diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 122c549..f7be354 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 gemspec
 
+gem 'ffi', '~> 1.9', :platforms => [:mswin, :mingw]
+
 group :test do
   gem 'rake'
 end
diff --git a/lib/restclient.rb b/lib/restclient.rb
index 939cf39..0f544b6 100644
--- a/lib/restclient.rb
+++ b/lib/restclient.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/restclient/raw_response'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/restclient/resource'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/restclient/payload'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/restclient/net_http_ext'
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/restclient/windows'
 
 # This module's static methods are the entry point for using the REST client.
 #
diff --git a/lib/restclient/windows.rb b/lib/restclient/windows.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499bdd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/restclient/windows.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module RestClient
+  module Windows
+    def self.windows?
+      # Ruby only sets File::ALT_SEPARATOR on Windows, and the Ruby standard
+      # library uses that to test what platform it's on.
+      !!File::ALT_SEPARATOR
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+if RestClient::Windows.windows?
+  require_relative './windows/root_certs'
+end
diff --git a/lib/restclient/windows/root_certs.rb b/lib/restclient/windows/root_certs.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d9ae64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/restclient/windows/root_certs.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+require 'openssl'
+require 'ffi'
+
+# Adapted from Puppet, Copyright (c) Puppet Labs Inc,
+# licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+#
+# https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/blob/bbe30e0a/lib/puppet/util/windows/root_certs.rb
+
+# Represents a collection of trusted root certificates.
+#
+# @api public
+class RestClient::Windows::RootCerts
+  include Enumerable
+  extend FFI::Library
+
+  typedef :ulong, :dword
+  typedef :uintptr_t, :handle
+
+  def initialize(roots)
+    @roots = roots
+  end
+
+  # Enumerates each root certificate.
+  # @yieldparam cert [OpenSSL::X509::Certificate] each root certificate
+  # @api public
+  def each
+    @roots.each {|cert| yield cert}
+  end
+
+  # Returns a new instance.
+  # @return [Puppet::Util::Windows::RootCerts] object constructed from current root certificates
+  def self.instance
+    new(self.load_certs)
+  end
+
+  # Returns an array of root certificates.
+  #
+  # @return [Array<[OpenSSL::X509::Certificate]>] an array of root certificates
+  # @api private
+  def self.load_certs
+    certs = []
+
+    # This is based on a patch submitted to openssl:
+    # http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg26958.html
+    ptr = FFI::Pointer::NULL
+    store = CertOpenSystemStoreA(nil, "ROOT")
+    begin
+      while (ptr = CertEnumCertificatesInStore(store, ptr)) and not ptr.null?
+        context = CERT_CONTEXT.new(ptr)
+        cert_buf = context[:pbCertEncoded].read_bytes(context[:cbCertEncoded])
+        begin
+          certs << OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(cert_buf)
+        rescue => detail
+          Puppet.warning("Failed to import root certificate: #{detail.inspect}")
+        end
+      end
+    ensure
+      CertCloseStore(store, 0)
+    end
+
+    certs
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  # typedef ULONG_PTR HCRYPTPROV_LEGACY;
+  # typedef void *HCERTSTORE;
+
+  class CERT_CONTEXT < FFI::Struct
+    layout(
+      :dwCertEncodingType, :dword,
+      :pbCertEncoded,      :pointer,
+      :cbCertEncoded,      :dword,
+      :pCertInfo,          :pointer,
+      :hCertStore,         :handle
+    )
+  end
+
+  # HCERTSTORE
+  # WINAPI
+  # CertOpenSystemStoreA(
+  #   __in_opt HCRYPTPROV_LEGACY hProv,
+  #   __in LPCSTR szSubsystemProtocol
+  #   );
+  ffi_lib :crypt32
+  attach_function :CertOpenSystemStoreA, [:pointer, :string], :handle
+
+  # PCCERT_CONTEXT
+  # WINAPI
+  # CertEnumCertificatesInStore(
+  #   __in HCERTSTORE hCertStore,
+  #   __in_opt PCCERT_CONTEXT pPrevCertContext
+  #   );
+  ffi_lib :crypt32
+  attach_function :CertEnumCertificatesInStore, [:handle, :pointer], :pointer
+
+  # BOOL
+  # WINAPI
+  # CertCloseStore(
+  #   __in_opt HCERTSTORE hCertStore,
+  #   __in DWORD dwFlags
+  #   );
+  ffi_lib :crypt32
+  attach_function :CertCloseStore, [:handle, :dword], :bool
+end