diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php
index 66310026b3..11a00c10b8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Process.php
@@ -774,9 +774,15 @@ class Process
      * @param bool    $tty True to enabled and false to disable
      *
      * @return self The current Process instance
+     *
+     * @throws RuntimeException In case the TTY mode is not supported
      */
     public function setTty($tty)
     {
+        if (defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_BUILD') && $tty) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('TTY mode is not supported on Windows platform.');
+        }
+
         $this->tty = (bool) $tty;
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Tests/AbstractProcessTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Tests/AbstractProcessTest.php
index 738319e24c..1f83a68ddd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Tests/AbstractProcessTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Process/Tests/AbstractProcessTest.php
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ abstract class AbstractProcessTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         }
 
         $process = $this->getProcess('echo "foo" >> /dev/null && php -r "usleep(100000);"');
-        $process->setTTY(true);
+        $process->setTty(true);
         $process->start();
         $this->assertTrue($process->isRunning());
         $process->wait();
@@ -266,12 +266,24 @@ abstract class AbstractProcessTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         }
 
         $process = $this->getProcess('echo "foo" >> /dev/null');
-        $process->setTTY(true);
+        $process->setTty(true);
         $process->run();
 
         $this->assertTrue($process->isSuccessful());
     }
 
+    public function testTTYInWindowsEnvironment()
+    {
+        if (!defined('PHP_WINDOWS_VERSION_BUILD')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('This test is for Windows platform only');
+        }
+
+        $process = $this->getProcess('echo "foo" >> /dev/null');
+        $process->setTty(false);
+        $this->setExpectedException('Symfony\Component\Process\Exception\RuntimeException', 'TTY mode is not supported on Windows platform.');
+        $process->setTty(true);
+    }
+
     public function testExitCodeTextIsNullWhenExitCodeIsNull()
     {
         $process = $this->getProcess('');