diff --git a/windows/syscall_windows.go b/windows/syscall_windows.go
index 33e7d45a..abdefc33 100644
--- a/windows/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/windows/syscall_windows.go
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ func NewCallbackCDecl(fn interface{}) uintptr {
 //sys	SetEvent(event Handle) (err error) = kernel32.SetEvent
 //sys	ResetEvent(event Handle) (err error) = kernel32.ResetEvent
 //sys	PulseEvent(event Handle) (err error) = kernel32.PulseEvent
+//sys	CreateMutex(mutexAttrs *SecurityAttributes, initialOwner bool, name *uint16) (handle Handle, err error) = kernel32.CreateMutexW
+//sys	CreateMutexEx(mutexAttrs *SecurityAttributes, name *uint16, flags uint32, desiredAccess uint32) (handle Handle, err error) = kernel32.CreateMutexExW
+//sys	OpenMutex(desiredAccess uint32, inheritHandle bool, name *uint16) (handle Handle, err error) = kernel32.OpenMutexW
+//sys	ReleaseMutex(mutex Handle) (err error) = kernel32.ReleaseMutex
 //sys	SleepEx(milliseconds uint32, alertable bool) (ret uint32) = kernel32.SleepEx
 //sys	CreateJobObject(jobAttr *SecurityAttributes, name *uint16) (handle Handle, err error) = kernel32.CreateJobObjectW
 //sys	AssignProcessToJobObject(job Handle, process Handle) (err error) = kernel32.AssignProcessToJobObject
diff --git a/windows/types_windows.go b/windows/types_windows.go
index 1e3947f0..1ef80cd7 100644
--- a/windows/types_windows.go
+++ b/windows/types_windows.go
@@ -1190,6 +1190,28 @@ const (
 	REG_QWORD = REG_QWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 )
 
+const (
+	EVENT_MODIFY_STATE = 0x0002
+	EVENT_ALL_ACCESS   = STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | SYNCHRONIZE | 0x3
+
+	MUTANT_QUERY_STATE = 0x0001
+	MUTANT_ALL_ACCESS  = STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | SYNCHRONIZE | MUTANT_QUERY_STATE
+
+	SEMAPHORE_MODIFY_STATE = 0x0002
+	SEMAPHORE_ALL_ACCESS   = STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | SYNCHRONIZE | 0x3
+
+	TIMER_QUERY_STATE  = 0x0001
+	TIMER_MODIFY_STATE = 0x0002
+	TIMER_ALL_ACCESS   = STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | SYNCHRONIZE | TIMER_QUERY_STATE | TIMER_MODIFY_STATE
+
+	MUTEX_MODIFY_STATE = MUTANT_QUERY_STATE
+	MUTEX_ALL_ACCESS   = MUTANT_ALL_ACCESS
+
+	CREATE_EVENT_MANUAL_RESET  = 0x1
+	CREATE_EVENT_INITIAL_SET   = 0x2
+	CREATE_MUTEX_INITIAL_OWNER = 0x1
+)
+
 type AddrinfoW struct {
 	Flags     int32
 	Family    int32
diff --git a/windows/zsyscall_windows.go b/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
index 1c275cb9..9c448be3 100644
--- a/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
+++ b/windows/zsyscall_windows.go
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ var (
 	procSetEvent                           = modkernel32.NewProc("SetEvent")
 	procResetEvent                         = modkernel32.NewProc("ResetEvent")
 	procPulseEvent                         = modkernel32.NewProc("PulseEvent")
+	procCreateMutexW                       = modkernel32.NewProc("CreateMutexW")
+	procCreateMutexExW                     = modkernel32.NewProc("CreateMutexExW")
+	procOpenMutexW                         = modkernel32.NewProc("OpenMutexW")
+	procReleaseMutex                       = modkernel32.NewProc("ReleaseMutex")
 	procSleepEx                            = modkernel32.NewProc("SleepEx")
 	procCreateJobObjectW                   = modkernel32.NewProc("CreateJobObjectW")
 	procAssignProcessToJobObject           = modkernel32.NewProc("AssignProcessToJobObject")
@@ -2109,6 +2113,69 @@ func PulseEvent(event Handle) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func CreateMutex(mutexAttrs *SecurityAttributes, initialOwner bool, name *uint16) (handle Handle, err error) {
+	var _p0 uint32
+	if initialOwner {
+		_p0 = 1
+	} else {
+		_p0 = 0
+	}
+	r0, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall(procCreateMutexW.Addr(), 3, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(mutexAttrs)), uintptr(_p0), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(name)))
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == 0 {
+		if e1 != 0 {
+			err = errnoErr(e1)
+		} else {
+			err = syscall.EINVAL
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func CreateMutexEx(mutexAttrs *SecurityAttributes, name *uint16, flags uint32, desiredAccess uint32) (handle Handle, err error) {
+	r0, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall6(procCreateMutexExW.Addr(), 4, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(mutexAttrs)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(name)), uintptr(flags), uintptr(desiredAccess), 0, 0)
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == 0 {
+		if e1 != 0 {
+			err = errnoErr(e1)
+		} else {
+			err = syscall.EINVAL
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func OpenMutex(desiredAccess uint32, inheritHandle bool, name *uint16) (handle Handle, err error) {
+	var _p0 uint32
+	if inheritHandle {
+		_p0 = 1
+	} else {
+		_p0 = 0
+	}
+	r0, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall(procOpenMutexW.Addr(), 3, uintptr(desiredAccess), uintptr(_p0), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(name)))
+	handle = Handle(r0)
+	if handle == 0 {
+		if e1 != 0 {
+			err = errnoErr(e1)
+		} else {
+			err = syscall.EINVAL
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func ReleaseMutex(mutex Handle) (err error) {
+	r1, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall(procReleaseMutex.Addr(), 1, uintptr(mutex), 0, 0)
+	if r1 == 0 {
+		if e1 != 0 {
+			err = errnoErr(e1)
+		} else {
+			err = syscall.EINVAL
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func SleepEx(milliseconds uint32, alertable bool) (ret uint32) {
 	var _p0 uint32
 	if alertable {