diff --git a/src/remote/inet.cpp b/src/remote/inet.cpp
index f4acc1a0560..d0759d2fe33 100644
--- a/src/remote/inet.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/inet.cpp
@@ -2005,7 +2005,8 @@ static int fork( SOCKET old_handle, USHORT flag)
 	}
 
 	Firebird::string cmdLine;
-	cmdLine.printf("%s -i -h %"SLONGFORMAT, name, (SLONG) new_handle);
+	cmdLine.printf("%s -i -h %"SLONGFORMAT"@%"SLONGFORMAT, name, (SLONG) new_handle, 
+		GetCurrentProcessId());
 
 	STARTUPINFO start_crud;
 	start_crud.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFO);
@@ -2017,12 +2018,13 @@ static int fork( SOCKET old_handle, USHORT flag)
 	start_crud.dwFlags = STARTF_FORCEOFFFEEDBACK;
 	
 	PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
-	if (CreateProcess(NULL, cmdLine.begin(), NULL, NULL, TRUE,
+	if (CreateProcess(NULL, cmdLine.begin(), NULL, NULL, FALSE,
 					  (flag & SRVR_high_priority ?
 						 HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS | DETACHED_PROCESS :
 						 NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS | DETACHED_PROCESS),
 					  NULL, NULL, &start_crud, &pi))
 	{
+		// hvlad: child process will close our handle of just accepted socket 
 		CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
 		CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
 		return 1;
diff --git a/src/remote/os/win32/srvr_w32.cpp b/src/remote/os/win32/srvr_w32.cpp
index 8ee693c1569..542bfbfbcae 100644
--- a/src/remote/os/win32/srvr_w32.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/os/win32/srvr_w32.cpp
@@ -587,13 +587,47 @@ static HANDLE parse_args( LPCSTR lpszArgs, USHORT * pserver_flag)
 				case 'H':
 					while (*p && *p == ' ')
 						p++;
-					if (*p) {
-						char *pp = buffer;
-						while (*p && *p != ' ') {
-							*pp++ = *p++;
+					if (*p)
+					{
+						TEXT buffer[32];
+						char* pp = buffer;
+						while (*p && *p != ' ' && (pp - buffer < sizeof(buffer) - 1))
+						{
+							if (*p == '@')
+							{
+								p++;
+								*pp++ = '\0';
+								connection_handle = (HANDLE) _atoi64(buffer);
+								pp = buffer;
+							}
+							else
+								*pp++ = *p++;
 						}
 						*pp++ = '\0';
-						connection_handle = (HANDLE) atol(buffer);
+
+						if (connection_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+						{
+							connection_handle = (HANDLE) _atoi64(buffer);
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							const DWORD parent_id = atol(buffer);
+							const HANDLE parent_handle = OpenProcess(PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, FALSE, parent_id);
+							if (!parent_handle)
+							{
+								gds__log("SERVER: OpenProcess failed. Errno = %d, parent PID = %d", GetLastError(), parent_id);
+								exit(FINI_ERROR);
+							}
+
+							if (!DuplicateHandle(parent_handle, connection_handle, GetCurrentProcess(), &connection_handle,
+									0, FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS | DUPLICATE_CLOSE_SOURCE))
+							{
+								gds__log("SERVER: DuplicateHandle failed. Errno = %d, parent PID = %d", GetLastError(), parent_id);
+								exit(FINI_ERROR);
+							}
+
+							CloseHandle(parent_handle);
+						}
 					}
 					break;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/remote/os/win32/wnet.cpp b/src/remote/os/win32/wnet.cpp
index a2f60fe4a56..1d9a98966a1 100644
--- a/src/remote/os/win32/wnet.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/os/win32/wnet.cpp
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ rem_port* WNET_connect(const TEXT*		name,
 		GetModuleFileName(NULL, name, sizeof(name));
 
 		Firebird::string cmdLine;
-		cmdLine.printf("%s -w -h %"SLONGFORMAT, name, (SLONG) port->port_handle);
+		cmdLine.printf("%s -w -h %"SLONGFORMAT"@%"SLONGFORMAT, name, (SLONG) port->port_handle, 
+			GetCurrentProcessId());
 
 		STARTUPINFO start_crud;
 		PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
@@ -428,16 +429,21 @@ rem_port* WNET_connect(const TEXT*		name,
 		start_crud.lpTitle = NULL;
 		start_crud.dwFlags = STARTF_FORCEOFFFEEDBACK;
 
-		if (CreateProcess(NULL, cmdLine.begin(), NULL, NULL, TRUE,
+		if (CreateProcess(NULL, cmdLine.begin(), NULL, NULL, FALSE,
 						  (flag & SRVR_high_priority ?
 							 HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS | DETACHED_PROCESS :
 							 NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS | DETACHED_PROCESS),
 						  NULL, NULL, &start_crud, &pi))
 		{
+			// hvlad: child process will close our handle of client pipe
 			CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
 			CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
 		}
-		CloseHandle(port->port_handle);
+		else
+		{
+			gds__log("WNET/inet_error: fork/CreateProcess errno = %d", GetLastError());
+			CloseHandle(port->port_handle);
+		}
 	}
 #endif /* REQUESTER */
 }
diff --git a/src/remote/xnet.cpp b/src/remote/xnet.cpp
index fdd3872c13d..854a7511562 100644
--- a/src/remote/xnet.cpp
+++ b/src/remote/xnet.cpp
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ static bool fork(ULONG client_pid, USHORT flag, ULONG* forked_pid)
 	PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
 
 	const bool cp_result =
-		CreateProcess(NULL, cmdLine.begin(), NULL, NULL, TRUE,
+		CreateProcess(NULL, cmdLine.begin(), NULL, NULL, FALSE,
 					  (flag & SRVR_high_priority ? HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS : NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS)
 						| DETACHED_PROCESS | CREATE_SUSPENDED,
 					   NULL, NULL, &start_crud, &pi);