diff --git a/include/sysemu/os-win32.h b/include/sysemu/os-win32.h
index 504a8966c3..cb1dcce618 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/os-win32.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/os-win32.h
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ static inline void qemu_funlockfile(FILE *f)
 }
 
 /* Helper for WSAEventSelect, to report errors */
-bool qemu_socket_select(SOCKET s, WSAEVENT hEventObject,
+bool qemu_socket_select(int sockfd, WSAEVENT hEventObject,
                         long lNetworkEvents, Error **errp);
 
-bool qemu_socket_unselect(SOCKET s, Error **errp);
+bool qemu_socket_unselect(int sockfd, Error **errp);
 
 /* We wrap all the sockets functions so that we can
  * set errno based on WSAGetLastError()
diff --git a/io/channel-watch.c b/io/channel-watch.c
index 6ac41009fa..64b486e378 100644
--- a/io/channel-watch.c
+++ b/io/channel-watch.c
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ GSource *qio_channel_create_fd_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIN32
 GSource *qio_channel_create_socket_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
-                                         int socket,
+                                         int sockfd,
                                          GIOCondition condition)
 {
     GSource *source;
     QIOChannelSocketSource *ssource;
 
-    qemu_socket_select(socket, ioc->event,
+    qemu_socket_select(sockfd, ioc->event,
                        FD_READ | FD_ACCEPT | FD_CLOSE |
                        FD_CONNECT | FD_WRITE | FD_OOB, NULL);
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ GSource *qio_channel_create_socket_watch(QIOChannel *ioc,
     object_ref(OBJECT(ioc));
 
     ssource->condition = condition;
-    ssource->socket = socket;
+    ssource->socket = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
     ssource->revents = 0;
 
     ssource->fd.fd = (gintptr)ioc->event;
diff --git a/util/aio-win32.c b/util/aio-win32.c
index 08e8f5615d..6bded009a4 100644
--- a/util/aio-win32.c
+++ b/util/aio-win32.c
@@ -73,15 +73,18 @@ void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
 {
     AioHandler *old_node;
     AioHandler *node = NULL;
+    SOCKET s;
 
     if (!fd_is_socket(fd)) {
         error_report("fd=%d is not a socket, AIO implementation is missing", fd);
         return;
     }
 
+    s = _get_osfhandle(fd);
+
     qemu_lockcnt_lock(&ctx->list_lock);
     QLIST_FOREACH(old_node, &ctx->aio_handlers, node) {
-        if (old_node->pfd.fd == fd && !old_node->deleted) {
+        if (old_node->pfd.fd == s && !old_node->deleted) {
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
 
         /* Alloc and insert if it's not already there */
         node = g_new0(AioHandler, 1);
-        node->pfd.fd = fd;
+        node->pfd.fd = s;
 
         node->pfd.events = 0;
         if (node->io_read) {
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ void aio_set_fd_handler(AioContext *ctx,
 
         QLIST_INSERT_HEAD_RCU(&ctx->aio_handlers, node, node);
         event = event_notifier_get_handle(&ctx->notifier);
-        qemu_socket_select(node->pfd.fd, event, bitmask, NULL);
+        qemu_socket_select(fd, event, bitmask, NULL);
     }
     if (old_node) {
         aio_remove_fd_handler(ctx, old_node);
diff --git a/util/oslib-win32.c b/util/oslib-win32.c
index dbd32acc98..7836fb0be3 100644
--- a/util/oslib-win32.c
+++ b/util/oslib-win32.c
@@ -283,13 +283,20 @@ char *qemu_get_pid_name(pid_t pid)
 }
 
 
-bool qemu_socket_select(SOCKET s, WSAEVENT hEventObject,
+bool qemu_socket_select(int sockfd, WSAEVENT hEventObject,
                         long lNetworkEvents, Error **errp)
 {
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
     if (errp == NULL) {
         errp = &error_warn;
     }
 
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        error_setg(errp, "invalid socket fd=%d", sockfd);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (WSAEventSelect(s, hEventObject, lNetworkEvents) != 0) {
         error_setg_win32(errp, WSAGetLastError(), "failed to WSAEventSelect()");
         return false;
@@ -298,9 +305,9 @@ bool qemu_socket_select(SOCKET s, WSAEVENT hEventObject,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool qemu_socket_unselect(SOCKET s, Error **errp)
+bool qemu_socket_unselect(int sockfd, Error **errp)
 {
-    return qemu_socket_select(s, NULL, 0, errp);
+    return qemu_socket_select(sockfd, NULL, 0, errp);
 }
 
 #undef connect
@@ -308,7 +315,13 @@ int qemu_connect_wrap(int sockfd, const struct sockaddr *addr,
                       socklen_t addrlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = connect(sockfd, addr, addrlen);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = connect(s, addr, addrlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (WSAGetLastError() == WSAEWOULDBLOCK) {
             errno = EINPROGRESS;
@@ -324,7 +337,13 @@ int qemu_connect_wrap(int sockfd, const struct sockaddr *addr,
 int qemu_listen_wrap(int sockfd, int backlog)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = listen(sockfd, backlog);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = listen(s, backlog);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -337,56 +356,13 @@ int qemu_bind_wrap(int sockfd, const struct sockaddr *addr,
                    socklen_t addrlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = bind(sockfd, addr, addrlen);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        errno = socket_error();
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
     }
-    return ret;
-}
 
-
-#undef socket
-int qemu_socket_wrap(int domain, int type, int protocol)
-{
-    int ret;
-    ret = socket(domain, type, protocol);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        errno = socket_error();
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
-#undef accept
-int qemu_accept_wrap(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *addr,
-                     socklen_t *addrlen)
-{
-    int ret;
-    ret = accept(sockfd, addr, addrlen);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        errno = socket_error();
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
-#undef shutdown
-int qemu_shutdown_wrap(int sockfd, int how)
-{
-    int ret;
-    ret = shutdown(sockfd, how);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        errno = socket_error();
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
-#undef ioctlsocket
-int qemu_ioctlsocket_wrap(int fd, int req, void *val)
-{
-    int ret;
-    ret = ioctlsocket(fd, req, val);
+    ret = bind(s, addr, addrlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -398,7 +374,136 @@ int qemu_ioctlsocket_wrap(int fd, int req, void *val)
 int qemu_closesocket_wrap(int fd)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = closesocket(fd);
+    DWORD flags = 0;
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(fd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If we were to just call _close on the descriptor, it would close the
+     * HANDLE, but it wouldn't free any of the resources associated to the
+     * SOCKET, and we can't call _close after calling closesocket, because
+     * closesocket has already closed the HANDLE, and _close would attempt to
+     * close the HANDLE again, resulting in a double free. We can however
+     * protect the HANDLE from actually being closed long enough to close the
+     * file descriptor, then close the socket itself.
+     */
+    if (!GetHandleInformation((HANDLE)s, &flags)) {
+        errno = EACCES;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!SetHandleInformation((HANDLE)s, HANDLE_FLAG_PROTECT_FROM_CLOSE, HANDLE_FLAG_PROTECT_FROM_CLOSE)) {
+        errno = EACCES;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = close(fd);
+
+    if (!SetHandleInformation((HANDLE)s, flags, flags)) {
+        errno = EACCES;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * close() returns EBADF since we PROTECT_FROM_CLOSE the underlying handle,
+     * but the FD is actually freed
+     */
+    if (ret < 0 && errno != EBADF) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = closesocket(s);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        errno = socket_error();
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+#undef socket
+int qemu_socket_wrap(int domain, int type, int protocol)
+{
+    SOCKET s;
+    int fd;
+
+    s = socket(domain, type, protocol);
+    if (s == -1) {
+        errno = socket_error();
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    fd = _open_osfhandle(s, _O_BINARY);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        closesocket(s);
+        /* _open_osfhandle may not set errno, and closesocket() may override it */
+        errno = ENOMEM;
+    }
+
+    return fd;
+}
+
+
+#undef accept
+int qemu_accept_wrap(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *addr,
+                     socklen_t *addrlen)
+{
+    int fd;
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    s = accept(s, addr, addrlen);
+    if (s == -1) {
+        errno = socket_error();
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    fd = _open_osfhandle(s, _O_BINARY);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        closesocket(s);
+        /* _open_osfhandle may not set errno, and closesocket() may override it */
+        errno = ENOMEM;
+    }
+
+    return fd;
+}
+
+
+#undef shutdown
+int qemu_shutdown_wrap(int sockfd, int how)
+{
+    int ret;
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = shutdown(s, how);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        errno = socket_error();
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
+#undef ioctlsocket
+int qemu_ioctlsocket_wrap(int fd, int req, void *val)
+{
+    int ret;
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(fd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = ioctlsocket(s, req, val);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -411,7 +516,13 @@ int qemu_getsockopt_wrap(int sockfd, int level, int optname,
                          void *optval, socklen_t *optlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = getsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = getsockopt(s, level, optname, optval, optlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -424,7 +535,13 @@ int qemu_setsockopt_wrap(int sockfd, int level, int optname,
                          const void *optval, socklen_t optlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = setsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = setsockopt(s, level, optname, optval, optlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -437,7 +554,13 @@ int qemu_getpeername_wrap(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *addr,
                           socklen_t *addrlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = getpeername(sockfd, addr, addrlen);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = getpeername(s, addr, addrlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -450,7 +573,13 @@ int qemu_getsockname_wrap(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *addr,
                           socklen_t *addrlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = getsockname(sockfd, addr, addrlen);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = getsockname(s, addr, addrlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -462,7 +591,13 @@ int qemu_getsockname_wrap(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *addr,
 ssize_t qemu_send_wrap(int sockfd, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = send(sockfd, buf, len, flags);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = send(s, buf, len, flags);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -475,7 +610,13 @@ ssize_t qemu_sendto_wrap(int sockfd, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags,
                          const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = sendto(sockfd, buf, len, flags, addr, addrlen);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = sendto(s, buf, len, flags, addr, addrlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -487,7 +628,13 @@ ssize_t qemu_sendto_wrap(int sockfd, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags,
 ssize_t qemu_recv_wrap(int sockfd, void *buf, size_t len, int flags)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = recv(sockfd, buf, len, flags);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = recv(s, buf, len, flags);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }
@@ -500,7 +647,13 @@ ssize_t qemu_recvfrom_wrap(int sockfd, void *buf, size_t len, int flags,
                            struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t *addrlen)
 {
     int ret;
-    ret = recvfrom(sockfd, buf, len, flags, addr, addrlen);
+    SOCKET s = _get_osfhandle(sockfd);
+
+    if (s == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = recvfrom(s, buf, len, flags, addr, addrlen);
     if (ret < 0) {
         errno = socket_error();
     }