diff --git a/examples/child_window.rs b/examples/child_window.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05469f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/child_window.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+extern crate winit;
+use std::thread;
+use winit::os::windows::WindowBuilderExt;
+
+fn resize_callback(width: u32, height: u32) {
+    println!("Window resized to {}x{}", width, height);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let window = winit::WindowBuilder::new()
+        .with_title("A fantastic window!")
+        .with_window_resize_callback(resize_callback)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let proxy = window.create_window_proxy();
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let child = winit::WindowBuilder::new()
+            .with_title("child window!")
+            .with_window_resize_callback(resize_callback)
+            .with_decorations(false)
+            .with_parent_window(proxy)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        for event in child.wait_events() {
+            println!("child {:?}", event);
+
+            match event {
+                winit::Event::Closed => break,
+                _ => (),
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    for event in window.wait_events() {
+        println!("parent {:?}", event);
+
+        match event {
+            winit::Event::Closed => break,
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/os/windows.rs b/src/os/windows.rs
index e37b4185..dd4e595e 100644
--- a/src/os/windows.rs
+++ b/src/os/windows.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use libc;
 use Window;
 use WindowBuilder;
+use window;
 
 /// Additional methods on `Window` that are specific to Windows.
 pub trait WindowExt {
@@ -23,8 +24,14 @@ impl WindowExt for Window {
 
 /// Additional methods on `WindowBuilder` that are specific to Windows.
 pub trait WindowBuilderExt {
-
+    fn with_parent_window(self, parent: window::WindowProxy) -> WindowBuilder;
 }
 
 impl WindowBuilderExt for WindowBuilder {
+    /// Sets a parent to the window to be created
+    #[inline]
+    fn with_parent_window(mut self, parent: window::WindowProxy) -> WindowBuilder {
+        self.platform_specific.parent = Some(parent);
+        self
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/init.rs b/src/platform/windows/init.rs
index bc563847..fcfce2f4 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/init.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/init.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use super::WindowState;
 use super::Window;
 use super::MonitorId;
 use super::WindowWrapper;
+use super::PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes;
 
 use CreationError;
 use CreationError::OsError;
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@ use kernel32;
 use dwmapi;
 use user32;
 
-pub fn new_window(window: &WindowAttributes) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
+pub fn new_window(window: &WindowAttributes, pl_attribs: &PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
     let window = window.clone();
-
+    let attribs = pl_attribs.clone();
     // initializing variables to be sent to the task
 
     let title = OsStr::new(&window.title).encode_wide().chain(Some(0).into_iter())
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn new_window(window: &WindowAttributes) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
     thread::spawn(move || {
         unsafe {
             // creating and sending the `Window`
-            match init(title, &window) {
+            match init(title, &window, attribs) {
                 Ok(w) => tx.send(Ok(w)).ok(),
                 Err(e) => {
                     tx.send(Err(e)).ok();
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn new_window(window: &WindowAttributes) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
     rx.recv().unwrap()
 }
 
-unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, window: &WindowAttributes) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
+unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, window: &WindowAttributes, pl_attribs: PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
     // registering the window class
     let class_name = register_window_class();
 
@@ -84,8 +85,16 @@ unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, window: &WindowAttributes) -> Result<Window, Cre
     }
 
     // computing the style and extended style of the window
-    let (ex_style, style) = if window.monitor.is_some() || window.decorations == false {
-        (winapi::WS_EX_APPWINDOW, winapi::WS_POPUP | winapi::WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | winapi::WS_CLIPCHILDREN)
+    let (ex_style, style) = if window.monitor.is_some() || !window.decorations {
+        (winapi::WS_EX_APPWINDOW,
+            //winapi::WS_POPUP is incompatible with winapi::WS_CHILD
+            if pl_attribs.parent.is_some() {
+                winapi::WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | winapi::WS_CLIPCHILDREN
+            }
+            else {
+                winapi::WS_POPUP | winapi::WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | winapi::WS_CLIPCHILDREN
+            }
+        )
     } else {
         (winapi::WS_EX_APPWINDOW | winapi::WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE,
             winapi::WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | winapi::WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | winapi::WS_CLIPCHILDREN)
@@ -108,19 +117,24 @@ unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, window: &WindowAttributes) -> Result<Window, Cre
             (None, None)
         };
 
-        let style = if !window.visible {
+        let mut style = if !window.visible {
             style
         } else {
             style | winapi::WS_VISIBLE
         };
 
+        if pl_attribs.parent.is_some() {
+            style |= winapi::WS_CHILD;
+        }
+
         let handle = user32::CreateWindowExW(ex_style | winapi::WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES,
             class_name.as_ptr(),
             title.as_ptr() as winapi::LPCWSTR,
             style | winapi::WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | winapi::WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
             x.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT), y.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT),
             width.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT), height.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT),
-            ptr::null_mut(), ptr::null_mut(), kernel32::GetModuleHandleW(ptr::null()),
+            pl_attribs.parent.map_or(ptr::null_mut(), |v| v.proxy.hwnd),
+            ptr::null_mut(), kernel32::GetModuleHandleW(ptr::null()),
             ptr::null_mut());
 
         if handle.is_null() {
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
index 01cd085b..f461d72d 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ use CursorState;
 
 use WindowAttributes;
 
+use window;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
-pub struct PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes;
+pub struct PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {
+    pub parent: Option<window::WindowProxy>,
+}
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct PlatformSpecificHeadlessBuilderAttributes;
 
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ impl Drop for WindowWrapper {
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct WindowProxy {
-    hwnd: winapi::HWND,
+    pub hwnd: winapi::HWND,
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for WindowProxy {}
@@ -93,10 +97,10 @@ impl WindowProxy {
 
 impl Window {
     /// See the docs in the crate root file.
-    pub fn new(window: &WindowAttributes, _: &PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes)
+    pub fn new(window: &WindowAttributes, pl_attribs: &PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes)
                -> Result<Window, CreationError>
     {
-        init::new_window(window)
+        init::new_window(window, pl_attribs)
     }
 
     /// See the docs in the crate root file.
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index cbc9731a..75ef53cc 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ impl Window {
 /// threads.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct WindowProxy {
-    proxy: platform::WindowProxy,
+    pub proxy: platform::WindowProxy,
 }
 
 impl WindowProxy {