diff --git a/internal/restic/node.go b/internal/restic/node.go
index 807ee0c0f..5bdc5ba27 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node.go
@@ -284,16 +284,6 @@ func (node Node) restoreMetadata(path string, warn func(msg string)) error {
 	return firsterr
 }
 
-func (node Node) restoreExtendedAttributes(path string) error {
-	for _, attr := range node.ExtendedAttributes {
-		err := Setxattr(path, attr.Name, attr.Value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (node Node) RestoreTimestamps(path string) error {
 	var utimes = [...]syscall.Timespec{
 		syscall.NsecToTimespec(node.AccessTime.UnixNano()),
@@ -726,34 +716,6 @@ func (node *Node) fillExtra(path string, fi os.FileInfo, ignoreXattrListError bo
 	return err
 }
 
-func (node *Node) fillExtendedAttributes(path string, ignoreListError bool) error {
-	xattrs, err := Listxattr(path)
-	debug.Log("fillExtendedAttributes(%v) %v %v", path, xattrs, err)
-	if err != nil {
-		if ignoreListError && IsListxattrPermissionError(err) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-
-	node.ExtendedAttributes = make([]ExtendedAttribute, 0, len(xattrs))
-	for _, attr := range xattrs {
-		attrVal, err := Getxattr(path, attr)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "can not obtain extended attribute %v for %v:\n", attr, path)
-			continue
-		}
-		attr := ExtendedAttribute{
-			Name:  attr,
-			Value: attrVal,
-		}
-
-		node.ExtendedAttributes = append(node.ExtendedAttributes, attr)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func mkfifo(path string, mode uint32) (err error) {
 	return mknod(path, mode|syscall.S_IFIFO, 0)
 }
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_aix.go b/internal/restic/node_aix.go
index 8ee9022c9..32f63af15 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_aix.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_aix.go
@@ -23,25 +23,21 @@ func (s statT) atim() syscall.Timespec { return toTimespec(s.Atim) }
 func (s statT) mtim() syscall.Timespec { return toTimespec(s.Mtim) }
 func (s statT) ctim() syscall.Timespec { return toTimespec(s.Ctim) }
 
-// Getxattr is a no-op on AIX.
-func Getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+// restoreExtendedAttributes is a no-op on AIX.
+func (node Node) restoreExtendedAttributes(_ string) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
-// Listxattr is a no-op on AIX.
-func Listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+// fillExtendedAttributes is a no-op on AIX.
+func (node *Node) fillExtendedAttributes(_ string, _ bool) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
+// IsListxattrPermissionError is a no-op on AIX.
 func IsListxattrPermissionError(_ error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// Setxattr is a no-op on AIX.
-func Setxattr(path, name string, data []byte) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // restoreGenericAttributes is no-op on AIX.
 func (node *Node) restoreGenericAttributes(_ string, warn func(msg string)) error {
 	return node.handleAllUnknownGenericAttributesFound(warn)
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_netbsd.go b/internal/restic/node_netbsd.go
index cf1fa36bd..0fe46a3f2 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_netbsd.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_netbsd.go
@@ -13,25 +13,21 @@ func (s statT) atim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Atimespec }
 func (s statT) mtim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Mtimespec }
 func (s statT) ctim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Ctimespec }
 
-// Getxattr is a no-op on netbsd.
-func Getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+// restoreExtendedAttributes is a no-op on netbsd.
+func (node Node) restoreExtendedAttributes(_ string) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
-// Listxattr is a no-op on netbsd.
-func Listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+// fillExtendedAttributes is a no-op on netbsd.
+func (node *Node) fillExtendedAttributes(_ string, _ bool) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
+// IsListxattrPermissionError is a no-op on netbsd.
 func IsListxattrPermissionError(_ error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// Setxattr is a no-op on netbsd.
-func Setxattr(path, name string, data []byte) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // restoreGenericAttributes is no-op on netbsd.
 func (node *Node) restoreGenericAttributes(_ string, warn func(msg string)) error {
 	return node.handleAllUnknownGenericAttributesFound(warn)
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_openbsd.go b/internal/restic/node_openbsd.go
index 4f1c0dacb..71841f59f 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_openbsd.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_openbsd.go
@@ -13,25 +13,21 @@ func (s statT) atim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Atim }
 func (s statT) mtim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Mtim }
 func (s statT) ctim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Ctim }
 
-// Getxattr is a no-op on openbsd.
-func Getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+// restoreExtendedAttributes is a no-op on openbsd.
+func (node Node) restoreExtendedAttributes(_ string) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
-// Listxattr is a no-op on openbsd.
-func Listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+// fillExtendedAttributes is a no-op on openbsd.
+func (node *Node) fillExtendedAttributes(_ string, _ bool) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
+// IsListxattrPermissionError is a no-op on openbsd.
 func IsListxattrPermissionError(_ error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// Setxattr is a no-op on openbsd.
-func Setxattr(path, name string, data []byte) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // restoreGenericAttributes is no-op on openbsd.
 func (node *Node) restoreGenericAttributes(_ string, warn func(msg string)) error {
 	return node.handleAllUnknownGenericAttributesFound(warn)
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_test.go b/internal/restic/node_test.go
index ea271faab..99ea48bbb 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_test.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -205,8 +206,18 @@ func TestNodeRestoreAt(t *testing.T) {
 			var nodePath string
 			if test.ExtendedAttributes != nil {
 				if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-					// restic does not support xattrs on windows
-					return
+					// In windows extended attributes are case insensitive and windows returns
+					// the extended attributes in UPPER case.
+					// Update the tests to use UPPER case xattr names for windows.
+					extAttrArr := test.ExtendedAttributes
+					// Iterate through the array using pointers
+					for i := 0; i < len(extAttrArr); i++ {
+						// Get the pointer to the current element
+						namePtr := &extAttrArr[i].Name
+
+						// Modify the value through the pointer
+						*namePtr = strings.ToUpper(*namePtr)
+					}
 				}
 
 				// tempdir might be backed by a filesystem that does not support
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_windows.go b/internal/restic/node_windows.go
index 0c6d3775e..881c394be 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_windows.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_windows.go
@@ -70,26 +70,109 @@ func (node Node) restoreSymlinkTimestamps(path string, utimes [2]syscall.Timespe
 	return syscall.SetFileTime(h, nil, &a, &w)
 }
 
-// Getxattr retrieves extended attribute data associated with path.
-func Getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-// Listxattr retrieves a list of names of extended attributes associated with the
-// given path in the file system.
-func Listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-func IsListxattrPermissionError(_ error) bool {
-	return false
-}
-
-// Setxattr associates name and data together as an attribute of path.
-func Setxattr(path, name string, data []byte) error {
+// restore extended attributes for windows
+func (node Node) restoreExtendedAttributes(path string) (err error) {
+	eas := []fs.ExtendedAttribute{}
+	for _, attr := range node.ExtendedAttributes {
+		extr := new(fs.ExtendedAttribute)
+		extr.Name = attr.Name
+		extr.Value = attr.Value
+		eas = append(eas, *extr)
+	}
+	if len(eas) > 0 {
+		if errExt := restoreExtendedAttributes(node.Type, path, eas); errExt != nil {
+			return errExt
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// fill extended attributes in the node. This also includes the Generic attributes for windows.
+func (node *Node) fillExtendedAttributes(path string, _ bool) (err error) {
+	var fileHandle windows.Handle
+
+	//Get file handle for file or dir
+	if node.Type == "file" {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(filepath.Clean(path), `\`) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		utf16Path := windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(path)
+		fileAccessRightReadWriteEA := (0x8 | 0x10)
+		fileHandle, err = windows.CreateFile(utf16Path, uint32(fileAccessRightReadWriteEA), 0, nil, windows.OPEN_EXISTING, windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0)
+	} else if node.Type == "dir" {
+		utf16Path := windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(path)
+		fileAccessRightReadWriteEA := (0x8 | 0x10)
+		fileHandle, err = windows.CreateFile(utf16Path, uint32(fileAccessRightReadWriteEA), 0, nil, windows.OPEN_EXISTING, windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL|windows.FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, 0)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		err = errors.Errorf("open file failed for path: %s, with: %v", path, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := windows.CloseHandle(fileHandle)
+		if err != nil {
+			debug.Log("Error closing file handle for %s: %v\n", path, err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	//Get the windows Extended Attributes using the file handle
+	extAtts, err := fs.GetFileEA(fileHandle)
+	debug.Log("fillExtendedAttributes(%v) %v", path, extAtts)
+	if err != nil {
+		debug.Log("open file failed for path: %s : %v", path, err)
+		return err
+	} else if len(extAtts) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	//Fill the ExtendedAttributes in the node using the name/value pairs in the windows EA
+	for _, attr := range extAtts {
+		if err != nil {
+			err = errors.Errorf("can not obtain extended attribute for path %v, attr: %v, err: %v\n,", path, attr, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		extendedAttr := ExtendedAttribute{
+			Name:  attr.Name,
+			Value: attr.Value,
+		}
+
+		node.ExtendedAttributes = append(node.ExtendedAttributes, extendedAttr)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// restoreExtendedAttributes handles restore of the Windows Extended Attributes to the specified path.
+// The Windows API requires setting of all the Extended Attributes in one call.
+func restoreExtendedAttributes(nodeType, path string, eas []fs.ExtendedAttribute) (err error) {
+	var fileHandle windows.Handle
+	switch nodeType {
+	case "file":
+		utf16Path := windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(path)
+		fileAccessRightReadWriteEA := (0x8 | 0x10)
+		fileHandle, err = windows.CreateFile(utf16Path, uint32(fileAccessRightReadWriteEA), 0, nil, windows.OPEN_EXISTING, windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0)
+	case "dir":
+		utf16Path := windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(path)
+		fileAccessRightReadWriteEA := (0x8 | 0x10)
+		fileHandle, err = windows.CreateFile(utf16Path, uint32(fileAccessRightReadWriteEA), 0, nil, windows.OPEN_EXISTING, windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL|windows.FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, 0)
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		err := windows.CloseHandle(fileHandle)
+		if err != nil {
+			debug.Log("Error closing file handle for %s: %v\n", path, err)
+		}
+	}()
+	if err != nil {
+		err = errors.Errorf("open file failed for path %v, with: %v:\n", path, err)
+	} else if err = fs.SetFileEA(fileHandle, eas); err != nil {
+		err = errors.Errorf("set EA failed for path %v, with: %v:\n", path, err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 type statT syscall.Win32FileAttributeData
 
 func toStatT(i interface{}) (*statT, bool) {
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_windows_test.go b/internal/restic/node_windows_test.go
index 57fc51e07..f89e2aeee 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_windows_test.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_windows_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -265,3 +266,68 @@ func TestNewGenericAttributeType(t *testing.T) {
 		test.Assert(t, len(ua) == 0, "Unkown attributes: %s found for path: %s", ua, testPath)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRestoreExtendedAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	expectedNodes := []Node{
+		{
+			Name:       "testfile",
+			Type:       "file",
+			Mode:       0644,
+			ModTime:    parseTime("2005-05-14 21:07:03.111"),
+			AccessTime: parseTime("2005-05-14 21:07:04.222"),
+			ChangeTime: parseTime("2005-05-14 21:07:05.333"),
+			ExtendedAttributes: []ExtendedAttribute{
+				{"user.foo", []byte("bar")},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:       "testdirectory",
+			Type:       "dir",
+			Mode:       0755,
+			ModTime:    parseTime("2005-05-14 21:07:03.111"),
+			AccessTime: parseTime("2005-05-14 21:07:04.222"),
+			ChangeTime: parseTime("2005-05-14 21:07:05.333"),
+			ExtendedAttributes: []ExtendedAttribute{
+				{"user.foo", []byte("bar")},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, testNode := range expectedNodes {
+		testPath, node := restoreAndGetNode(t, tempDir, testNode, false)
+
+		var handle windows.Handle
+		var err error
+		utf16Path := windows.StringToUTF16Ptr(testPath)
+		if node.Type == "file" {
+			handle, err = windows.CreateFile(utf16Path, windows.FILE_READ_EA, 0, nil, windows.OPEN_EXISTING, windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0)
+		} else if node.Type == "dir" {
+			handle, err = windows.CreateFile(utf16Path, windows.FILE_READ_EA, 0, nil, windows.OPEN_EXISTING, windows.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL|windows.FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, 0)
+		}
+		test.OK(t, errors.Wrapf(err, "Error opening file/directory for: %s", testPath))
+		defer func() {
+			err := windows.Close(handle)
+			test.OK(t, errors.Wrapf(err, "Error closing file for: %s", testPath))
+		}()
+
+		if len(node.ExtendedAttributes) > 0 {
+			extAttr, err := fs.GetFileEA(handle)
+			test.OK(t, errors.Wrapf(err, "Error getting extended attributes for: %s", testPath))
+			test.Equals(t, len(node.ExtendedAttributes), len(extAttr))
+
+			for _, expectedExtAttr := range node.ExtendedAttributes {
+				var foundExtAttr *fs.ExtendedAttribute
+				for _, ea := range extAttr {
+					if strings.EqualFold(ea.Name, expectedExtAttr.Name) {
+						foundExtAttr = &ea
+						break
+
+					}
+				}
+				test.Assert(t, foundExtAttr != nil, "Expected extended attribute not found")
+				test.Equals(t, expectedExtAttr.Value, foundExtAttr.Value)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_xattr.go b/internal/restic/node_xattr.go
index 8b080e74f..a55fcb2db 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_xattr.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_xattr.go
@@ -4,23 +4,25 @@
 package restic
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/xattr"
 )
 
-// Getxattr retrieves extended attribute data associated with path.
-func Getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
+// getxattr retrieves extended attribute data associated with path.
+func getxattr(path, name string) ([]byte, error) {
 	b, err := xattr.LGet(path, name)
 	return b, handleXattrErr(err)
 }
 
-// Listxattr retrieves a list of names of extended attributes associated with the
+// listxattr retrieves a list of names of extended attributes associated with the
 // given path in the file system.
-func Listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
+func listxattr(path string) ([]string, error) {
 	l, err := xattr.LList(path)
 	return l, handleXattrErr(err)
 }
@@ -33,8 +35,8 @@ func IsListxattrPermissionError(err error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// Setxattr associates name and data together as an attribute of path.
-func Setxattr(path, name string, data []byte) error {
+// setxattr associates name and data together as an attribute of path.
+func setxattr(path, name string, data []byte) error {
 	return handleXattrErr(xattr.LSet(path, name, data))
 }
 
@@ -66,3 +68,41 @@ func (node *Node) restoreGenericAttributes(_ string, warn func(msg string)) erro
 func (node *Node) fillGenericAttributes(_ string, _ os.FileInfo, _ *statT) (allowExtended bool, err error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+func (node Node) restoreExtendedAttributes(path string) error {
+	for _, attr := range node.ExtendedAttributes {
+		err := setxattr(path, attr.Name, attr.Value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (node *Node) fillExtendedAttributes(path string, ignoreListError bool) error {
+	xattrs, err := listxattr(path)
+	debug.Log("fillExtendedAttributes(%v) %v %v", path, xattrs, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		if ignoreListError && IsListxattrPermissionError(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	node.ExtendedAttributes = make([]ExtendedAttribute, 0, len(xattrs))
+	for _, attr := range xattrs {
+		attrVal, err := getxattr(path, attr)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "can not obtain extended attribute %v for %v:\n", attr, path)
+			continue
+		}
+		attr := ExtendedAttribute{
+			Name:  attr,
+			Value: attrVal,
+		}
+
+		node.ExtendedAttributes = append(node.ExtendedAttributes, attr)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}