diff --git a/pal_statistics/CMakeLists.txt b/pal_statistics/CMakeLists.txt
index cf4a755..c693829 100644
--- a/pal_statistics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pal_statistics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,24 @@ project(pal_statistics)
 find_package(ament_cmake_auto REQUIRED)
 ament_auto_find_build_dependencies()
 
+if(WIN32)
+  # set the same behavior for windows as it is on linux
+  set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
+
+  find_package(Boost QUIET COMPONENTS headers)
+  if(NOT Boost_headers_FOUND)
+    find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 ament_auto_add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
         src/pal_statistics_utils.cpp src/pal_statistics.cpp
         src/pal_statistics_macros.cpp src/registration_list.cpp)
+if(WIN32)
+  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
+          Boost::boost
+  )
+endif()
 
 # ##############################################################################
 # Testing ##
@@ -33,4 +48,5 @@ endif()
 # Install Python modules
 ament_python_install_package(${PROJECT_NAME})
 
+ament_export_dependencies(Boost)
 ament_auto_package()