diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index a615237deb..816c7fd920 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ declare namespace execa {
 		@default false
 		*/
 		readonly windowsVerbatimArguments?: boolean;
+
+		/**
+		On Windows, do not create a new console window. Please note this also prevents `CTRL-C` [from working](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/29837) on Windows.
+
+		@default true
+		*/
+		readonly windowsHide?: boolean;
 	}
 
 	interface Options<EncodingType = string> extends CommonOptions<EncodingType> {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4e691ef9dd..731e190348 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ const handleArgs = (file, args, options = {}) => {
 		reject: true,
 		cleanup: true,
 		all: false,
-		...options,
-		windowsHide: true
+		windowsHide: true,
+		...options
 	};
 
 	options.env = getEnv(options);
diff --git a/index.test-d.ts b/index.test-d.ts
index 8d5a5fbc86..7a2e7ea6f6 100644
--- a/index.test-d.ts
+++ b/index.test-d.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ execa('unicorns', {maxBuffer: 1000});
 execa('unicorns', {killSignal: 'SIGTERM'});
 execa('unicorns', {killSignal: 9});
 execa('unicorns', {windowsVerbatimArguments: true});
+execa('unicorns', {windowsHide: false});
 execa('unicorns').kill();
 execa('unicorns').kill('SIGKILL');
 execa('unicorns').kill(undefined);
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 0cfc645f5c..ee775b667d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -516,6 +516,13 @@ Default: `false`
 
 If `true`, no quoting or escaping of arguments is done on Windows. Ignored on other platforms. This is set to `true` automatically when the `shell` option is `true`.
 
+#### windowsHide
+
+Type: `boolean`<br>
+Default: `true`
+
+On Windows, do not create a new console window. Please note this also prevents `CTRL-C` [from working](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/29837) on Windows.
+
 #### nodePath *(for `.node()` only)*
 
 Type: `string`<br>