diff --git a/hiredis_ssl.h b/hiredis_ssl.h
index 604efe0..e3d3e1c 100644
--- a/hiredis_ssl.h
+++ b/hiredis_ssl.h
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ typedef enum {
     REDIS_SSL_CTX_CERT_KEY_REQUIRED,            /* Client cert and key must both be specified or skipped */
     REDIS_SSL_CTX_CA_CERT_LOAD_FAILED,          /* Failed to load CA Certificate or CA Path */
     REDIS_SSL_CTX_CLIENT_CERT_LOAD_FAILED,      /* Failed to load client certificate */
-    REDIS_SSL_CTX_PRIVATE_KEY_LOAD_FAILED       /* Failed to load private key */
+    REDIS_SSL_CTX_PRIVATE_KEY_LOAD_FAILED,      /* Failed to load private key */
+    REDIS_SSL_CTX_OS_CERTSTORE_OPEN_FAILED,     /* Failed to open system certifcate store */
+    REDIS_SSL_CTX_OS_CERT_ADD_FAILED            /* Failed to add CA certificates obtained from system to the SSL context */
 } redisSSLContextError;
 
 /**
diff --git a/ssl.c b/ssl.c
index 7df58fb..f8124e1 100644
--- a/ssl.c
+++ b/ssl.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <wincrypt.h>
 #else
 #include <pthread.h>
 #endif
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ const char *redisSSLContextGetError(redisSSLContextError error)
             return "Failed to load client certificate";
         case REDIS_SSL_CTX_PRIVATE_KEY_LOAD_FAILED:
             return "Failed to load private key";
+        case REDIS_SSL_CTX_OS_CERTSTORE_OPEN_FAILED:
+            return "Failed to open system certifcate store";
+        case REDIS_SSL_CTX_OS_CERT_ADD_FAILED:
+            return "Failed to add CA certificates obtained from system to the SSL context";
         default:
             return "Unknown error code";
     }
@@ -214,6 +219,11 @@ redisSSLContext *redisCreateSSLContext(const char *cacert_filename, const char *
         const char *cert_filename, const char *private_key_filename,
         const char *server_name, redisSSLContextError *error)
 {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    HCERTSTORE win_store = NULL;
+    PCCERT_CONTEXT win_ctx = NULL;
+#endif
+
     redisSSLContext *ctx = hi_calloc(1, sizeof(redisSSLContext));
     if (ctx == NULL)
         goto error;
@@ -234,6 +244,31 @@ redisSSLContext *redisCreateSSLContext(const char *cacert_filename, const char *
     }
 
     if (capath || cacert_filename) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        if (0 == strcmp(cacert_filename, "wincert")) {
+            win_store = CertOpenSystemStore(NULL, "Root");
+            if (!win_store) {
+                if (error) *error = REDIS_SSL_CTX_OS_CERTSTORE_OPEN_FAILED;
+                goto error;
+            }
+            X509_STORE* store = SSL_CTX_get_cert_store(ctx->ssl_ctx);
+            while (win_ctx = CertEnumCertificatesInStore(win_store, win_ctx)) {
+                X509* x509 = NULL;
+                x509 = d2i_X509(NULL, (const unsigned char**)&win_ctx->pbCertEncoded, win_ctx->cbCertEncoded);
+                if (x509) {
+                    if ((1 != X509_STORE_add_cert(store, x509)) ||
+                        (1 != SSL_CTX_add_client_CA(ctx->ssl_ctx, x509)))
+                    {
+                        if (error) *error = REDIS_SSL_CTX_OS_CERT_ADD_FAILED;
+                        goto error;
+                    }
+                    X509_free(x509);
+                }
+            }
+            CertFreeCertificateContext(win_ctx);
+            CertCloseStore(win_store, 0);
+        } else
+#endif
         if (!SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(ctx->ssl_ctx, cacert_filename, capath)) {
             if (error) *error = REDIS_SSL_CTX_CA_CERT_LOAD_FAILED;
             goto error;
@@ -257,6 +292,10 @@ redisSSLContext *redisCreateSSLContext(const char *cacert_filename, const char *
     return ctx;
 
 error:
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    CertFreeCertificateContext(win_ctx);
+    CertCloseStore(win_store, 0);
+#endif
     redisFreeSSLContext(ctx);
     return NULL;
 }