diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_utils.go b/integration-cli/docker_utils.go
index 700610b0d0..0385f3c94e 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_utils.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_utils.go
@@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ func sockConn(timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
 
 	var c net.Conn
 	switch daemonURL.Scheme {
+	case "npipe":
+		return npipeDial(daemonURL.Path, timeout)
 	case "unix":
 		return net.DialTimeout(daemonURL.Scheme, daemonURL.Path, timeout)
 	case "tcp":
diff --git a/integration-cli/npipe.go b/integration-cli/npipe.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa531a1b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-cli/npipe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func npipeDial(path string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
+	panic("npipe protocol only supported on Windows")
+}
diff --git a/integration-cli/npipe_windows.go b/integration-cli/npipe_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fd735f2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-cli/npipe_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Microsoft/go-winio"
+)
+
+func npipeDial(path string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return winio.DialPipe(path, &timeout)
+}