diff --git a/ui/mainwindow_init.go b/ui/mainwindow_init.go
index 1b50ee5..cbcbbce 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow_init.go
+++ b/ui/mainwindow_init.go
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ func (m *MainWindow) Initialize() {
 
     m.window.Add(m.vbox)
 
+    // Additional Windows-related initialization.
+    if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+        m.initializeWin()
+    }
+
     m.window.ShowAll()
 
     // Launch events.
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow_init_win.go b/ui/mainwindow_init_win.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bdc783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/mainwindow_init_win.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+    // other
+    "github.com/couchbase/goutils/platform"
+)
+
+func (m *MainWindow) initializeWin() {
+    platform.HideConsole(true)
+}