diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7871fe9cd..ada8fc5c6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       os: windows
       script:
         - scripts/windows_msbuild.bat v141 # Visual Studio 2017
-        - visualc/VS2010/x64/Release/selftest.exe
+        - visualc/VS2010/x64/Release/selftest.exe --ci
 
 after_failure:
 - tests/scripts/travis-log-failure.sh
diff --git a/programs/test/selftest.c b/programs/test/selftest.c
index 598c66e14..229f0d80a 100644
--- a/programs/test/selftest.c
+++ b/programs/test/selftest.c
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     unsigned char buf[1000000];
 #endif
     void *pointer;
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    int ci = 0; /* ci = 1 => running in CI, so don't wait for a key press */
+#endif
 
     /*
      * The C standard doesn't guarantee that all-bits-0 is the representation
@@ -380,6 +383,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         } else if (strcmp(*argp, "--exclude") == 0 ||
                    strcmp(*argp, "-x") == 0) {
             exclude_mode = 1;
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+        } else if (strcmp(*argp, "--ci") == 0) {
+            ci = 1;
+#endif
         } else {
             break;
         }
@@ -450,8 +457,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             mbedtls_printf("  [ All tests PASS ]\n\n");
         }
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-        mbedtls_printf("  Press Enter to exit this program.\n");
-        fflush(stdout); getchar();
+        if (!ci) {
+            mbedtls_printf("  Press Enter to exit this program.\n");
+            fflush(stdout); getchar();
+        }
 #endif
     }