diff --git a/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.cpp b/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.cpp
index c0ed1447..b823c255 100644
--- a/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.cpp
+++ b/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,30 @@ int JackWinNamedPipe::Write(void* data, int len)
     }
 }
 
+int JackWinNamedPipeClient::Read(void* data, int len)
+{
+    DWORD read;
+    BOOL res = ReadFile(fNamedPipe, data, len, &read, NULL);
+    if (res && read == (DWORD)len) {
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        jack_error("Cannot read named pipe name = %s err = %ld", fName, GetLastError());
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+int JackWinNamedPipeClient::Write(void* data, int len)
+{
+    DWORD written;
+    BOOL res = WriteFile(fNamedPipe, data, len, &written, NULL);
+    if (res && written == (DWORD)len) {
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        jack_error("Cannot write named pipe name = %s err = %ld", fName, GetLastError());
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
 /*
 See :
     http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=430173
diff --git a/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.h b/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.h
index 2b093b60..feb649f6 100644
--- a/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.h
+++ b/windows/JackWinNamedPipe.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 namespace Jack
 {
 
-class JackWinNamedPipe : public JackChannelTransactionInterface
+class JackWinNamedPipe : public detail::JackChannelTransactionInterface
 {
 
     protected:
@@ -53,20 +53,24 @@ class JackWinNamedPipe : public JackChannelTransactionInterface
 \brief Client named pipe.
 */
 
-class JackWinNamedPipeClient : public JackWinNamedPipe, public JackRequestInterface
+class JackWinNamedPipeClient : public detail::JackClientRequestInterface
 {
 
     private:
 
         int ConnectAux();
 
+        HANDLE fNamedPipe;
+        char fName[256];
+
     public:
 
-        JackWinNamedPipeClient(): JackWinNamedPipe()
+        JackWinNamedPipeClient()
         {}
-        JackWinNamedPipeClient(HANDLE pipe, const char* name): JackWinNamedPipe(pipe)
+        JackWinNamedPipeClient(HANDLE pipe, const char* name)
         {
             strcpy(fName, name);
+            fNamedPipe = pipe;
         }
 
         virtual ~JackWinNamedPipeClient()
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ class JackWinNamedPipeClient : public JackWinNamedPipe, public JackRequestInterf
         virtual int Connect(const char* dir, int which);
         virtual int Connect(const char* dir, const char* name, int which);
         virtual int Close();
+
+        int Read(void* data, int len);
+        int Write(void* data, int len);
+
         virtual void SetReadTimeOut(long sec);
         virtual void SetWriteTimeOut(long sec);
 };