diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
index c3067f58c..bfda43863 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "processors/ObjectProcessor.hpp"
 #include "processors/WorldstateProcessor.hpp"
 
+#include "handleInput.cpp"
+
 using namespace mwmp;
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -496,6 +498,20 @@ void signalHandler(int signum)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+BOOL WINAPI sigIntHandler(_In_ DWORD dwCtrlType) {
+    switch (dwCtrlType)
+    {
+    case CTRL_C_EVENT:
+        signalHandler(15);
+        return TRUE;
+    default:
+        // Pass signal on to the next handler
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 int Networking::mainLoop()
 {
     RakNet::Packet *packet;
@@ -506,16 +522,15 @@ int Networking::mainLoop()
     sigIntHandler.sa_handler = signalHandler;
     sigemptyset(&sigIntHandler.sa_mask);
     sigIntHandler.sa_flags = 0;
+    sigaction(SIGTERM, &sigIntHandler, NULL);
+    sigaction(SIGINT, &sigIntHandler, NULL);
+#else
+    SetConsoleCtrlHandler(sigIntHandler, TRUE);
 #endif
     
     while (running and !killLoop)
     {
-#ifndef _WIN32
-        sigaction(SIGTERM, &sigIntHandler, NULL);
-        sigaction(SIGINT, &sigIntHandler, NULL);
-#endif
-        if (kbhit() && getch() == '\n')
-            break;
+        mwmp_input::handler();
         for (packet=peer->Receive(); packet; peer->DeallocatePacket(packet), packet=peer->Receive())
         {
             if (getMasterClient()->Process(packet))
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp
index fe04c739f..a1d539410 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/ScriptFunctions.hpp
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ public:
             {"OnWorldWeather",           Callback<unsigned short>()},
             {"OnClientScriptGlobal",     Callback<unsigned short>()},
             {"OnMpNumIncrement",         Callback<int>()},
-            {"OnRequestDataFileList",    Callback<>()}
+            {"OnRequestDataFileList",    Callback<>()},
+            {"OnServerWindowInput",      Callback<const char *>()}
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/handleInput.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/handleInput.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..702d007bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/handleInput.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using namespace std;
+namespace mwmp_input {
+    string windowInputBuffer;
+    void handler() {
+        char c;
+#ifndef WIN32
+        while (kbhit()) {
+            c = getch();
+#else // on Windows conio.h getch() and kbhit() are deprecated, use _getch() and _kbhit() instead
+        while (_kbhit()) {
+            c = _getch();
+#endif
+            cout << c << flush;
+            if (c == '\n' || c == '\r') { // handle carriage return as new line on Windows
+                cout << endl;
+                Script::Call<Script::CallbackIdentity("OnServerWindowInput")>(windowInputBuffer.c_str());
+                windowInputBuffer.assign("");
+            }
+            else if (c == '\b') {
+                auto size = windowInputBuffer.size();
+                if (size > 0)
+                    windowInputBuffer.erase(size - 1);
+            }
+            else windowInputBuffer += c;
+        }
+    }
+}