)
+		n, err := Poll(fds, &d)
+		require.Zero(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, n)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should wait forever when duration is nil (no writes)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, _, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rh := syscall.Handle(r.Fd())
+
+		ch := make(chan result, 1)
+		go pollToChannel(rh, nil, ch)
+
+		// Wait a little, then ensure no writes occurred.
+		<-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(ch))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should wait forever when duration is nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rh := syscall.Handle(r.Fd())
+		wh := syscall.Handle(w.Fd())
+
+		ch := make(chan result, 1)
+		go pollToChannel(rh, nil, ch)
+
+		// Wait a little, then ensure no writes occurred.
+		<-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(ch))
+
+		// Write a message to the pipe.
+		msg, err := syscall.ByteSliceFromString("test\n")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = syscall.Write(wh, msg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Ensure that the write occurs (panic after an arbitrary timeout).
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond):
+			t.Fatal("unreachable!")
+		case r := <-ch:
+			require.Zero(t, r.err)
+			require.NotEqual(t, 0, r.n)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should wait for the given duration", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rh := syscall.Handle(r.Fd())
+		wh := syscall.Handle(w.Fd())
+
+		d := 500 * time.Millisecond
+		ch := make(chan result, 1)
+		go pollToChannel(rh, &d, ch)
+
+		// Wait a little, then ensure no writes occurred.
+		<-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(ch))
+
+		// Write a message to the pipe.
+		msg, err := syscall.ByteSliceFromString("test\n")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = syscall.Write(wh, msg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Ensure that the write occurs before the timer expires.
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond):
+			panic("no data!")
+		case r := <-ch:
+			require.Zero(t, r.err)
+			require.Equal(t, 1, r.n)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should timeout after the given duration", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, _, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rh := syscall.Handle(r.Fd())
+
+		d := 200 * time.Millisecond
+		ch := make(chan result, 1)
+		go pollToChannel(rh, &d, ch)
+
+		// Wait a little, then ensure a message has been written to the channel.
+		<-time.After(300 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(ch))
+
+		// Ensure that the timer has expired.
+		res := <-ch
+		require.Zero(t, res.err)
+		require.Zero(t, res.n)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should return when a write occurs before the given duration", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rh := syscall.Handle(r.Fd())
+		wh := syscall.Handle(w.Fd())
+
+		d := 600 * time.Millisecond
+		ch := make(chan result, 1)
+		go pollToChannel(rh, &d, ch)
+
+		<-time.After(300 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(ch))
+
+		msg, err := syscall.ByteSliceFromString("test\n")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = syscall.Write(wh, msg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		res := <-ch
+		require.Zero(t, res.err)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, res.n)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Poll should return when a regular file is given", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := os.CreateTemp(t.TempDir(), "ex")
+		defer f.Close()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		fds := []PollFd{{fd: int32(f.Fd()), events: _POLLIN}}
+		d := time.Duration(0)
+		n, errno := Poll(fds, &d)
+		require.Zero(t, errno)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, n)
+	})
+}