diff --git a/container_test.go b/container_test.go
index c102b13c2..cbae4e67c 100644
--- a/container_test.go
+++ b/container_test.go
@@ -1309,6 +1309,9 @@ func TestDeleteContainerExecCreated(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestContainerMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("metrics are currently not supported on windows")
+	}
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	client, err := newClient(t, address)
diff --git a/windows/task.go b/windows/task.go
index 33e5b7041..2fa85eb0a 100644
--- a/windows/task.go
+++ b/windows/task.go
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ func (t *task) Process(ctx context.Context, id string) (p runtime.Process, err e
 	return p, err
 }
 
+func (t *task) Metrics(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+	return nil, errors.Wrap(errdefs.ErrUnavailable, "not supported")
+}
+
 func (t *task) newProcess(ctx context.Context, id string, conf *hcsshim.ProcessConfig, pset *pipeSet) (*process, error) {
 	var (
 		err error