diff --git a/BREAKING-CHANGES.txt b/BREAKING-CHANGES.txt
index b35a6d1835..98d6f5bc83 100644
--- a/BREAKING-CHANGES.txt
+++ b/BREAKING-CHANGES.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,26 @@ JUCE breaking changes
 Develop
 =======
 
+Change
+-----
+Allow renaming and deletion of open file handles on Windows using the 
+FILE_SHARE_DELETE flag.
+
+Possible Issues
+---------------
+Previous code that relied on open files not being able to be renamed or
+deleted on Windows may fail.
+
+Workaround
+----------
+No workaround.
+
+Rationale
+---------
+This unifies the behaviour across OSes as POSIX systems already allow
+this.
+
+
 Change
 -----
 Multiple changes to low-level, non-public JNI and Android APIs.
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
index 481b3dee94..9fd1e9378e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int64 juce_fileSetPosition (void* handle, int64 pos)
 void FileInputStream::openHandle()
 {
     auto h = CreateFile (file.getFullPathName().toWideCharPointer(),
-                         GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, 0,
+                         GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE, 0,
                          OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN, 0);
 
     if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void MemoryMappedFile::openInternal (const File& file, AccessMode mode, bool exc
     }
 
     auto h = CreateFile (file.getFullPathName().toWideCharPointer(), accessMode,
-                         exclusive ? 0 : (FILE_SHARE_READ | (mode == readWrite ? FILE_SHARE_WRITE : 0)), 0,
+                         exclusive ? 0 : (FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_DELETE | (mode == readWrite ? FILE_SHARE_WRITE : 0)), 0,
                          createType, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN, 0);
 
     if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)