diff --git a/bin/fluent-ctl b/bin/fluent-ctl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ffc93a7cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/fluent-ctl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+here = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+$LOAD_PATH << File.expand_path(File.join(here, '..', 'lib'))
+require 'fluent/command/ctl'
+
+Fluent::Ctl.new.call
diff --git a/lib/fluent/command/ctl.rb b/lib/fluent/command/ctl.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a042c989e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fluent/command/ctl.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#
+# Fluentd
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#    limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'optparse'
+require 'fluent/env'
+require 'fluent/version'
+if Fluent.windows?
+  require 'win32/event'
+  require 'win32/service'
+end
+
+module Fluent
+  class Ctl
+    DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {}
+
+    if Fluent.windows?
+      include Windows::ServiceConstants
+      include Windows::ServiceStructs
+      include Windows::ServiceFunctions
+
+      COMMAND_MAP = {
+        shutdown: "",
+        restart: "HUP",
+        flush: "USR1",
+        reload: "USR2",
+      }
+      WINSVC_CONTROL_CODE_MAP = {
+        shutdown: SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP,
+        # 128 - 255: user-defined control code
+        # See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winsvc/nf-winsvc-controlservice
+        restart: 128,
+        flush: 129,
+        reload: SERVICE_CONTROL_PARAMCHANGE,
+      }
+    else
+      COMMAND_MAP = {
+        shutdown: :TERM,
+        restart: :HUP,
+        flush: :USR1,
+        reload: :USR2,
+      }
+    end
+
+    def initialize(argv = ARGV)
+      @argv = argv
+      @options = {}
+      @opt_parser = OptionParser.new
+      configure_option_parser
+      @options.merge!(DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
+      parse_options!
+    end
+
+    def help_text
+      text = "\n"
+      if Fluent.windows?
+        text << "Usage: #{$PROGRAM_NAME} COMMAND [PID_OR_SVCNAME]\n"
+      else
+        text << "Usage: #{$PROGRAM_NAME} COMMAND PID\n"
+      end
+      text << "\n"
+      text << "Commands: \n"
+      COMMAND_MAP.each do |key, value|
+        text << "  #{key}\n"
+      end
+      text
+    end
+
+    def usage(msg = nil)
+      puts help_text
+      if msg
+        puts
+        puts "Error: #{msg}"
+      end
+      exit 1
+    end
+
+    def call
+      if Fluent.windows?
+        if @pid_or_svcname =~ /^[0-9]+$/
+          # Use as PID
+          return call_windows_event(@command, "fluentd_#{@pid_or_svcname}")
+        end
+
+        unless call_winsvc_control_code(@command, @pid_or_svcname)
+          puts "Cannot send control code to #{@pid_or_svcname} service, try to send an event with this name ..."
+          call_windows_event(@command, @pid_or_svcname)
+        end
+      else
+        call_signal(@command, @pid_or_svcname)
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def call_signal(command, pid)
+      signal = COMMAND_MAP[command.to_sym]
+      Process.kill(signal, pid.to_i)
+    end
+
+    def call_winsvc_control_code(command, pid_or_svcname)
+      status = SERVICE_STATUS.new
+
+      begin
+        handle_scm = OpenSCManager(nil, nil, SC_MANAGER_CONNECT)
+        FFI.raise_windows_error('OpenSCManager') if handle_scm == 0
+
+        handle_scs = OpenService(handle_scm, "fluentdwinsvc", SERVICE_STOP | SERVICE_PAUSE_CONTINUE | SERVICE_USER_DEFINED_CONTROL)
+        FFI.raise_windows_error('OpenService') if handle_scs == 0
+
+        control_code = WINSVC_CONTROL_CODE_MAP[command.to_sym]
+
+        unless ControlService(handle_scs, control_code, status)
+          FFI.raise_windows_error('ControlService')
+        end
+      rescue => e
+        puts e
+        state = status[:dwCurrentState]
+        return state == SERVICE_STOPPED || state == SERVICE_STOP_PENDING
+      ensure
+        CloseServiceHandle(handle_scs)
+        CloseServiceHandle(handle_scm)
+      end
+
+      return true
+    end
+
+    def call_windows_event(command, pid_or_svcname)
+      prefix = pid_or_svcname
+      event_name = COMMAND_MAP[command.to_sym]
+      suffix = event_name.empty? ? "" : "_#{event_name}"
+
+      begin
+        event = Win32::Event.open("#{prefix}#{suffix}")
+        event.set
+        event.close
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
+        puts "Error: Cannot find the fluentd process with the event name: \"#{prefix}\""
+      end
+    end
+
+    def configure_option_parser
+      @opt_parser.banner = help_text
+      @opt_parser.version = Fluent::VERSION
+    end
+
+    def parse_options!
+      @opt_parser.parse!(@argv)
+
+      @command = @argv[0]
+      @pid_or_svcname = @argv[1] || "fluentdwinsvc"
+
+      usage("Command isn't specified!") if @command.nil? || @command.empty?
+      usage("Unknown command: #{@command}") unless COMMAND_MAP.has_key?(@command.to_sym)
+
+      if Fluent.windows?
+        usage("PID or SVCNAME isn't specified!") if @pid_or_svcname.nil? || @pid_or_svcname.empty?
+      else
+        usage("PID isn't specified!") if @pid_or_svcname.nil? || @pid_or_svcname.empty?
+        usage("Invalid PID: #{pid}") unless @pid_or_svcname =~ /^[0-9]+$/
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/fluent/supervisor.rb b/lib/fluent/supervisor.rb
index 33841b5d90..bd8b24af0b 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/supervisor.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/supervisor.rb
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ def before_run
         @enable_get_dump = config[:enable_get_dump]
         run_rpc_server
       end
-      install_supervisor_signal_handlers
 
-      if config[:signame]
-        @signame = config[:signame]
+      if Fluent.windows?
         install_windows_event_handler
+      else
+        install_supervisor_signal_handlers
       end
 
       if counter = config[:counter_server]
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def before_run
     end
 
     def after_run
+      stop_windows_event_thread if Fluent.windows?
       stop_rpc_server if @rpc_endpoint
       stop_counter_server if @counter
       Fluent::Supervisor.cleanup_resources
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ def run_rpc_server
       @rpc_server.mount_proc('/api/processes.flushBuffersAndKillWorkers') { |req, res|
         $log.debug "fluentd RPC got /api/processes.flushBuffersAndKillWorkers request"
         if Fluent.windows?
-          $log.warn "operation 'flushBuffersAndKillWorkers' is not supported on Windows now."
+          supervisor_sigusr1_handler
+          stop(true)
         else
           Process.kill :USR1, $$
           Process.kill :TERM, $$
@@ -101,7 +103,9 @@ def run_rpc_server
       }
       @rpc_server.mount_proc('/api/plugins.flushBuffers') { |req, res|
         $log.debug "fluentd RPC got /api/plugins.flushBuffers request"
-        unless Fluent.windows?
+        if Fluent.windows?
+          supervisor_sigusr1_handler
+        else
           Process.kill :USR1, $$
         end
         nil
@@ -125,7 +129,9 @@ def run_rpc_server
 
       @rpc_server.mount_proc('/api/config.gracefulReload') { |req, res|
         $log.debug "fluentd RPC got /api/config.gracefulReload request"
-        unless Fluent.windows?
+        if Fluent.windows?
+          supervisor_sigusr2_handler
+        else
           Process.kill :USR2, $$
         end
 
@@ -159,37 +165,101 @@ def stop_counter_server
     end
 
     def install_supervisor_signal_handlers
+      return if Fluent.windows?
+
       trap :HUP do
         $log.debug "fluentd supervisor process get SIGHUP"
         supervisor_sighup_handler
-      end unless Fluent.windows?
+      end
 
       trap :USR1 do
         $log.debug "fluentd supervisor process get SIGUSR1"
         supervisor_sigusr1_handler
-      end unless Fluent.windows?
+      end
 
       trap :USR2 do
         $log.debug 'fluentd supervisor process got SIGUSR2'
         supervisor_sigusr2_handler
-      end unless Fluent.windows?
+      end
+    end
+
+    if Fluent.windows?
+      # Override some methods of ServerEngine::MultiSpawnWorker
+      # Since Fluentd's Supervisor doesn't use ServerEngine's HUP, USR1 and USR2
+      # handlers (see install_supervisor_signal_handlers), they should be
+      # disabled also on Windows, just send commands to workers instead.
+      def restart(graceful)
+        @monitors.each do |m|
+          m.send_command(graceful ? "GRACEFUL_RESTART\n" : "IMMEDIATE_RESTART\n")
+        end
+      end
+
+      def reload
+        @monitors.each do |m|
+          m.send_command("RELOAD\n")
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     def install_windows_event_handler
+      return unless Fluent.windows?
+
+      @pid_signame = "fluentd_#{$$}"
+      @signame = config[:signame]
+
       Thread.new do
-        ev = Win32::Event.new(@signame)
+        ipc = Win32::Ipc.new(nil)
+        events = [
+          Win32::Event.new("#{@pid_signame}_STOP_EVENT_THREAD"),
+          Win32::Event.new("#{@pid_signame}"),
+          Win32::Event.new("#{@pid_signame}_HUP"),
+          Win32::Event.new("#{@pid_signame}_USR1"),
+          Win32::Event.new("#{@pid_signame}_USR2"),
+        ]
+        if @signame
+          signame_events = [
+            Win32::Event.new("#{@signame}"),
+            Win32::Event.new("#{@signame}_HUP"),
+            Win32::Event.new("#{@signame}_USR1"),
+            Win32::Event.new("#{@signame}_USR2"),
+          ]
+          events.concat(signame_events)
+        end
         begin
-          ev.reset
-          until WaitForSingleObject(ev.handle, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0
-            sleep 1
+          loop do
+            idx = ipc.wait_any(events, Windows::Synchronize::INFINITE)
+            if idx > 0 && idx <= events.length
+              $log.debug("Got Win32 event \"#{events[idx - 1].name}\"")
+            else
+              $log.warn("Unexpected reutrn value of Win32::Ipc#wait_any: #{idx}")
+            end
+            case idx
+            when 2, 6
+              stop(true)
+            when 3, 7
+              supervisor_sighup_handler
+            when 4, 8
+              supervisor_sigusr1_handler
+            when 5, 9
+              supervisor_sigusr2_handler
+            when 1
+              break
+            end
           end
-          stop(true)
         ensure
-          ev.close
+          events.each { |event| event.close }
         end
       end
     end
 
+    def stop_windows_event_thread
+      if Fluent.windows?
+        ev = Win32::Event.open("#{@pid_signame}_STOP_EVENT_THREAD")
+        ev.set
+        ev.close
+      end
+    end
+
     def supervisor_sighup_handler
       kill_worker
     end
@@ -264,9 +334,25 @@ def reopen_log
     def send_signal_to_workers(signal)
       return unless config[:worker_pid]
 
-      config[:worker_pid].each_value do |pid|
-        # don't rescue Errno::ESRCH here (invalid status)
-        Process.kill(signal, pid)
+      if Fluent.windows?
+        send_command_to_workers(signal)
+      else
+        config[:worker_pid].each_value do |pid|
+          # don't rescue Errno::ESRCH here (invalid status)
+          Process.kill(signal, pid)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def send_command_to_workers(signal)
+      # Use SeverEngine's CommandSender on Windows
+      case signal
+      when :HUP
+        restart(false)
+      when :USR1
+        restart(true)
+      when :USR2
+        reload
       end
     end
   end
@@ -745,33 +831,45 @@ def install_main_process_signal_handlers
         end
       end
 
-      trap :USR1 do
-        flush_buffer
-      end unless Fluent.windows?
+      if Fluent.windows?
+        install_main_process_command_handlers
+      else
+        trap :USR1 do
+          flush_buffer
+        end
 
-      trap :USR2 do
-        reload_config
-      end unless Fluent.windows?
+        trap :USR2 do
+          reload_config
+        end
+      end
+    end
 
-      if Fluent.windows?
-        command_pipe = STDIN.dup
-        STDIN.reopen(File::NULL, "rb")
-        command_pipe.binmode
-        command_pipe.sync = true
+    def install_main_process_command_handlers
+      command_pipe = $stdin.dup
+      $stdin.reopen(File::NULL, "rb")
+      command_pipe.binmode
+      command_pipe.sync = true
 
-        Thread.new do
-          loop do
-            cmd = command_pipe.gets.chomp
-            case cmd
-            when "GRACEFUL_STOP", "IMMEDIATE_STOP"
-              $log.debug "fluentd main process get #{cmd} command"
-              @finished = true
-              $log.debug "getting start to shutdown main process"
-              Fluent::Engine.stop
-              break
-            else
-              $log.warn "fluentd main process get unknown command [#{cmd}]"
-            end
+      Thread.new do
+        loop do
+          cmd = command_pipe.gets
+          break unless cmd
+
+          case cmd.chomp!
+          when "GRACEFUL_STOP", "IMMEDIATE_STOP"
+            $log.debug "fluentd main process get #{cmd} command"
+            @finished = true
+            $log.debug "getting start to shutdown main process"
+            Fluent::Engine.stop
+            break
+          when "GRACEFUL_RESTART"
+            $log.debug "fluentd main process get #{cmd} command"
+            flush_buffer
+          when "RELOAD"
+            $log.debug "fluentd main process get #{cmd} command"
+            reload_config
+          else
+            $log.warn "fluentd main process get unknown command [#{cmd}]"
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/fluent/winsvc.rb b/lib/fluent/winsvc.rb
index 23d76bab16..d1b893168d 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/winsvc.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/winsvc.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def initialize(service_name)
     end
     
     def service_main
-    
       @pid = service_main_start(@service_name)
       while running?
         sleep 10
@@ -69,13 +68,32 @@ def service_main
     end
 
     def service_stop
-      ev = Win32::Event.open(@service_name)
-      ev.set
-      ev.close
+      set_event(@service_name)
       if @pid > 0
         Process.waitpid(@pid)
       end
     end
+
+    def service_paramchange
+      set_event("#{@service_name}_USR2")
+    end
+
+    def service_user_defined_control(code)
+      case code
+      when 128
+        set_event("#{@service_name}_HUP")
+      when 129
+        set_event("#{@service_name}_USR1")
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def set_event(event_name)
+      ev = Win32::Event.open(event_name)
+      ev.set
+      ev.close
+    end
   end
 
   FluentdService.new(opts[:service_name]).mainloop
diff --git a/test/command/test_ctl.rb b/test/command/test_ctl.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ab43a0d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/test_ctl.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+require_relative '../helper'
+
+require 'test-unit'
+require 'win32/event' if Fluent.windows?
+
+require 'fluent/command/ctl'
+
+class TestFluentdCtl < ::Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def assert_win32_event(event_name, command, pid_or_svcname)
+    command, event_suffix = data
+    event = Win32::Event.new(event_name)
+    ipc = Win32::Ipc.new(event.handle)
+    ret = Win32::Ipc::TIMEOUT
+
+    wait_thread = Thread.new do
+      ret = ipc.wait(1)
+    end
+    Fluent::Ctl.new([command, pid_or_svcname]).call
+    wait_thread.join
+    assert_equal(Win32::Ipc::SIGNALED, ret)
+  end
+
+  data("shutdown" => ["shutdown", "TERM", ""],
+       "restart" => ["restart", "HUP", "HUP"],
+       "flush" => ["flush", "USR1", "USR1"],
+       "reload" => ["reload", "USR2", "USR2"])
+  def test_commands(data)
+    command, signal, event_suffix = data
+
+    if Fluent.windows?
+      event_name = "fluentd_54321"
+      event_name << "_#{event_suffix}" unless event_suffix.empty?
+      assert_win32_event(event_name, command, "54321")
+    else
+      got_signal = false
+      Signal.trap(signal) do
+        got_signal = true
+      end
+      Fluent::Ctl.new([command, "#{$$}"]).call
+      assert_true(got_signal)
+    end
+  end
+
+  data("shutdown" => ["shutdown", ""],
+       "restart" => ["restart", "HUP"],
+       "flush" => ["flush", "USR1"],
+       "reload" => ["reload", "USR2"])
+  def test_commands_with_winsvcname(data)
+    omit "Only for Windows" unless Fluent.windows?
+
+    command, event_suffix = data
+    event_name = "testfluentdwinsvc"
+    event_name << "_#{event_suffix}" unless event_suffix.empty?
+
+    assert_win32_event(event_name, command, "testfluentdwinsvc")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_supervisor.rb b/test/test_supervisor.rb
index 9e2296c8c2..be1ddaa3f3 100644
--- a/test/test_supervisor.rb
+++ b/test/test_supervisor.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,32 @@ def test_main_process_signal_handlers
     $log.out.reset if $log && $log.out && $log.out.respond_to?(:reset)
   end
 
+  def test_main_process_command_handlers
+    omit "Only for Windows, alternative to UNIX signals" unless Fluent.windows?
+
+    create_info_dummy_logger
+
+    opts = Fluent::Supervisor.default_options
+    sv = Fluent::Supervisor.new(opts)
+    r, w = IO.pipe
+    $stdin = r
+    sv.send(:install_main_process_signal_handlers)
+
+    begin
+      w.write("GRACEFUL_RESTART\n")
+      w.flush
+    ensure
+      $stdin = STDIN
+    end
+
+    sleep 1
+
+    info_msg = '[info]: force flushing buffered events' + "\n"
+    assert{ $log.out.logs.first.end_with?(info_msg) }
+  ensure
+    $log.out.reset if $log && $log.out && $log.out.respond_to?(:reset)
+  end
+
   def test_supervisor_signal_handler
     omit "Windows cannot handle signals" if Fluent.windows?
 
@@ -137,21 +163,53 @@ def test_windows_shutdown_event
 
     server = DummyServer.new
     def server.config
-      {:signame => "TestFluentdEvent", :worker_pid => {0 => 1234}}
+      {:signame => "TestFluentdEvent"}
     end
 
     mock(server).stop(true)
     stub(Process).kill.times(0)
 
-    server.before_run
     server.install_windows_event_handler
-    sleep 0.1 # Wait for starting windows event thread
-    event = Win32::Event.open("TestFluentdEvent")
-    event.set
-    event.close
-    # Wait for stopping windows event thread. Should larger than 1 sec
-    # because the thread is awaked every 1 sec.
-    sleep 1.1
+    begin
+      sleep 0.1 # Wait for starting windows event thread
+      event = Win32::Event.open("TestFluentdEvent")
+      event.set
+      event.close
+    ensure
+      server.stop_windows_event_thread
+    end
+
+    debug_msg = '[debug]: Got Win32 event "TestFluentdEvent"'
+    logs = $log.out.logs
+    assert{ logs.any?{|log| log.include?(debug_msg) } }
+  ensure
+    $log.out.reset if $log && $log.out && $log.out.respond_to?(:reset)
+  end
+
+  def test_supervisor_event_handler
+    omit "Only for Windows, alternative to UNIX signals" unless Fluent.windows?
+
+    create_debug_dummy_logger
+
+    server = DummyServer.new
+    def server.config
+      {:signame => "TestFluentdEvent"}
+    end
+    server.install_windows_event_handler
+    begin
+      sleep 0.1 # Wait for starting windows event thread
+      event = Win32::Event.open("TestFluentdEvent_USR1")
+      event.set
+      event.close
+    ensure
+      server.stop_windows_event_thread
+    end
+
+    debug_msg = '[debug]: Got Win32 event "TestFluentdEvent_USR1"'
+    logs = $log.out.logs
+    assert{ logs.any?{|log| log.include?(debug_msg) } }
+  ensure
+    $log.out.reset if $log && $log.out && $log.out.respond_to?(:reset)
   end
 
   def test_rpc_server
@@ -176,7 +234,7 @@ def test_rpc_server
     server.run_rpc_server
 
     sv.send(:install_main_process_signal_handlers)
-    Net::HTTP.get URI.parse('http://0.0.0.0:24447/api/plugins.flushBuffers')
+    response = Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse('http://127.0.0.1:24447/api/plugins.flushBuffers'))
     info_msg = '[info]: force flushing buffered events' + "\n"
 
     server.stop_rpc_server
@@ -185,11 +243,45 @@ def test_rpc_server
     # This test will be passed in such environment.
     pend unless $log.out.logs.first
 
+    assert_equal('{"ok":true}', response)
     assert{ $log.out.logs.first.end_with?(info_msg) }
   ensure
     $log.out.reset if $log.out.is_a?(Fluent::Test::DummyLogDevice)
   end
 
+  def test_rpc_server_windows
+    omit "Only for windows platform" unless Fluent.windows?
+
+    create_info_dummy_logger
+
+    opts = Fluent::Supervisor.default_options
+    sv = Fluent::Supervisor.new(opts)
+    conf_data = <<-EOC
+  <system>
+    rpc_endpoint 0.0.0.0:24447
+  </system>
+    EOC
+    conf = Fluent::Config.parse(conf_data, "(test)", "(test_dir)", true)
+    sys_conf = sv.__send__(:build_system_config, conf)
+
+    server = DummyServer.new
+    def server.config
+      {
+        :signame => "TestFluentdEvent",
+        :worker_pid => 5963,
+      }
+    end
+    server.rpc_endpoint = sys_conf.rpc_endpoint
+
+    server.run_rpc_server
+
+    mock(server).restart(true) { nil }
+    response = Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse('http://127.0.0.1:24447/api/plugins.flushBuffers'))
+
+    server.stop_rpc_server
+    assert_equal('{"ok":true}', response)
+  end
+
   def test_load_config
     tmp_dir = "#{TMP_DIR}/dir/test_load_config.conf"
     conf_info_str = %[