diff --git a/src/backend/port/win32_shmem.c b/src/backend/port/win32_shmem.c
index 6cf69411db..49b9fa0322 100644
--- a/src/backend/port/win32_shmem.c
+++ b/src/backend/port/win32_shmem.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  */
 #include "postgres.h"

+#include <versionhelpers.h>
+
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "storage/dsm.h"
 #include "storage/ipc.h"
@@ -39,6 +41,17 @@
 #define PROTECTIVE_REGION_SIZE (10 * WIN32_STACK_RLIMIT)
 void	   *ShmemProtectiveRegion = NULL;

+/*
+ * FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES is needed for the support of huge pages, and
+ * it is only available since Windows 10.0.1703.  PG_FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES
+ * saves its value at compile-time.
+ */
+#ifdef FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES
+#define PG_FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES
+#else
+#define PG_FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES 0
+#endif
+
 HANDLE		UsedShmemSegID = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 void	   *UsedShmemSegAddr = NULL;
 static Size UsedShmemSegSize = 0;
@@ -216,6 +229,7 @@ PGSharedMemoryCreate(Size size,
 	SIZE_T		largePageSize = 0;
 	Size		orig_size = size;
 	DWORD		flProtect = PAGE_READWRITE;
+	DWORD		desiredAccess;

 	ShmemProtectiveRegion = VirtualAlloc(NULL, PROTECTIVE_REGION_SIZE,
 										 MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_NOACCESS);
@@ -258,6 +272,22 @@ PGSharedMemoryCreate(Size size,
 		}
 	}

+	/*
+	 * If this binary has been compiled without FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES
+	 * available and huge pages are wanted, there is nothing do do
+	 * if running on a version older than 10.0.1703 as this flag is a
+	 * requirement to allow the use of huge pages.
+	 */
+	if (huge_pages == HUGE_PAGES_ON &&
+		PG_FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES == 0 &&
+		IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(10, 0, 1703))
+	{
+		ereport(FATAL,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+				 errmsg("the processor does not support large pages"),
+				 errdetail("The code has been compiled without huge page support for this version of Windows.")));
+	}
+
 retry:
 #ifdef _WIN64
 	size_high = size >> 32;
@@ -353,12 +383,21 @@ retry:
 	if (!CloseHandle(hmap))
 		elog(LOG, "could not close handle to shared memory: error code %lu", GetLastError());

+	desiredAccess = FILE_MAP_WRITE | FILE_MAP_READ;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set large pages if wanted.  FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES is needed when
+	 * running at least Windows 10.0.1703.
+	 */
+	if ((flProtect & SEC_LARGE_PAGES) != 0 &&
+		IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(10, 0, 1703))
+		desiredAccess |= PG_FILE_MAP_LARGE_PAGES;

 	/*
 	 * Get a pointer to the new shared memory segment. Map the whole segment
 	 * at once, and let the system decide on the initial address.
 	 */
-	memAddress = MapViewOfFileEx(hmap2, FILE_MAP_WRITE | FILE_MAP_READ, 0, 0, 0, NULL);
+	memAddress = MapViewOfFileEx(hmap2, desiredAccess, 0, 0, 0, NULL);
 	if (!memAddress)
 		ereport(FATAL,
 				(errmsg("could not create shared memory segment: error code %lu", GetLastError()),