diff --git a/tools/test-npm.ps1 b/tools/test-npm.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..683dd112a516f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test-npm.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#Port of tools/test-npm.sh to windows
+
+# Handle parameters
+param (
+  [string]$progress = "classic",
+  [string]$logfile
+)
+
+#always change the working directory to the project's root directory
+$dp0 = (Get-Item -Path ".\" -Verbose).FullName
+cd $~dp0\..
+
+# Use rmdir to get around long file path issues
+Cmd /C "rmdir /S /Q test-npm"
+Remove-Item test-npm.tap -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+#make a copy of deps/npm to run the tests on
+Copy-Item deps\npm test-npm -Recurse
+cd test-npm
+
+# do a rm first just in case deps/npm contained these
+Remove-Item npm-cache -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Remove-Item npm-tmp -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Remove-Item npm-prefix -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+New-Item -ItemType directory -Path npm-cache
+New-Item -ItemType directory -Path npm-tmp
+New-Item -ItemType directory -Path npm-prefix
+
+#set some npm env variables to point to our new temporary folders
+$pwd = (Get-Item -Path ".\" -Verbose).FullName
+Set-Variable -Name npm_config_cache -value ("$pwd\npm-cache") -Scope Global
+Set-Variable -Name npm_config_prefix -value ("$pwd\npm-prefix") -Scope Global
+Set-Variable -Name npm_config_tmp -value ("$pwd\npm-tmp") -Scope Global
+
+#ensure npm always uses the local node
+Set-Variable -Name NODEPATH -value (Get-Item -Path "..\Release" -Verbose).FullName
+$env:Path = ("$NODEPATH;$env:Path")
+Remove-Variable -Name NODEPATH -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+#make sure the binaries from the non-dev-deps are available
+node cli.js rebuild
+#install npm devDependencies and run npm's tests
+node cli.js install --ignore-scripts
+
+#run the tests with logging if set
+if ($logfile -eq $null)
+{
+  node cli.js run-script test-node -- --reporter=$progress
+} else {
+  node cli.js run-script test-node -- --reporter=$progress  2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath "..\$logfile"
+}
+
+#clean up everything in one single shot
+cd ..
+Cmd /C "rmdir /S /Q test-npm"
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index f95cfca8b390a9..9a0884e41024cb 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ if /i "%1"=="test-message"  set test_args=%test_args% message&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-gc"       set test_args=%test_args% gc&set buildnodeweak=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-internet" set test_args=%test_args% internet&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-pummel"   set test_args=%test_args% pummel&goto arg-ok
+if /i "%1"=="test-npm"      set test_args=%test_args% npm&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-all"      set test_args=%test_args% sequential parallel message gc internet pummel&set buildnodeweak=1&set jslint=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-known-issues" set test_args=%test_args% known_issues&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="jslint"        set jslint=1&goto arg-ok
@@ -335,6 +336,13 @@ goto run-tests
 
 :run-tests
 if "%test_args%"=="" goto jslint
+
+if "%test_args%"=="%test_args:npm=%" goto node-tests
+set test_args="%test_args:npm=%"
+powershell .\tools\test-npm.ps1 -progress tap -logfile test-npm.tap
+goto exit
+
+:node-tests
 if "%config%"=="Debug" set test_args=--mode=debug %test_args%
 if "%config%"=="Release" set test_args=--mode=release %test_args%
 echo running 'cctest'
@@ -372,6 +380,7 @@ echo   vcbuild.bat                : builds release build
 echo   vcbuild.bat debug          : builds debug build
 echo   vcbuild.bat release msi    : builds release build and MSI installer package
 echo   vcbuild.bat test           : builds debug build and runs tests
+echo   vcbuild.bat test-npm       : builds debug build and runs test-npm.bat
 echo   vcbuild.bat build-release  : builds the release distribution as used by nodejs.org
 echo   vcbuild.bat enable-vtune   : builds nodejs with Intel VTune profiling support to profile JavaScript
 goto exit