diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 9476d13e..b401c314 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ environment:
   MSVCYEAR: "vs2013"
   ENABLE_DRAFTS: ON
   matrix:
+    - platform: x64
+      configuration: Release
+      WITH_LIBSODIUM: ON
+      ENABLE_CURVE: ON
+      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2019
+      CMAKE_GENERATOR: "Visual Studio 16 2019"
+      MSVCVERSION: "v142"
+      MSVCYEAR: "vs2019"
+      ARTIFACT_NAME: v142-x64
     - platform: Win32
       configuration: Release
       WITH_LIBSODIUM: OFF # unavailable build files for VS2008
@@ -162,7 +171,7 @@ install:
   - cmd: if "%Platform%"=="cygwin64" set PATH=C:\cygwin64\bin;%PATH%
   - cmd: if "%Platform%"=="mingw64" C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "pacman -Qg"
   - cmd: if "%Platform%"=="mingw64" set PATH=C:\msys64\usr\bin;%PATH%
-  - cmd: if "%Platform%"=="x64" set "CMAKE_GENERATOR=%CMAKE_GENERATOR% Win64"
+  - cmd: if "%Platform%"=="x64" (if not "%MSVCVERSION%"=="v142" set "CMAKE_GENERATOR=%CMAKE_GENERATOR% Win64")
   - cmd: echo "Generator='%CMAKE_GENERATOR%'"
   - cmd: echo "Platform='%Platform%'"
   - cmd: if "%WITH_LIBSODIUM%"=="ON" set LIBSODIUMDIR=C:\projects\libsodium
diff --git a/src/ip.cpp b/src/ip.cpp
index 2b59b0bd..fe8912f2 100644
--- a/src/ip.cpp
+++ b/src/ip.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,21 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <vector>
 #else
 #include "tcp.hpp"
+#ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_IPC
+#include "ipc_address.hpp"
+#endif
+
+#include <direct.h>
 #endif
 
 #if defined ZMQ_HAVE_OPENVMS || defined ZMQ_HAVE_VXWORKS
@@ -71,6 +81,14 @@
 #include <TargetConditionals.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
+// Acceptable temporary directory environment variables
+static const char *tmp_env_vars[] = {
+  "TMPDIR", "TEMPDIR", "TMP",
+  0 // Sentinel
+};
+#endif
+
 zmq::fd_t zmq::open_socket (int domain_, int type_, int protocol_)
 {
     int rc;
@@ -316,29 +334,9 @@ static void tune_socket (const SOCKET socket_)
 
     zmq::tcp_tune_loopback_fast_path (socket_);
 }
-#endif
 
-int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
+static int make_fdpair_tcpip (zmq::fd_t *r_, zmq::fd_t *w_)
 {
-#if defined ZMQ_HAVE_EVENTFD
-    int flags = 0;
-#if defined ZMQ_HAVE_EVENTFD_CLOEXEC
-    //  Setting this option result in sane behaviour when exec() functions
-    //  are used. Old sockets are closed and don't block TCP ports, avoid
-    //  leaks, etc.
-    flags |= EFD_CLOEXEC;
-#endif
-    fd_t fd = eventfd (0, flags);
-    if (fd == -1) {
-        errno_assert (errno == ENFILE || errno == EMFILE);
-        *w_ = *r_ = -1;
-        return -1;
-    } else {
-        *w_ = *r_ = fd;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-#elif defined ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
 #if !defined _WIN32_WCE && !defined ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS_UWP
     //  Windows CE does not manage security attributes
     SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR sd;
@@ -367,7 +365,7 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
     //  Otherwise use Mutex implementation.
     int event_signaler_port = 5905;
 
-    if (signaler_port == event_signaler_port) {
+    if (zmq::signaler_port == event_signaler_port) {
 #if !defined _WIN32_WCE && !defined ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS_UWP
         sync =
           CreateEventW (&sa, FALSE, TRUE, L"Global\\zmq-signaler-port-sync");
@@ -380,14 +378,14 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
                                L"Global\\zmq-signaler-port-sync");
 
         win_assert (sync != NULL);
-    } else if (signaler_port != 0) {
+    } else if (zmq::signaler_port != 0) {
         wchar_t mutex_name[MAX_PATH];
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
         _snwprintf (mutex_name, MAX_PATH, L"Global\\zmq-signaler-port-%d",
                     signaler_port);
 #else
         swprintf (mutex_name, MAX_PATH, L"Global\\zmq-signaler-port-%d",
-                  signaler_port);
+                  zmq::signaler_port);
 #endif
 
 #if !defined _WIN32_WCE && !defined ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS_UWP
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
 
     //  Create listening socket.
     SOCKET listener;
-    listener = open_socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    listener = zmq::open_socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     wsa_assert (listener != INVALID_SOCKET);
 
     //  Set SO_REUSEADDR and TCP_NODELAY on listening socket.
@@ -425,10 +423,10 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
     memset (&addr, 0, sizeof addr);
     addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl (INADDR_LOOPBACK);
-    addr.sin_port = htons (signaler_port);
+    addr.sin_port = htons (zmq::signaler_port);
 
     //  Create the writer socket.
-    *w_ = open_socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    *w_ = zmq::open_socket (AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     wsa_assert (*w_ != INVALID_SOCKET);
 
     if (sync != NULL) {
@@ -441,7 +439,7 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
     rc = bind (listener, reinterpret_cast<const struct sockaddr *> (&addr),
                sizeof addr);
 
-    if (rc != SOCKET_ERROR && signaler_port == 0) {
+    if (rc != SOCKET_ERROR && zmq::signaler_port == 0) {
         //  Retrieve ephemeral port number
         int addrlen = sizeof addr;
         rc = getsockname (listener, reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr *> (&addr),
@@ -510,7 +508,7 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
     if (sync != NULL) {
         //  Exit the critical section.
         BOOL brc;
-        if (signaler_port == event_signaler_port)
+        if (zmq::signaler_port == event_signaler_port)
             brc = SetEvent (sync);
         else
             brc = ReleaseMutex (sync);
@@ -522,7 +520,7 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
     }
 
     if (*r_ != INVALID_SOCKET) {
-        make_socket_noninheritable (*r_);
+        zmq::make_socket_noninheritable (*r_);
         return 0;
     }
     //  Cleanup writer if connection failed
@@ -532,10 +530,116 @@ int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
         *w_ = INVALID_SOCKET;
     }
     //  Set errno from saved value
-    errno = wsa_error_to_errno (saved_errno);
+    errno = zmq::wsa_error_to_errno (saved_errno);
+    return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
+int zmq::make_fdpair (fd_t *r_, fd_t *w_)
+{
+#if defined ZMQ_HAVE_EVENTFD
+    int flags = 0;
+#if defined ZMQ_HAVE_EVENTFD_CLOEXEC
+    //  Setting this option result in sane behaviour when exec() functions
+    //  are used. Old sockets are closed and don't block TCP ports, avoid
+    //  leaks, etc.
+    flags |= EFD_CLOEXEC;
+#endif
+    fd_t fd = eventfd (0, flags);
+    if (fd == -1) {
+        errno_assert (errno == ENFILE || errno == EMFILE);
+        *w_ = *r_ = -1;
+        return -1;
+    } else {
+        *w_ = *r_ = fd;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+#elif defined ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
+#ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_IPC
+    ipc_address_t address;
+    std::string dirname, filename;
+
+    //  Create a listening socket.
+    SOCKET listener = open_socket (AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (listener == retired_fd) {
+        //  This may happen if the library was built on a system supporting AF_UNIX, but the system running doesn't support it.
+        goto try_tcpip;
+    }
+
+    create_ipc_wildcard_address (dirname, filename);
+
+    //  Initialise the address structure.
+    int rc = address.resolve (filename.c_str ());
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        goto error_closelistener;
+    }
+
+    //  Bind the socket to the file path.
+    rc = bind (listener, const_cast<sockaddr *> (address.addr ()),
+               address.addrlen ());
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        errno = wsa_error_to_errno (WSAGetLastError ());
+        goto error_closelistener;
+    }
+
+    //  Listen for incoming connections.
+    rc = listen (listener, 1);
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        errno = wsa_error_to_errno (WSAGetLastError ());
+        goto error_closelistener;
+    }
+
+    sockaddr_un lcladdr;
+    socklen_t lcladdr_len = sizeof lcladdr;
+
+    rc = getsockname (listener, reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr *> (&lcladdr),
+                      &lcladdr_len);
+    wsa_assert (rc != -1);
+
+    //  Create the client socket.
+    *w_ = open_socket (AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (*w_ == -1) {
+        errno = wsa_error_to_errno (WSAGetLastError ());
+        goto error_closelistener;
+    }
+
+    //  Connect to the remote peer.
+    rc = ::connect (*w_, reinterpret_cast<const struct sockaddr *> (&lcladdr),
+                    lcladdr_len);
+    if (rc == -1) {
+        goto error_closeclient;
+    }
+
+    *r_ = accept (listener, NULL, NULL);
+    errno_assert (*r_ != -1);
+
+    //  Close the listener socket, we don't need it anymore.
+    rc = closesocket (listener);
+    wsa_assert (rc == 0);
+
+    return 0;
+
+error_closeclient:
+    int saved_errno = errno;
+    rc = closesocket (*w_);
+    wsa_assert (rc == 0);
+    errno = saved_errno;
+
+error_closelistener:
+    saved_errno = errno;
+    rc = closesocket (listener);
+    wsa_assert (rc == 0);
+    errno = saved_errno;
+
     return -1;
 
+try_tcpip:
+    // try to fallback to TCP/IP
+    // TODO: maybe remember this decision permanently?
+#endif
 
+    return make_fdpair_tcpip (r_, w_);
 #elif defined ZMQ_HAVE_OPENVMS
 
     //  Whilst OpenVMS supports socketpair - it maps to AF_INET only.  Further,
@@ -727,3 +831,80 @@ void zmq::assert_success_or_recoverable (zmq::fd_t s_, int rc_)
     }
 #endif
 }
+
+#ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_IPC
+int zmq::create_ipc_wildcard_address (std::string &path_, std::string &file_)
+{
+#if defined ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
+    char buffer[MAX_PATH];
+
+    {
+        const errno_t rc = tmpnam_s (buffer);
+        errno_assert (rc == 0);
+    }
+
+    // TODO or use CreateDirectoryA and specify permissions?
+    const int rc = _mkdir (buffer);
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    path_.assign (buffer);
+    file_ = path_ + "/socket";
+#else
+    std::string tmp_path;
+
+    // If TMPDIR, TEMPDIR, or TMP are available and are directories, create
+    // the socket directory there.
+    const char **tmp_env = tmp_env_vars;
+    while (tmp_path.empty () && *tmp_env != 0) {
+        char *tmpdir = getenv (*tmp_env);
+        struct stat statbuf;
+
+        // Confirm it is actually a directory before trying to use
+        if (tmpdir != 0 && ::stat (tmpdir, &statbuf) == 0
+            && S_ISDIR (statbuf.st_mode)) {
+            tmp_path.assign (tmpdir);
+            if (*(tmp_path.rbegin ()) != '/') {
+                tmp_path.push_back ('/');
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Try the next environment variable
+        ++tmp_env;
+    }
+
+    // Append a directory name
+    tmp_path.append ("tmpXXXXXX");
+
+    // We need room for tmp_path + trailing NUL
+    std::vector<char> buffer (tmp_path.length () + 1);
+    strcpy (&buffer[0], tmp_path.c_str ());
+
+#if defined HAVE_MKDTEMP
+    // Create the directory.  POSIX requires that mkdtemp() creates the
+    // directory with 0700 permissions, meaning the only possible race
+    // with socket creation could be the same user.  However, since
+    // each socket is created in a directory created by mkdtemp(), and
+    // mkdtemp() guarantees a unique directory name, there will be no
+    // collision.
+    if (mkdtemp (&buffer[0]) == 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    path_.assign (&buffer[0]);
+    file_ = path_ + "/socket";
+#else
+    LIBZMQ_UNUSED (path_);
+    int fd = mkstemp (&buffer[0]);
+    if (fd == -1)
+        return -1;
+    ::close (fd);
+
+    file_.assign (&buffer[0]);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/ip.hpp b/src/ip.hpp
index 15e038c4..50ae7d64 100644
--- a/src/ip.hpp
+++ b/src/ip.hpp
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ void make_socket_noninheritable (fd_t sock_);
 //  - an internal 0MQ error did not occur,
 //  - and, if a socket error occured, it can be recovered from.
 void assert_success_or_recoverable (fd_t s_, int rc_);
+
+#ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_IPC
+// Create an IPC wildcard path address
+int create_ipc_wildcard_address (std::string &path_, std::string &file_);
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ipc_listener.cpp b/src/ipc_listener.cpp
index df44eb5c..baffc373 100644
--- a/src/ipc_listener.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc_listener.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
 #include <afunix.h>
 #include <direct.h>
 
-#define S_ISDIR(m) (((m) &S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
-
 #define rmdir _rmdir
 #define unlink _unlink
 
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_LOCAL_PEERCRED
@@ -78,87 +75,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-const char *zmq::ipc_listener_t::tmp_env_vars[] = {
-  "TMPDIR", "TEMPDIR", "TMP",
-  0 // Sentinel
-};
-
-int zmq::ipc_listener_t::create_wildcard_address (std::string &path_,
-                                                  std::string &file_)
-{
-#if defined ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
-    char buffer[MAX_PATH];
-
-    {
-        const errno_t rc = tmpnam_s (buffer);
-        errno_assert (rc == 0);
-    }
-
-    // TODO or use CreateDirectoryA and specify permissions?
-    const int rc = _mkdir (buffer);
-    if (rc != 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    path_.assign (buffer);
-    file_ = path_ + "/socket";
-#else
-    std::string tmp_path;
-
-    // If TMPDIR, TEMPDIR, or TMP are available and are directories, create
-    // the socket directory there.
-    const char **tmp_env = tmp_env_vars;
-    while (tmp_path.empty () && *tmp_env != 0) {
-        char *tmpdir = getenv (*tmp_env);
-        struct stat statbuf;
-
-        // Confirm it is actually a directory before trying to use
-        if (tmpdir != 0 && ::stat (tmpdir, &statbuf) == 0
-            && S_ISDIR (statbuf.st_mode)) {
-            tmp_path.assign (tmpdir);
-            if (*(tmp_path.rbegin ()) != '/') {
-                tmp_path.push_back ('/');
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Try the next environment variable
-        ++tmp_env;
-    }
-
-    // Append a directory name
-    tmp_path.append ("tmpXXXXXX");
-
-    // We need room for tmp_path + trailing NUL
-    std::vector<char> buffer (tmp_path.length () + 1);
-    strcpy (&buffer[0], tmp_path.c_str ());
-
-#if defined HAVE_MKDTEMP
-    // Create the directory.  POSIX requires that mkdtemp() creates the
-    // directory with 0700 permissions, meaning the only possible race
-    // with socket creation could be the same user.  However, since
-    // each socket is created in a directory created by mkdtemp(), and
-    // mkdtemp() guarantees a unique directory name, there will be no
-    // collision.
-    if (mkdtemp (&buffer[0]) == 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    path_.assign (&buffer[0]);
-    file_ = path_ + "/socket";
-#else
-    LIBZMQ_UNUSED (path_);
-    int fd = mkstemp (&buffer[0]);
-    if (fd == -1)
-        return -1;
-    ::close (fd);
-
-    file_.assign (&buffer[0]);
-#endif
-#endif
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 zmq::ipc_listener_t::ipc_listener_t (io_thread_t *io_thread_,
                                      socket_base_t *socket_,
                                      const options_t &options_) :
@@ -197,7 +113,7 @@ int zmq::ipc_listener_t::set_local_address (const char *addr_)
 
     //  Allow wildcard file
     if (options.use_fd == -1 && addr[0] == '*') {
-        if (create_wildcard_address (_tmp_socket_dirname, addr) < 0) {
+        if (create_ipc_wildcard_address (_tmp_socket_dirname, addr) < 0) {
             return -1;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ipc_listener.hpp b/src/ipc_listener.hpp
index ddda500e..f1150364 100644
--- a/src/ipc_listener.hpp
+++ b/src/ipc_listener.hpp
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ class ipc_listener_t : public stream_listener_base_t
     //  Handlers for I/O events.
     void in_event ();
 
-    // Create wildcard path address
-    static int create_wildcard_address (std::string &path_, std::string &file_);
-
     //  Filter new connections if the OS provides a mechanism to get
     //  the credentials of the peer process.  Called from accept().
 #if defined ZMQ_HAVE_SO_PEERCRED || defined ZMQ_HAVE_LOCAL_PEERCRED
@@ -82,9 +79,6 @@ class ipc_listener_t : public stream_listener_base_t
     //  Name of the file associated with the UNIX domain address.
     std::string _filename;
 
-    // Acceptable temporary directory environment variables
-    static const char *tmp_env_vars[];
-
     ipc_listener_t (const ipc_listener_t &);
     const ipc_listener_t &operator= (const ipc_listener_t &);
 };
diff --git a/tests/test_capabilities.cpp b/tests/test_capabilities.cpp
index 660d9a71..5417fed7 100644
--- a/tests/test_capabilities.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_capabilities.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void tearDown ()
 
 void test_capabilities ()
 {
-#if !defined(ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS) && !defined(ZMQ_HAVE_OPENVMS)
+#if defined(ZMQ_HAVE_IPC)
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE (zmq_has ("ipc"));
 #else
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE (!zmq_has ("ipc"));