diff --git a/src/runtime/os_windows.go b/src/runtime/os_windows.go
index 83d0d63e5d..e6b22e3167 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_windows.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_windows.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const (
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._SetThreadPriority SetThreadPriority%2 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._SetUnhandledExceptionFilter SetUnhandledExceptionFilter%1 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._SetWaitableTimer SetWaitableTimer%6 "kernel32.dll"
+//go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._Sleep Sleep%1 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._SuspendThread SuspendThread%1 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._SwitchToThread SwitchToThread%0 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._TlsAlloc TlsAlloc%0 "kernel32.dll"
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ var (
 	_SetThreadPriority,
 	_SetUnhandledExceptionFilter,
 	_SetWaitableTimer,
+	_Sleep,
 	_SuspendThread,
 	_SwitchToThread,
 	_TlsAlloc,
@@ -1094,6 +1096,11 @@ func ctrlhandler1(_type uint32) uint32 {
 	}
 
 	if sigsend(s) {
+		if s == _SIGTERM {
+			// Windows terminates the process after this handler returns.
+			// Block indefinitely to give signal handlers a chance to clean up.
+			stdcall1(_Sleep, uintptr(_INFINITE))
+		}
 		return 1
 	}
 	return 0
diff --git a/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go b/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
index a5a885c2f7..33a9b92ee7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
@@ -79,6 +80,69 @@ func sendCtrlBreak(pid int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// TestCtrlHandler tests that Go can gracefully handle closing the console window.
+// See https://golang.org/issues/41884.
+func TestCtrlHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// build go program
+	exe := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "test.exe")
+	cmd := exec.Command(testenv.GoToolPath(t), "build", "-o", exe, "testdata/testwinsignal/main.go")
+	out, err := testenv.CleanCmdEnv(cmd).CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to build go exe: %v\n%s", err, out)
+	}
+
+	// run test program
+	cmd = exec.Command(exe)
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	outPipe, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create stdout pipe: %v", err)
+	}
+	outReader := bufio.NewReader(outPipe)
+
+	// in a new command window
+	const _CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE = 0x00000010
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
+		CreationFlags: _CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,
+		HideWindow:    true,
+	}
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Start failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		cmd.Process.Kill()
+		cmd.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	// wait for child to be ready to receive signals
+	if line, err := outReader.ReadString('\n'); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not read stdout: %v", err)
+	} else if strings.TrimSpace(line) != "ready" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected message: %s", line)
+	}
+
+	// gracefully kill pid, this closes the command window
+	if err := exec.Command("taskkill.exe", "/pid", strconv.Itoa(cmd.Process.Pid)).Run(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to kill: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// check child received, handled SIGTERM
+	if line, err := outReader.ReadString('\n'); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not read stdout: %v", err)
+	} else if expected, got := syscall.SIGTERM.String(), strings.TrimSpace(line); expected != got {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected '%s' got: %s", expected, got)
+	}
+
+	// check child exited gracefully, did not timeout
+	if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Program exited with error: %v\n%s", err, &stderr)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestLibraryCtrlHandler tests that Go DLL allows calling program to handle console control events.
 // See https://golang.org/issues/35965.
 func TestLibraryCtrlHandler(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/testdata/testwinsignal/main.go b/src/runtime/testdata/testwinsignal/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8cd884ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/testdata/testwinsignal/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(c)
+
+	fmt.Println("ready")
+	sig := <-c
+
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	fmt.Println(sig)
+}