diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a333407..a46fe80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ termenv.DisableMouseAllMotion()
 | Windows Terminal |     ✅      |         ❌          |           ✅           |        ✅         |          ✅          |                 ✅                 |                 ✅                 |
 
 [^vte]: This covers all vte-based terminals, including Gnome Terminal, guake, Pantheon Terminal, Terminator, Tilix, XFCE Terminal.
-[^mux]: Unsupported as multiplexers (like tmux or screen) can be connected to multiple terminals (with different color settings) at the same time.
+[^mux]: Unavailable as multiplexers (like tmux or screen) can be connected to multiple terminals (with different color settings) at the same time.
 
 You can help improve this list! Check out [how to](ansi_compat.md) and open an issue or pull request.
 
@@ -305,6 +305,20 @@ You can help improve this list! Check out [how to](ansi_compat.md) and open an i
 - 8-bit (256): rxvt, screen, xterm, Apple Terminal
 - 4-bit (16): Linux Console
 
+## Platform Support
+
+`termenv` works on Unix systems (like Linux, macOS, or BSD) and Windows. While
+terminal applications on Unix support ANSI styling out-of-the-box, on Windows
+you need to enable ANSI processing in your application first:
+
+```go
+    mode, err := termenv.EnableWindowsANSIConsole()
+    if err != nil {
+        panic(err)
+    }
+    defer termenv.RestoreWindowsConsole(mode)
+```
+
 ## Color Chart
 
 ![ANSI color chart](https://github.com/muesli/termenv/raw/master/examples/color-chart/color-chart.png)
diff --git a/termenv_windows.go b/termenv_windows.go
index 2fb8ec5..496163b 100644
--- a/termenv_windows.go
+++ b/termenv_windows.go
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+//go:build windows
 // +build windows
 
 package termenv
 
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
 func colorProfile() Profile {
 	return TrueColor
 }
@@ -15,3 +20,40 @@ func backgroundColor() Color {
 	// default black
 	return ANSIColor(0)
 }
+
+// EnableWindowsANSI enables virtual terminal processing on Windows platforms.
+// This allows the use of ANSI escape sequences in Windows console applications.
+// Ensure this gets called before anything gets rendered with termenv.
+// Returns the original console mode and an error if one occurred.
+func EnableWindowsANSIConsole() (uint32, error) {
+	handle, err := windows.GetStdHandle(windows.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	var mode uint32
+	err = windows.GetConsoleMode(handle, &mode)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	// See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/console-virtual-terminal-sequences
+	if mode&windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING != windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING {
+		vtpmode := mode | windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING
+		if err := windows.SetConsoleMode(handle, vtpmode); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return mode, nil
+}
+
+// RestoreWindowsConsole restores the console mode to a previous state.
+func RestoreWindowsConsole(mode uint32) error {
+	handle, err := windows.GetStdHandle(windows.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return windows.SetConsoleMode(handle, mode)
+}