diff --git a/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py b/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
index 24d8f8db..b6b91b92 100644
--- a/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
+++ b/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ def interrupt_handler(signum: int, _frame: Any) -> None:
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, interrupt_handler)
     if sys.platform != "win32":
         signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, interrupt_handler)
+    else:
+        # Windows requires the selector event loop policy.
+        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
 
     if uvloop is not None:
         logger.debug("UVLOOP found. Using it as async runner")