diff --git a/halo/halo.py b/halo/halo.py
index 640d1af..6e0140c 100644
--- a/halo/halo.py
+++ b/halo/halo.py
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ def _get_spinner(self, spinner):
             Contains frames and interval defining spinner
         """
         default_spinner = Spinners['dots'].value
+        windows_spinners = ['balloon', 'balloon2', 'bouncingBar', 'dqpb', 'flip', 'layer', 'line', 'pipe',
+                            'simpleDots', 'simpleDotsScrolling', 'star2', 'shark', 'toggle13']
 
         if spinner and type(spinner) == dict:
             return spinner
@@ -271,7 +273,10 @@ def _get_spinner(self, spinner):
             else:
                 return default_spinner
         else:
-            return Spinners['line'].value
+            if all([is_text_type(spinner), spinner in Spinners.__members__, spinner in windows_spinners]):
+                return Spinners[spinner].value
+            else:
+                return Spinners['line'].value
 
     def _get_text(self, text):
         """Creates frames based on the selected animation
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index cac91bf..6bf545f 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 coverage==4.4.1
 nose==1.3.7
-pylint==1.7.2
+pylint==1.9.4
 tox==2.8.2
 twine==1.12.1
diff --git a/tests/test_halo.py b/tests/test_halo.py
index d357c0d..dde97c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_halo.py
+++ b/tests/test_halo.py
@@ -551,6 +551,33 @@ def test_redirect_stdout(self):
 
         self.assertIn('foo', output[0])
 
+    def test_windows_whitelist(self):
+        """Test whitelist of Windows-compatible spinners
+        """
+        if not is_supported():
+            instance = Halo()
+            default_spinner_value = "line"
+
+            instance.spinner = default_spinner_value
+            self.assertEqual(default_spinner, instance.spinner)
+
+            instance.spinner = "balloon"
+            self.assertEqual(Spinners['balloon'].value, instance.spinner)
+
+            instance.spinner = "monkey"
+            self.assertEqual(default_spinner, instance.spinner)
+
+            spinner = Halo(text='foo', spinner='balloon2', stream=self._stream)
+            frames_ = [get_coded_text(frame_) for frame_ in Spinners['balloon2'].value['frames']]
+
+            spinner.start()
+            time.sleep(1)
+            spinner.stop()
+            output = self._get_test_output()['text']
+
+            for i in range(len(frames_)):
+                self.assertEqual(output[i], '{0} foo'.format(frames_[i]))
+
     def tearDown(self):
         pass