diff --git a/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c0a6e4578..eefcd3e15c 100644
--- a/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -895,7 +895,13 @@ if(NOT F3D_MACOS_BUNDLE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-if(UNIX AND NOT VTK_OPENGL_HAS_EGL)
-  # Custom bash test for testing watch option
-  add_test (NAME f3d::TestWatch COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_watch.sh $<TARGET_FILE:f3d> ${F3D_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/data ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Testing/Temporary)
+if(NOT VTK_OPENGL_HAS_EGL)
+  if(UNIX)
+    # Custom bash test for testing watch option
+    add_test (NAME f3d::TestWatch COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_watch.sh $<TARGET_FILE:f3d> ${F3D_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/data ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Testing/Temporary)
+  elseif(WIN32)
+    find_program(PWSH NAMES pwsh powershell)
+    add_test (NAME f3d::TestWatch COMMAND ${PWSH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_watch.ps1 $<TARGET_FILE:f3d> ${F3D_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/data ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Testing/Temporary)
+elseif(UNIX)
+  endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/application/testing/test_watch.ps1 b/application/testing/test_watch.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03f2c9187a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/testing/test_watch.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Test the watch feature by opening a file
+# rewriting it and checking the the file has been
+# automatically reloaded
+
+$f3d_cmd = $args[0]
+$data_dir = $args[1]
+$tmp_dir = $args[2]
+
+$hires_data = "$data_dir/cow.vtp"
+$lowres_data = "$data_dir/cowlow.vtp"
+$reloaded_data = "$tmp_dir/cow.vtp"
+
+Copy-Item $hires_data -Destination $reloaded_data
+
+$log = "$tmp_dir/output.log"
+$id = (Start-Process -FilePath $f3d_cmd -ArgumentList "--watch --verbose $reloaded_data" -RedirectStandardOutput $log -PassThru).Id
+
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+Copy-Item $lowres_data -Destination $reloaded_data
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+
+$str = Select-String $log -Pattern "Number of points: 634"
+if ($str -ne $null) {
+  $ret = 0
+} else {
+  $ret = 1
+}
+
+Stop-Process -Id $id
+exit $ret