diff --git a/conn_generic.go b/conn_generic.go
index a2a125c0..526778c1 100644
--- a/conn_generic.go
+++ b/conn_generic.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package quic
 
 import "net"
 
+const disablePathMTUDiscovery = false
+
 func newConn(c net.PacketConn) (connection, error) {
 	return &basicConn{PacketConn: c}, nil
 }
diff --git a/conn_helper_darwin.go b/conn_helper_darwin.go
index eabf489f..fdab73b6 100644
--- a/conn_helper_darwin.go
+++ b/conn_helper_darwin.go
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ package quic
 
 import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
-const msgTypeIPTOS = unix.IP_RECVTOS
+const (
+	msgTypeIPTOS            = unix.IP_RECVTOS
+	disablePathMTUDiscovery = false
+)
 
 const (
 	ipv4RECVPKTINFO = unix.IP_RECVPKTINFO
diff --git a/conn_helper_freebsd.go b/conn_helper_freebsd.go
index f30f8a27..e22f9861 100644
--- a/conn_helper_freebsd.go
+++ b/conn_helper_freebsd.go
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ package quic
 
 import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
-const msgTypeIPTOS = unix.IP_RECVTOS
+const (
+	msgTypeIPTOS            = unix.IP_RECVTOS
+	disablePathMTUDiscovery = false
+)
 
 const (
 	ipv4RECVPKTINFO = 0x7
diff --git a/conn_helper_linux.go b/conn_helper_linux.go
index 51bec900..4aa04dc9 100644
--- a/conn_helper_linux.go
+++ b/conn_helper_linux.go
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ package quic
 
 import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
-const msgTypeIPTOS = unix.IP_TOS
+const (
+	msgTypeIPTOS            = unix.IP_TOS
+	disablePathMTUDiscovery = false
+)
 
 const (
 	ipv4RECVPKTINFO = unix.IP_PKTINFO
diff --git a/conn_windows.go b/conn_windows.go
index 77eac366..a6e591b6 100644
--- a/conn_windows.go
+++ b/conn_windows.go
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
-const IP_DONTFRAGMENT = 14
+const (
+	disablePathMTUDiscovery = true
+	IP_DONTFRAGMENT         = 14
+)
 
 func newConn(c OOBCapablePacketConn) (connection, error) {
 	rawConn, err := c.SyscallConn()
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index eb1faae5..36d8b9b3 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	KeepAlive bool
 	// DisablePathMTUDiscovery disables Path MTU Discovery (RFC 8899).
 	// Packets will then be at most 1252 (IPv4) / 1232 (IPv6) bytes in size.
+	// Note that Path MTU discovery is always disabled on Windows, see https://github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/issues/3273.
 	DisablePathMTUDiscovery bool
 	// DisableVersionNegotiationPackets disables the sending of Version Negotiation packets.
 	// This can be useful if version information is exchanged out-of-band.
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 24bde4c3..d2b3091c 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ func (e *errCloseForRecreating) Error() string {
 var sessionTracingID uint64        // to be accessed atomically
 func nextSessionTracingID() uint64 { return atomic.AddUint64(&sessionTracingID, 1) }
 
+func pathMTUDiscoveryEnabled(config *Config) bool {
+	return !disablePathMTUDiscovery && !config.DisablePathMTUDiscovery
+}
+
 // A Session is a QUIC session
 type session struct {
 	// Destination connection ID used during the handshake.
@@ -743,7 +747,7 @@ func (s *session) maybeResetTimer() {
 			deadline = s.idleTimeoutStartTime().Add(s.idleTimeout)
 		}
 	}
-	if s.handshakeConfirmed && !s.config.DisablePathMTUDiscovery {
+	if s.handshakeConfirmed && pathMTUDiscoveryEnabled(s.config) {
 		if probeTime := s.mtuDiscoverer.NextProbeTime(); !probeTime.IsZero() {
 			deadline = utils.MinTime(deadline, probeTime)
 		}
@@ -807,7 +811,7 @@ func (s *session) handleHandshakeConfirmed() {
 	s.sentPacketHandler.SetHandshakeConfirmed()
 	s.cryptoStreamHandler.SetHandshakeConfirmed()
 
-	if !s.config.DisablePathMTUDiscovery {
+	if pathMTUDiscoveryEnabled(s.config) {
 		maxPacketSize := s.peerParams.MaxUDPPayloadSize
 		if maxPacketSize == 0 {
 			maxPacketSize = protocol.MaxByteCount
@@ -1768,7 +1772,7 @@ func (s *session) sendPacket() (bool, error) {
 		s.sendQueue.Send(packet.buffer)
 		return true, nil
 	}
-	if !s.config.DisablePathMTUDiscovery && s.mtuDiscoverer.ShouldSendProbe(now) {
+	if pathMTUDiscoveryEnabled(s.config) && s.mtuDiscoverer.ShouldSendProbe(now) {
 		packet, err := s.packer.PackMTUProbePacket(s.mtuDiscoverer.GetPing())
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
diff --git a/session_test.go b/session_test.go
index 531828a0..7ca60947 100644
--- a/session_test.go
+++ b/session_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"runtime"
 	"runtime/pprof"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -1681,33 +1682,35 @@ var _ = Describe("Session", func() {
 			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 		})
 
-		It("sends a Path MTU probe packet", func() {
-			mtuDiscoverer := NewMockMtuDiscoverer(mockCtrl)
-			sess.mtuDiscoverer = mtuDiscoverer
-			sess.config.DisablePathMTUDiscovery = false
-			sph.EXPECT().SentPacket(gomock.Any())
-			sph.EXPECT().HasPacingBudget().Return(true).AnyTimes()
-			sph.EXPECT().SendMode().Return(ackhandler.SendAny)
-			sph.EXPECT().SendMode().Return(ackhandler.SendNone)
-			written := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-			sender.EXPECT().WouldBlock().AnyTimes()
-			sender.EXPECT().Send(gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(func(p *packetBuffer) { written <- struct{}{} })
-			gomock.InOrder(
-				mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().NextProbeTime(),
-				mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().ShouldSendProbe(gomock.Any()).Return(true),
-				mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().NextProbeTime(),
-			)
-			ping := ackhandler.Frame{Frame: &wire.PingFrame{}}
-			mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().GetPing().Return(ping, protocol.ByteCount(1234))
-			packer.EXPECT().PackMTUProbePacket(ping, protocol.ByteCount(1234)).Return(getPacket(1), nil)
-			go func() {
-				defer GinkgoRecover()
-				cryptoSetup.EXPECT().RunHandshake().MaxTimes(1)
-				sess.run()
-			}()
-			sess.scheduleSending()
-			Eventually(written).Should(Receive())
-		})
+		if runtime.GOOS != "windows" { // Path MTU Discovery is disabled on Windows
+			It("sends a Path MTU probe packet", func() {
+				mtuDiscoverer := NewMockMtuDiscoverer(mockCtrl)
+				sess.mtuDiscoverer = mtuDiscoverer
+				sess.config.DisablePathMTUDiscovery = false
+				sph.EXPECT().SentPacket(gomock.Any())
+				sph.EXPECT().HasPacingBudget().Return(true).AnyTimes()
+				sph.EXPECT().SendMode().Return(ackhandler.SendAny)
+				sph.EXPECT().SendMode().Return(ackhandler.SendNone)
+				written := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+				sender.EXPECT().WouldBlock().AnyTimes()
+				sender.EXPECT().Send(gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(func(p *packetBuffer) { written <- struct{}{} })
+				gomock.InOrder(
+					mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().NextProbeTime(),
+					mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().ShouldSendProbe(gomock.Any()).Return(true),
+					mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().NextProbeTime(),
+				)
+				ping := ackhandler.Frame{Frame: &wire.PingFrame{}}
+				mtuDiscoverer.EXPECT().GetPing().Return(ping, protocol.ByteCount(1234))
+				packer.EXPECT().PackMTUProbePacket(ping, protocol.ByteCount(1234)).Return(getPacket(1), nil)
+				go func() {
+					defer GinkgoRecover()
+					cryptoSetup.EXPECT().RunHandshake().MaxTimes(1)
+					sess.run()
+				}()
+				sess.scheduleSending()
+				Eventually(written).Should(Receive())
+			})
+		}
 	})
 
 	Context("scheduling sending", func() {