diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index de375d4b0e..5f943798d9 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -653,11 +653,16 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_tcp_nodelay(uv_tcp_t* handle, int enable);
 /*
  * Enable/disable TCP keep-alive.
  *
- * `delay` is the initial delay in seconds, ignored when `enable` is zero.
+ * Options below are ignored when `enable` is zero.
+ * `delay` is the initial delay in seconds. If 0, value is ignored.
+ * `interval` is the interval in seconds after initial probe. If 0, value is ignored.
+ * `count` is the number of failed probes before flagging socket dead. If 0, value is ignored. Unix-only.
  */
 UV_EXTERN int uv_tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle,
                                int enable,
-                               unsigned int delay);
+                               unsigned int delay,
+                               unsigned int interval,
+                               unsigned int count);
 
 /*
  * This setting applies to Windows only.
diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index 7d08c1dac9..ad80f6aaaa 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int uv__accept(int sockfd);
 /* tcp */
 int uv_tcp_listen(uv_tcp_t* tcp, int backlog, uv_connection_cb cb);
 int uv__tcp_nodelay(int fd, int on);
-int uv__tcp_keepalive(int fd, int on, unsigned int delay);
+int uv__tcp_keepalive(int fd, int on, unsigned int delay, unsigned int interval, unsigned int count);
 
 /* pipe */
 int uv_pipe_listen(uv_pipe_t* handle, int backlog, uv_connection_cb cb);
diff --git a/src/unix/stream.c b/src/unix/stream.c
index 080535e5f1..86aba7e345 100644
--- a/src/unix/stream.c
+++ b/src/unix/stream.c
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ int uv__stream_open(uv_stream_t* stream, int fd, int flags) {
     if ((stream->flags & UV_TCP_NODELAY) && uv__tcp_nodelay(fd, 1))
       return uv__set_sys_error(stream->loop, errno);
 
-    /* TODO Use delay the user passed in. */
-    if ((stream->flags & UV_TCP_KEEPALIVE) && uv__tcp_keepalive(fd, 1, 60))
+    /* TODO Use delay, interval, count the user passed in. */
+    if ((stream->flags & UV_TCP_KEEPALIVE) && uv__tcp_keepalive(fd, 1, 60, 0, 0))
       return uv__set_sys_error(stream->loop, errno);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/unix/tcp.c b/src/unix/tcp.c
index a51576ba1b..58ec7be9b1 100644
--- a/src/unix/tcp.c
+++ b/src/unix/tcp.c
@@ -290,12 +290,13 @@ int uv__tcp_nodelay(int fd, int on) {
 }
 
 
-int uv__tcp_keepalive(int fd, int on, unsigned int delay) {
+int uv__tcp_keepalive(int fd, int on, unsigned int delay,
+    unsigned int interval, unsigned int count) {
   if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, &on, sizeof(on)))
     return -1;
 
 #ifdef TCP_KEEPIDLE
-  if (on && setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_KEEPIDLE, &delay, sizeof(delay)))
+  if (on && delay && setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_KEEPIDLE, &delay, sizeof(delay)))
     return -1;
 #endif
 
@@ -303,7 +304,17 @@ int uv__tcp_keepalive(int fd, int on, unsigned int delay) {
    * then don't advertise it in your system headers...
    */
 #if defined(TCP_KEEPALIVE) && !defined(__sun)
-  if (on && setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_KEEPALIVE, &delay, sizeof(delay)))
+  if (on && delay && setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_KEEPALIVE, &delay, sizeof(delay)))
+    return -1;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef TCP_KEEPINTVL
+  if (on && interval && setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_KEEPINTVL, &interval, sizeof(interval)))
+    return -1;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef TCP_KEEPCNT
+  if (on && count && setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_KEEPCNT, &count, sizeof (count)))
     return -1;
 #endif
 
@@ -325,9 +336,10 @@ int uv_tcp_nodelay(uv_tcp_t* handle, int on) {
 }
 
 
-int uv_tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, int on, unsigned int delay) {
+int uv_tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, int on, unsigned int delay,
+    unsigned int interval, unsigned int count) {
   if (uv__stream_fd(handle) != -1)
-    if (uv__tcp_keepalive(uv__stream_fd(handle), on, delay))
+    if (uv__tcp_keepalive(uv__stream_fd(handle), on, delay, interval, count))
       return -1;
 
   if (on)
@@ -337,6 +349,7 @@ int uv_tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, int on, unsigned int delay) {
 
   /* TODO Store delay if uv__stream_fd(handle) == -1 but don't want to enlarge
    *      uv_tcp_t with an int that's almost never used...
+   *      same with interval and count
    */
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/win/tcp.c b/src/win/tcp.c
index 7158216131..1f3456e357 100644
--- a/src/win/tcp.c
+++ b/src/win/tcp.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "handle-inl.h"
 #include "stream-inl.h"
 #include "req-inl.h"
+#include "mstcpip.h"
 
 
 /*
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ static int uv__tcp_nodelay(uv_tcp_t* handle, SOCKET socket, int enable) {
 }
 
 
-static int uv__tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, SOCKET socket, int enable, unsigned int delay) {
+static int uv__tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, SOCKET socket, int enable, unsigned int delay,
+    unsigned int interval, unsigned int count) {
   if (setsockopt(socket,
                  SOL_SOCKET,
                  SO_KEEPALIVE,
@@ -67,14 +69,41 @@ static int uv__tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, SOCKET socket, int enable, unsign
     return -1;
   }
 
-  if (enable && setsockopt(socket,
-                           IPPROTO_TCP,
-                           TCP_KEEPALIVE,
-                           (const char*)&delay,
-                           sizeof delay) == -1) {
+#ifdef TCP_KEEPALIVE
+  if (enable && delay && setsockopt(socket,
+                                    IPPROTO_TCP,
+                                    TCP_KEEPALIVE,
+                                    (const char*)&delay,
+                                    sizeof delay) == -1) {
     uv__set_sys_error(handle->loop, errno);
     return -1;
   }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SIO_KEEPALIVE_VALS
+  if (enable && (delay || interval)) {
+    struct tcp_keepalive vals;
+    DWORD outlen = 0;
+    vals.onoff = 1;
+    if (!delay) delay = 60 * 60 * 2; /* default is 2 hours */
+    if (!interval) interval = 1; /* default is 1 second */
+    vals.keepalivetime = delay * 1000;
+    vals.keepaliveinterval = interval * 1000;
+    if (WSAIoctl(socket,
+                 SIO_KEEPALIVE_VALS,
+                 &vals,
+                 sizeof(vals),
+                 NULL,
+                 0,
+                 &outlen,
+                 NULL,
+                 NULL) != 0) {
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
+  /* count cannot be applied without registry changes and system reboot */
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -129,9 +158,9 @@ static int uv_tcp_set_socket(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_tcp_t* handle,
     return -1;
   }
 
-  /* TODO: Use stored delay. */
+  /* TODO: Use stored delay, interval, count. */
   if ((handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_TCP_KEEPALIVE) &&
-      uv__tcp_keepalive(handle, socket, 1, 60)) {
+      uv__tcp_keepalive(handle, socket, 1, 60, 0, 0)) {
     return -1;
   }
 
@@ -1194,9 +1223,9 @@ int uv_tcp_nodelay(uv_tcp_t* handle, int enable) {
 }
 
 
-int uv_tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, int enable, unsigned int delay) {
+int uv_tcp_keepalive(uv_tcp_t* handle, int enable, unsigned int delay, unsigned int interval, unsigned int count) {
   if (handle->socket != INVALID_SOCKET &&
-      uv__tcp_keepalive(handle, handle->socket, enable, delay)) {
+      uv__tcp_keepalive(handle, handle->socket, enable, delay, interval, count)) {
     return -1;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/test-tcp-flags.c b/test/test-tcp-flags.c
index 68afb39f45..eeff9cc006 100644
--- a/test/test-tcp-flags.c
+++ b/test/test-tcp-flags.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(tcp_flags) {
   r = uv_tcp_nodelay(&handle, 1);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
 
-  r = uv_tcp_keepalive(&handle, 1, 60);
+  r = uv_tcp_keepalive(&handle, 1, 60, 60, 8);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
 
   uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&handle, NULL);