diff --git a/base/base.vcxproj b/base/base.vcxproj
index 26fbe3feb..bc3bbccb8 100644
--- a/base/base.vcxproj
+++ b/base/base.vcxproj
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@
     <ClCompile Include="event.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="exception.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="fifo.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="logger.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="object.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="objectmap.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="objectset.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ringbuffer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="socket.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="streamlogger.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="sysloglogger.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="tcpclient.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="tcpserver.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="tcpsocket.cpp" />
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="configobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="dictionary.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="event.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="logger.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="objectmap.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="objectset.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="exception.h" />
@@ -48,6 +52,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="object.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ringbuffer.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="socket.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="streamlogger.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="sysloglogger.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="tcpclient.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="tcpserver.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="tcpsocket.h" />
diff --git a/base/base.vcxproj.filters b/base/base.vcxproj.filters
index f27667d74..47b1ba4fd 100644
--- a/base/base.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/base/base.vcxproj.filters
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@
     <ClCompile Include="win32.cpp">
       <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="logger.cpp">
+      <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="streamlogger.cpp">
+      <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="sysloglogger.cpp">
+      <Filter>Quelldateien</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="application.h">
@@ -138,6 +147,15 @@
     <ClInclude Include="variant.h">
       <Filter>Headerdateien</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="logger.h">
+      <Filter>Headerdateien</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="streamlogger.h">
+      <Filter>Headerdateien</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="sysloglogger.h">
+      <Filter>Headerdateien</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Filter Include="Headerdateien">
diff --git a/base/streamlogger.h b/base/streamlogger.h
index 8da1a6bca..9a90538c2 100644
--- a/base/streamlogger.h
+++ b/base/streamlogger.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace icinga
 /**
  * A logger that logs to stdout.
  */
-class StreamLogger : public Logger
+class I2_BASE_API StreamLogger : public Logger
 {
 public:
 	typedef shared_ptr<StreamLogger> Ptr;
diff --git a/base/sysloglogger.cpp b/base/sysloglogger.cpp
index 8b9e79c59..06dc19733 100644
--- a/base/sysloglogger.cpp
+++ b/base/sysloglogger.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef _WIN32
 #include "i2-base.h"
 
 using namespace icinga;
@@ -40,3 +41,4 @@ void SyslogLogger::ProcessLogEntry(const LogEntry& entry)
 
 	syslog(severity | LOG_USER, "%s", entry.Message.c_str());
 }
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/base/sysloglogger.h b/base/sysloglogger.h
index 0c9b64821..5433ae8d4 100644
--- a/base/sysloglogger.h
+++ b/base/sysloglogger.h
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef SYSLOGLOGGER_H
 #define SYSLOGLOGGER_H
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
 namespace icinga
 {
 
 /**
  * A logger that logs to syslog.
  */
-class SyslogLogger : public Logger
+class I2_BASE_API SyslogLogger : public Logger
 {
 public:
 	typedef shared_ptr<SyslogLogger> Ptr;
@@ -20,5 +21,6 @@ protected:
 };
 
 }
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
 
 #endif /* SYSLOGLOGGER_H */
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
index 7bc829b85..7be913310 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
@@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<string>& args)
 		throw invalid_argument("No config file was specified on the command line.");
 
 	if (enableSyslog) {
+#ifndef _WIN32
 		SyslogLogger::Ptr syslogLogger = boost::make_shared<SyslogLogger>(LogInformation);
 		Logger::RegisterLogger(syslogLogger);
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+		throw invalid_argument("Syslog is not supported on Windows.");
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
 	}
 
 	string componentDirectory = Utility::DirName(GetExePath()) + "/../lib/icinga2";