diff --git a/halo/_utils.py b/halo/_utils.py
index d78ef8a..2e7c5e4 100644
--- a/halo/_utils.py
+++ b/halo/_utils.py
@@ -4,12 +4,23 @@
 import codecs
 import platform
 import six
+import sys
 
 from colorama import init
 from shutil import get_terminal_size
 from termcolor import colored
 
-init(autoreset=True)
+
+wrap_stream_for_win = None
+
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    try:
+        import colorama
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        def wrap_stream_for_win(stream):  # pylint: disable=function-redefined
+            return colorama.AnsiToWin32(stream, autoreset=True).stream
 
 
 def is_supported():
diff --git a/halo/halo.py b/halo/halo.py
index e25b250..c8368e7 100644
--- a/halo/halo.py
+++ b/halo/halo.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     is_supported,
     is_text_type,
     encode_utf_8_text,
+    wrap_stream_for_win,
 )
 
 
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._interval = (
             int(interval) if int(interval) > 0 else self._spinner["interval"]
         )
+        if wrap_stream_for_win:
+            stream = wrap_stream_for_win(stream)
         self._stream = stream
 
         self.placement = placement
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b7f6879..2c7c323 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 log_symbols>=0.0.14
 spinners>=0.0.24
 termcolor>=1.1.0
-colorama>=0.3.9
+colorama>=0.3.9; sys_platform == "win32"
 six>=1.12.0
diff --git a/tests/test_halo.py b/tests/test_halo.py
index f49504e..b83f5c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_halo.py
+++ b/tests/test_halo.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def test_basic_spinner(self):
         self.assertEqual(output[1], '{} foo'.format(frames[1]))
         self.assertEqual(output[2], '{} foo'.format(frames[2]))
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "ANSI not supported on Windows")
     def test_text_spinner_color(self):
         """Test basic spinner with available colors color (both spinner and text)
         """
@@ -590,6 +591,7 @@ def test_animation_setter(self):
         spinner.animation = "marquee"
         self.assertEqual("marquee", spinner.animation)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "ANSI not supported on Windows")
     def test_spinner_color(self):
         """Test ANSI escape characters are present
         """