diff --git a/hasql-notifications.cabal b/hasql-notifications.cabal
--- a/hasql-notifications.cabal
+++ b/hasql-notifications.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hasql-notifications
-version:             0.2.0.5
+version:             0.2.0.6
 synopsis:            LISTEN/NOTIFY support for Hasql
 description:         Use PostgreSQL Asynchronous notification support with your Hasql Types.
 homepage:            https://github.com/diogob/hasql-notifications
diff --git a/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs b/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs
--- a/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs
+++ b/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-|
   This module has functions to send commands LISTEN and NOTIFY to the database server.
   It also has a function to wait for and handle notifications on a database connection.
@@ -30,7 +31,11 @@
 import Data.ByteString.Char8 (ByteString)
 import Data.Functor.Contravariant (contramap)
 import Control.Monad (void, forever)
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+import           Control.Concurrent ( threadDelay )
+#else
 import Control.Concurrent (threadWaitRead)
+#endif
 import Control.Exception (Exception, throw)
 
 -- | A wrapped text that represents a properly escaped and quoted PostgreSQL identifier
@@ -160,8 +165,13 @@
           mfd <- PQ.socket pqCon
           case mfd of
             Nothing  -> panic "Error checking for PostgreSQL notifications"
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+            Just _ -> do
+              void $ threadDelay 1000000
+#else
             Just fd -> do
               void $ threadWaitRead fd
+#endif
               void $ PQ.consumeInput pqCon
         Just notification ->
            sendNotification (PQ.notifyRelname notification) (PQ.notifyExtra notification)