diff --git a/composition/README.md b/composition/README.md
index 34c687477..f8a738e4b 100644
--- a/composition/README.md
+++ b/composition/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The process will open each library and create one instance of each “rclcpp::No
 ros2 run composition dlopen_composition `ros2 pkg prefix composition`/lib/libtalker_component.so `ros2 pkg prefix composition`/lib/liblistener_component.so
 ```
 
-### Linktime Composition
+### Linktime Composition (not supported on Windows)
 
 Similar to previous, this runs `linktime_composition` which **links all classes from libraries** that are registered under the **library_path** with the **linker**.
 
diff --git a/composition/src/linktime_composition.cpp b/composition/src/linktime_composition.cpp
index 95b212546..ce939abcb 100644
--- a/composition/src/linktime_composition.cpp
+++ b/composition/src/linktime_composition.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<class_loader::ClassLoader>> loaders;
   std::vector<rclcpp_components::NodeInstanceWrapper> node_wrappers;
 
+  // Linktime composition is not supported on Windows.
+  #ifdef _WIN32
+  RCLCPP_ERROR(logger, "Linktime composition is not supported on Windows.");
+  rclcpp::shutdown();
+  return 0;
+  #endif   // _WIN32
+
   std::vector<std::string> libraries = {
     // all classes from libraries linked by the linker (rather then dlopen)
     // are registered under the library_path ""