diff --git a/vlib/sync/once.v b/vlib/sync/once.v
index 7f2bd42687..9dff78ffc4 100644
--- a/vlib/sync/once.v
+++ b/vlib/sync/once.v
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn new_once() &Once {
 	return once
 }
 
-// do execute the function only once.
+// do executes the function `f()` only once
 pub fn (mut o Once) do(f fn ()) {
 	if stdatomic.load_u64(&o.count) < 1 {
 		o.do_slow(f)
@@ -31,3 +31,34 @@ fn (mut o Once) do_slow(f fn ()) {
 	}
 	o.m.unlock()
 }
+
+// do_with_param executes `f(param)` only once`
+// This method can be used as a workaround for passing closures to once.do/1 on Windows
+// (they are not implemented there yet) - just pass your data explicitly.
+// i.e. instead of:
+// ```v
+//    once.do(fn [mut o] () {
+//        o.add(5)
+// })
+// ```
+// ... you can use:
+// ```v
+//    once.do_with_param(fn (mut o One) {
+//        o.add(5)
+//    }, o)
+// ```
+
+pub fn (mut o Once) do_with_param(f fn (voidptr), param voidptr) {
+	if stdatomic.load_u64(&o.count) < 1 {
+		o.do_slow_with_param(f, param)
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut o Once) do_slow_with_param(f fn (p voidptr), param voidptr) {
+	o.m.@lock()
+	if o.count < 1 {
+		stdatomic.store_u64(&o.count, 1)
+		f(param)
+	}
+	o.m.unlock()
+}
diff --git a/vlib/sync/once_with_param_test.v b/vlib/sync/once_with_param_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ededa1e698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/sync/once_with_param_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import sync
+
+// NB: this is the same test as `vlib/sync/once_test.v`, but
+// it uses an explicit passing of the voidptr parameter in
+// once.do_with_param/2, instead of passing a closure of it
+// in once.do/1.
+// Closures are not yet implemented on Windows.
+
+struct One {
+pub mut:
+	i int
+}
+
+fn (mut o One) add(i int) {
+	o.i = o.i + i
+}
+
+fn run(mut once sync.Once, mut o One, c chan bool) {
+	once.do_with_param(fn (mut o One) {
+		o.add(5)
+	}, o)
+	c <- true
+}
+
+fn test_once() {
+	mut o := &One{}
+	mut once := sync.new_once()
+	c := chan bool{}
+	n := 10
+
+	// It is executed 10 times, but only once actually.
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		go run(mut once, mut o, c)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		<-c
+	}
+	assert o.i == 5
+}