diff --git a/logger/syslog.go b/logger/syslog.go
index 99cfaba1..4ce69c95 100644
--- a/logger/syslog.go
+++ b/logger/syslog.go
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2012-2014 Apcera Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+// +build !windows
+
 package logger
 
 import (
diff --git a/logger/syslog_test.go b/logger/syslog_test.go
index f7a5e543..84924e67 100644
--- a/logger/syslog_test.go
+++ b/logger/syslog_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows
+
 package logger
 
 import (
diff --git a/logger/syslog_windows.go b/logger/syslog_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6f17c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger/syslog_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2014 Apcera Inc. All rights reserved.
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type SysLogger struct {
+	writer *log.Logger
+	debug  bool
+	trace  bool
+}
+
+func NewSysLogger(debug, trace bool) *SysLogger {
+	w := log.New(os.Stdout, "gnatsd", log.LstdFlags)
+
+	return &SysLogger{
+		writer: w,
+		debug:  debug,
+		trace:  trace,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewRemoteSysLogger(fqn string, debug, trace bool) *SysLogger {
+	return NewSysLogger(debug, trace)
+}
+
+func (l *SysLogger) Noticef(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.writer.Println("NOTICE", fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+}
+
+func (l *SysLogger) Fatalf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.writer.Println("CRITICAL", fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+}
+
+func (l *SysLogger) Errorf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	l.writer.Println("ERROR", fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+}
+
+func (l *SysLogger) Debugf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	if l.debug {
+		l.writer.Println("DEBUG", fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *SysLogger) Tracef(format string, v ...interface{}) {
+	if l.trace {
+		l.writer.Println("NOTICE", fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
+	}
+}