diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index af7315360..2f1907cd7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ver 0.16.5 (2010/??/??)
 * decoder:
   - ffmpeg: higher precision timestamps
   - ffmpeg: don't require key frame for seeking
+* WIN32: close sockets properly
 
 
 ver 0.16.4 (2011/09/01)
diff --git a/src/client_new.c b/src/client_new.c
index 0ee21916b..e764a6550 100644
--- a/src/client_new.c
+++ b/src/client_new.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "client_internal.h"
+#include "fd_util.h"
 #include "fifo_buffer.h"
 #include "socket_util.h"
 #include "permission.h"
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ void client_new(int fd, const struct sockaddr *sa, size_t sa_length, int uid)
 			      progname, hostaddr);
 
 			g_free(hostaddr);
-			close(fd);
+			close_socket(fd);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ void client_new(int fd, const struct sockaddr *sa, size_t sa_length, int uid)
 
 	if (client_list_is_full()) {
 		g_warning("Max Connections Reached!");
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/fd_util.c b/src/fd_util.c
index 1f3004d0c..4636c19e4 100644
--- a/src/fd_util.c
+++ b/src/fd_util.c
@@ -304,3 +304,13 @@ inotify_init_cloexec(void)
 }
 
 #endif
+
+int
+close_socket(int fd)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+	return closesocket(fd);
+#else
+	return close(fd);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/fd_util.h b/src/fd_util.h
index 3d465b200..d74bb30d8 100644
--- a/src/fd_util.h
+++ b/src/fd_util.h
@@ -133,4 +133,10 @@ inotify_init_cloexec(void);
 
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Portable wrapper for close(); use closesocket() on WIN32/WinSock.
+ */
+int
+close_socket(int fd);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c b/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c
index 40ad05c3d..2c140a300 100644
--- a/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ httpd_listen_in_event(int fd, const struct sockaddr *address,
 			g_warning("libwrap refused connection (libwrap=%s) from %s",
 			      progname, hostaddr);
 			g_free(hostaddr);
-			close(fd);
+			close_socket(fd);
 			g_mutex_unlock(httpd->mutex);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ httpd_listen_in_event(int fd, const struct sockaddr *address,
 		     httpd->clients_cnt < httpd->clients_max))
 			httpd_client_add(httpd, fd);
 		else
-			close(fd);
+			close_socket(fd);
 	} else if (fd < 0 && errno != EINTR) {
 		g_warning("accept() failed: %s", g_strerror(errno));
 	}
diff --git a/src/server_socket.c b/src/server_socket.c
index c10740676..b4114d2d9 100644
--- a/src/server_socket.c
+++ b/src/server_socket.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ server_socket_close(struct server_socket *ss)
 			continue;
 
 		g_source_remove(s->source_id);
-		close(s->fd);
+		close_socket(s->fd);
 		s->fd = -1;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/socket_util.c b/src/socket_util.c
index 0909765ba..3f7075ed3 100644
--- a/src/socket_util.c
+++ b/src/socket_util.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ socket_bind_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error, listen_quark(), errno,
 			    "setsockopt() failed: %s", g_strerror(errno));
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ socket_bind_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error, listen_quark(), errno,
 			    "%s", g_strerror(errno));
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ socket_bind_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error, listen_quark(), errno,
 			    "listen() failed: %s", g_strerror(errno));
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}