diff --git a/Worker.php b/Worker.php
index 93163605..c0eb731a 100644
--- a/Worker.php
+++ b/Worker.php
@@ -1475,6 +1475,9 @@ protected static function forkWorkersForWindows()
 
             \restore_error_handler();
 
+            // Add an empty timer to prevent the event-loop from exiting.
+            Timer::add(1000000, function (){});
+
             // Display UI.
             static::safeEcho(\str_pad($worker->name, 48) . \str_pad($worker->getSocketName(), 36) . \str_pad('1', 10) . "  [ok]\n");
             $worker->listen();