diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 1bd52fffa..030b44788 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+27 September 2011: Wouter
+	- unbound.exe -w windows option for start and stop service.
+
 23 September 2011: Wouter
 	- TCP-upstream calculates tcp-ping so server selection works if there
 	  are alternatives.
diff --git a/winrc/win_svc.c b/winrc/win_svc.c
index b1525f0c5..7ac8b2611 100644
--- a/winrc/win_svc.c
+++ b/winrc/win_svc.c
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ wsvc_command_option(const char* wopt, const char* cfgfile, int v, int c)
 		wsvc_remove(stdout);
 	else if(strcmp(wopt, "service") == 0)
 		service_start(cfgfile, v, c);
+	else if(strcmp(wopt, "start") == 0)
+		wsvc_rc_start(stdout);
+	else if(strcmp(wopt, "stop") == 0)
+		wsvc_rc_stop(stdout);
 	else fatal_exit("unknown option: %s", wopt);
 	exit(0);
 }