diff --git a/modules/gke-nodepool/main.tf b/modules/gke-nodepool/main.tf
index cdd39d09..585cbd23 100644
--- a/modules/gke-nodepool/main.tf
+++ b/modules/gke-nodepool/main.tf
@@ -51,7 +51,22 @@ locals {
       "effect" = lookup(local.node_taint_effect, element(split(":", taint), 1)),
     }
   ]
-  node_taints = local.temp_node_pools_taints
+  # The taint is added to match the one that
+  # GKE implicitly adds when Windows node pools are created.
+  win_node_pools_taint = (
+    var.node_image_type == null
+    ? []
+    : length(regexall("WINDOWS", var.node_image_type)) > 0
+    ? [
+      {
+        "key"    = "node.kubernetes.io/os"
+        "value"  = "windows"
+        "effect" = local.node_taint_effect.NoSchedule
+      }
+    ]
+    : []
+  )
+  node_taints = concat(local.temp_node_pools_taints, local.win_node_pools_taint)
 }
 
 resource "google_service_account" "service_account" {