diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/crashdialog.py b/qutebrowser/misc/crashdialog.py
index f8b37c742..3d50e5f29 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/crashdialog.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/crashdialog.py
@@ -57,17 +57,22 @@ def parse_fatal_stacktrace(text):
         element being the first stacktrace frame.
     """
     lines = [
-        r'Fatal Python error: (.*)',
+        r'(?P<type>Fatal Python error|Windows fatal exception): (?P<msg>.*)',
         r' *',
         r'(Current )?[Tt]hread [^ ]* \(most recent call first\): *',
-        r'  File ".*", line \d+ in (.*)',
+        r'  File ".*", line \d+ in (?P<func>.*)',
     ]
     m = re.match('\n'.join(lines), text)
     if m is None:
         # We got some invalid text.
         return ('', '')
     else:
-        return (m.group(1), m.group(3))
+        msg = m.group('msg')
+        typ = m.group('type')
+        func = m.group('func')
+        if typ == 'Windows fatal exception':
+            msg = 'Windows ' + msg
+        return msg, func
 
 
 def _get_environment_vars():
@@ -474,7 +479,8 @@ class FatalCrashDialog(_CrashDialog):
         self._type, self._func = parse_fatal_stacktrace(self._log)
 
     def _get_error_type(self):
-        if self._type == 'Segmentation fault':
+        if self._type in ['Segmentation fault',
+                          'Windows access violation']:
             return 'segv'
         else:
             return self._type
@@ -522,7 +528,7 @@ class FatalCrashDialog(_CrashDialog):
         """Prevent empty reports."""
         if (not self._info.toPlainText().strip() and
                 not self._contact.toPlainText().strip() and
-                self._type == 'Segmentation fault' and
+                self._get_error_type() == 'segv' and
                 self._func == 'qt_mainloop'):
             msgbox.msgbox(parent=self, title='Empty crash info',
                           text="Empty reports for fatal crashes are useless "
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_crashdialog.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_crashdialog.py
index 89ca342ee..8bb34045c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_crashdialog.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_crashdialog.py
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ Thread 0x00007fa135ac7700 (most recent call first):
   File "", line 1 in testfunc
 """
 
+WINDOWS_CRASH_TEXT = """
+Windows fatal exception: access violation
+_
+Current thread 0x000014bc (most recent call first):
+  File "qutebrowser\mainwindow\tabbedbrowser.py", line 468 in tabopen
+  File "qutebrowser\browser\shared.py", line 247 in get_tab
+"""
+
 INVALID_CRASH_TEXT = """
 Hello world!
 """
@@ -56,6 +64,7 @@ Hello world!
     (VALID_CRASH_TEXT, 'Segmentation fault', 'testfunc'),
     (VALID_CRASH_TEXT_THREAD, 'Segmentation fault', 'testfunc'),
     (VALID_CRASH_TEXT_EMPTY, 'Aborted', ''),
+    (WINDOWS_CRASH_TEXT, 'Windows access violation', 'tabopen'),
     (INVALID_CRASH_TEXT, '', ''),
 ])
 def test_parse_fatal_stacktrace(text, typ, func):