diff --git a/command/alias.go b/command/alias.go
index b4df2411d..680763bfc 100644
--- a/command/alias.go
+++ b/command/alias.go
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ var aliasSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	includes positional placeholders such as '$1', '$2', etc., any extra arguments
 	that follow the invocation of an alias will be inserted appropriately.
 
-	If '--shell' is specified, the alias will be run through a shell interpreter (sh). This allows you
-	to compose commands with "|" or redirect output with ">". Note that extra arguments are not passed
-	to shell-interpreted aliases; only placeholders ("$1", "$2", etc) are supported.
+	If '--shell' is specified, the alias will be run through a shell interpreter (sh or pwsh). This allows you
+	to compose commands with "|" or redirect output. Note that extra arguments are not passed to
+	shell-interpreted aliases; only placeholders ("$1", "$2" on *nix, "$args" in powershell) are
+	supported.
 
 	Quotes must always be used when defining a command as in the examples.`),
 	Example: heredoc.Doc(`
@@ -56,9 +57,15 @@ var aliasSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	$ gh epicsBy vilmibm
 	#=> gh issue list --author="vilmibm" --label="epic"
 
+	# On macOS and Linux:
 	$ gh alias set --shell igrep 'gh issue list --label="$1" | grep $2'
 	$ gh igrep epic foo
-	#=> gh issue list --label="epic" | grep "foo"`),
+	#=> gh issue list --label="epic" | grep "foo"
+
+	# On Windows (Powershell):
+	$ gh alias set --shell igrep 'gh issue list --label=$args[0] | Select-String -Pattern $args[1]
+	$ gh igrep epic foo
+	#=> gh issue list --label=epic | Select-String -Pattern foo`),
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 	RunE: aliasSet,
 }
diff --git a/command/alias_test.go b/command/alias_test.go
index 346e40c13..6f5077aa4 100644
--- a/command/alias_test.go
+++ b/command/alias_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -177,12 +177,39 @@ aliases:
 
 }
 
-func TestExpandAlias_external(t *testing.T) {
+func TestExpandAlias_shell_nix(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping test on windows")
+	}
+	cfg := `---
+aliases:
+  ig: '!gh issue list | grep cool'
+`
+	initBlankContext(cfg, "OWNER/REPO", "trunk")
+
+	cs, teardown := test.InitCmdStubber()
+	defer teardown()
+	cs.Stub("")
+
+	_, err := ExpandAlias([]string{"gh", "ig"})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(cs.Calls))
+
+	expected := []string{"sh", "-c", "gh issue list | grep cool"}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, cs.Calls[0].Args)
+}
+
+func TestExpandAlias_shell_nix_extra_args(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping test on windows")
+	}
 	cfg := `---
 aliases:
-  co: pr checkout
-  il: issue list --author="$1" --label="$2"
-  ia: issue list --author="$1" --assignee="$1"
   ig: '!gh issue list --label=$1 | grep'
 `
 	initBlankContext(cfg, "OWNER/REPO", "trunk")
@@ -199,13 +226,66 @@ aliases:
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(cs.Calls))
 
-	fmt.Printf("DEBUG %#v\n", cs.Calls[0])
-
 	expected := []string{"sh", "-c", "gh issue list --label=$1 | grep", "--", "bug", "foo"}
 
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, cs.Calls[0].Args)
 }
 
+func TestExpandAlias_shell_windows(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping test on non-windows")
+	}
+	cfg := `---
+aliases:
+  ig: '!gh issue list | select-string -Pattern cool'
+`
+	initBlankContext(cfg, "OWNER/REPO", "trunk")
+
+	cs, teardown := test.InitCmdStubber()
+	defer teardown()
+	cs.Stub("")
+
+	_, err := ExpandAlias([]string{"gh", "ig"})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(cs.Calls))
+
+	expected := []string{"pwsh", "-Command", "Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { gh issue list | select-string -Pattern cool } "}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, cs.Calls[0].Args)
+}
+
+func TestExpandAlias_shell_windows_extra_args(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		t.Skip("skipping test on non-windows")
+	}
+	cfg := `---
+aliases:
+  co: pr checkout
+  ig: '!gh issue list --label=$args[0] | select-string -Pattern $args[1]'
+`
+	initBlankContext(cfg, "OWNER/REPO", "trunk")
+
+	cs, teardown := test.InitCmdStubber()
+	defer teardown()
+	cs.Stub("")
+
+	_, err := ExpandAlias([]string{"gh", "ig", "bug", "foo"})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(cs.Calls))
+
+	expected := []string{"pwsh", "-Command", "Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { gh issue list --label=$args[0] | select-string -Pattern $args[1] }  -ArgumentList @('bug','foo')"}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, cs.Calls[0].Args)
+}
+
 func TestExpandAlias(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := `---
 aliases:
diff --git a/command/root.go b/command/root.go
index fa93ca89e..d8e6db028 100644
--- a/command/root.go
+++ b/command/root.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -385,11 +386,29 @@ func ExpandAlias(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	if ok {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(expansion, "!") {
 			shellArgs := []string{"-c", expansion[1:]}
-			if len(args[2:]) > 0 {
-				shellArgs = append(shellArgs, "--")
-				shellArgs = append(shellArgs, args[2:]...)
+			shellCmd := "sh"
+			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+				shellCmd = "pwsh"
+				argList := ""
+				if len(args[2:]) > 0 {
+					argList = " -ArgumentList @("
+					for i, arg := range args[2:] {
+						argList += fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", arg)
+						if i < len(args[2:])-1 {
+							argList += ","
+						}
+					}
+					argList += ")"
+				}
+				invoke := fmt.Sprintf("Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { %s } %s", expansion[1:], argList)
+				shellArgs = []string{"-Command", invoke}
+			} else {
+				if len(args[2:]) > 0 {
+					shellArgs = append(shellArgs, "--")
+					shellArgs = append(shellArgs, args[2:]...)
+				}
 			}
-			externalCmd := exec.Command("sh", shellArgs...)
+			externalCmd := exec.Command(shellCmd, shellArgs...)
 			externalCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 			externalCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 			externalCmd.Stdin = os.Stdin