diff --git a/src/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py
index 0c50afe13..6da3a36de 100644
--- a/src/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/EpsImagePlugin.py
@@ -139,7 +139,12 @@ def Ghostscript(tile, size, fp, scale=1):
     # push data through ghostscript
     try:
         with open(os.devnull, 'w+b') as devnull:
-            subprocess.check_call(command, stdin=devnull, stdout=devnull)
+            startupinfo = None
+            if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+                startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+                startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
+            subprocess.check_call(command, stdin=devnull, stdout=devnull,
+                                  startupinfo=startupinfo)
         im = Image.open(outfile)
         im.load()
     finally: