diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll
index 1e0b6cd33ed2..f6776a623ffe 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/Models.qll
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ private import implementations.PostgreSql
 private import implementations.System
 private import implementations.StructuredExceptionHandling
 private import implementations.ZMQ
+private import implementations.Win32CommandExecution
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Win32CommandExecution.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Win32CommandExecution.qll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13d7ffae8075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/models/implementations/Win32CommandExecution.qll
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+private import semmle.code.cpp.models.interfaces.CommandExecution
+
+/** The `ShellExecute` family of functions from Win32. */
+class ShellExecute extends Function {
+  ShellExecute() { this.hasGlobalName("ShellExecute" + ["", "A", "W"]) }
+}
+
+private class ShellExecuteModel extends ShellExecute, CommandExecutionFunction {
+  override predicate hasCommandArgument(FunctionInput input) { input.isParameterDeref(2) }
+}
+
+/** The `WinExec` function from Win32. */
+class WinExec extends Function {
+  WinExec() { this.hasGlobalName("WinExec") }
+}
+
+private class WinExecModel extends WinExec, CommandExecutionFunction {
+  override predicate hasCommandArgument(FunctionInput input) { input.isParameterDeref(0) }
+}
+
+/** The `CreateProcess` family of functions from Win32. */
+class CreateProcess extends Function {
+  CreateProcess() { this.hasGlobalName("CreateProcess" + ["", "A", "W"]) }
+}
+
+private class CreateProcessModel extends CreateProcess, CommandExecutionFunction {
+  override predicate hasCommandArgument(FunctionInput input) { input.isParameterDeref(0) }
+}
+
+/** The `CreateProcessAsUser` family of functions from Win32. */
+class CreateProcessAsUser extends Function {
+  CreateProcessAsUser() { this.hasGlobalName("CreateProcessAsUser" + ["", "A", "W"]) }
+}
+
+private class CreateProcessAsUserModel extends CreateProcessAsUser, CommandExecutionFunction {
+  override predicate hasCommandArgument(FunctionInput input) { input.isParameterDeref(1) }
+}
+
+/** The `CreateProcessWithLogonW` function from Win32. */
+class CreateProcessWithLogonW extends Function {
+  CreateProcessWithLogonW() { this.hasGlobalName("CreateProcessWithLogonW") }
+}
+
+private class CreateProcessWithLogonModel extends CreateProcessWithLogonW, CommandExecutionFunction {
+  override predicate hasCommandArgument(FunctionInput input) { input.isParameterDeref(4) }
+}
+
+/** The `CreateProcessWithTokenW` function from Win32. */
+class CreateProcessWithTokenW extends Function {
+  CreateProcessWithTokenW() { this.hasGlobalName("CreateProcessWithTokenW") }
+}
+
+private class CreateProcessWithTokenWModel extends CreateProcessWithTokenW, CommandExecutionFunction
+{
+  override predicate hasCommandArgument(FunctionInput input) { input.isParameterDeref(2) }
+}