diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db7319816..47b45d4e4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
     raise SystemExit("Circus requires Python 3.5 or higher.")
 
 
-install_requires = ['psutil', 'pyzmq>=17.0', 'tornado>=5.0.2']
+install_requires = [
+    'psutil',
+    'pyzmq>=17.0',
+    'tornado>=5.0.2',
+    'windows-curses>=2.10;platform_system=="Windows"',
+]
 
 try:
     import argparse     # NOQA