diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/config_test.go b/libcontainer/configs/config_unix_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from libcontainer/configs/config_test.go
rename to libcontainer/configs/config_unix_test.go
index 385e3775..27d07d4e 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/config_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/config_unix_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build linux freebsd
+
 package configs
 
 import (
diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/config_windows_test.go b/libcontainer/configs/config_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a0c8fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/config_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package configs
+
+// All current tests are for Unix-specific functionality
diff --git a/libcontainer/container.go b/libcontainer/container.go
index a24b71b8..f1305b38 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container.go
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ const (
 	Destroyed
 )
 
-// State represents a running container's state
-type State struct {
+// BaseState represents the platform agnostic pieces relating to a
+// running container's state
+type BaseState struct {
 	// ID is the container ID.
 	ID string `json:"id"`
 
@@ -41,19 +42,8 @@ type State struct {
 	// InitProcessStartTime is the init process start time.
 	InitProcessStartTime string `json:"init_process_start"`
 
-	// Path to all the cgroups setup for a container. Key is cgroup subsystem name
-	// with the value as the path.
-	CgroupPaths map[string]string `json:"cgroup_paths"`
-
-	// NamespacePaths are filepaths to the container's namespaces. Key is the namespace type
-	// with the value as the path.
-	NamespacePaths map[configs.NamespaceType]string `json:"namespace_paths"`
-
 	// Config is the container's configuration.
 	Config configs.Config `json:"config"`
-
-	// Container's standard descriptors (std{in,out,err}), needed for checkpoint and restore
-	ExternalDescriptors []string `json:"external_descriptors,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // A libcontainer container object.
diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux.go b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
index 40bdcd86..af95a6e1 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
@@ -36,6 +36,24 @@ type linuxContainer struct {
 	criuVersion   int
 }
 
+// State represents a running container's state
+type State struct {
+	BaseState
+
+	// Platform specific fields below here
+
+	// Path to all the cgroups setup for a container. Key is cgroup subsystem name
+	// with the value as the path.
+	CgroupPaths map[string]string `json:"cgroup_paths"`
+
+	// NamespacePaths are filepaths to the container's namespaces. Key is the namespace type
+	// with the value as the path.
+	NamespacePaths map[configs.NamespaceType]string `json:"namespace_paths"`
+
+	// Container's standard descriptors (std{in,out,err}), needed for checkpoint and restore
+	ExternalDescriptors []string `json:"external_descriptors,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // ID returns the container's unique ID
 func (c *linuxContainer) ID() string {
 	return c.id
@@ -917,13 +935,15 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) currentState() (*State, error) {
 		return nil, newSystemError(err)
 	}
 	state := &State{
-		ID:                   c.ID(),
-		Config:               *c.config,
-		InitProcessPid:       c.initProcess.pid(),
-		InitProcessStartTime: startTime,
-		CgroupPaths:          c.cgroupManager.GetPaths(),
-		NamespacePaths:       make(map[configs.NamespaceType]string),
-		ExternalDescriptors:  c.initProcess.externalDescriptors(),
+		BaseState: BaseState{
+			ID:                   c.ID(),
+			Config:               *c.config,
+			InitProcessPid:       c.initProcess.pid(),
+			InitProcessStartTime: startTime,
+		},
+		CgroupPaths:         c.cgroupManager.GetPaths(),
+		NamespacePaths:      make(map[configs.NamespaceType]string),
+		ExternalDescriptors: c.initProcess.externalDescriptors(),
 	}
 	for _, ns := range c.config.Namespaces {
 		state.NamespacePaths[ns.Type] = ns.GetPath(c.initProcess.pid())
diff --git a/libcontainer/container_windows.go b/libcontainer/container_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b1f6d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcontainer/container_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package libcontainer
+
+// State represents a running container's state
+type State struct {
+	BaseState
+
+	// Platform specific fields below here
+}
diff --git a/libcontainer/factory_linux_test.go b/libcontainer/factory_linux_test.go
index 89f52f11..dccc8db4 100644
--- a/libcontainer/factory_linux_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/factory_linux_test.go
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ func TestFactoryLoadContainer(t *testing.T) {
 			Rootfs: "/mycontainer/root",
 		}
 		expectedState = &State{
-			InitProcessPid: 1024,
-			Config:         *expectedConfig,
+			BaseState: BaseState{
+				InitProcessPid: 1024,
+				Config:         *expectedConfig,
+			},
 		}
 	)
 	if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(root, id), 0700); err != nil {