diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 405ba47257..11b5ffceab 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crash_report",
  "cros_async",
  "cros_tracing",
+ "crosvm_cli",
  "crosvm_plugin",
  "ctrlc",
  "data_model",
@@ -518,6 +519,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "vm_memory",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crosvm_cli"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "win_util",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crosvm_control"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7b9ed8789b..054019324a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ members = [
     "cros_async",
     "cros_fdt",
     "crosvm-fuzz",
+    "crosvm_cli",
     "crosvm_control",
     "crosvm_plugin",
     "devices",
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ broker_ipc = { path = "broker_ipc" }
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 crash_report = { path = "crash_report", optional = true }
 cros_async = { path = "cros_async" }
+crosvm_cli = { path = "crosvm_cli" }
 crosvm_plugin = { path = "crosvm_plugin", optional = true }
 data_model = "*"
 devices = { path = "devices" }
diff --git a/crosvm_cli/Cargo.toml b/crosvm_cli/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c0bdcf9a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crosvm_cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "crosvm_cli"
+authors = ["The Chromium OS Authors"]
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[features]
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.32"
+cfg-if = "1.0.0"
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
+win_util = { path = "../win_util" }
+winapi = "*"
diff --git a/crosvm_cli/src/lib.rs b/crosvm_cli/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28074b7e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crosvm_cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The ChromiumOS Authors
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//! Contains common CLI code (e.g. exit code handling).
+
+pub mod sys;
diff --git a/crosvm_cli/src/sys.rs b/crosvm_cli/src/sys.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8f32670ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crosvm_cli/src/sys.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The ChromiumOS Authors
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+    if #[cfg(windows)] {
+        pub mod windows;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crosvm_cli/src/sys/windows.rs b/crosvm_cli/src/sys/windows.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74210093a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crosvm_cli/src/sys/windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The ChromiumOS Authors
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+pub mod exit;
diff --git a/src/crosvm/sys/windows/exit.rs b/crosvm_cli/src/sys/windows/exit.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/crosvm/sys/windows/exit.rs
rename to crosvm_cli/src/sys/windows/exit.rs
diff --git a/src/crosvm/sys/windows.rs b/src/crosvm/sys/windows.rs
index 3256ab9fd8..79fcf85f1f 100644
--- a/src/crosvm/sys/windows.rs
+++ b/src/crosvm/sys/windows.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ pub mod cmdline;
 pub mod config;
 
 pub(crate) mod broker;
-pub(crate) mod exit;
 #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
 pub(crate) mod stats;
 
diff --git a/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs b/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs
index 6f2ea2e349..e5676c0cd5 100644
--- a/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs
+++ b/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ use broker_ipc::EmulatorProcessInvariants;
 use crash_report::product_type;
 #[cfg(feature = "crash-report")]
 use crash_report::CrashReportAttributes;
+use crosvm_cli::bail_exit_code;
+use crosvm_cli::ensure_exit_code;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::to_process_type_error;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitCode;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitCodeWrapper;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
 #[cfg(feature = "slirp")]
 use devices::virtio::vhost::user::device::NetBackendConfig;
 #[cfg(feature = "gpu")]
@@ -75,14 +83,6 @@ use win_util::ProcessType;
 use winapi::shared::winerror::ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED;
 use winapi::um::processthreadsapi::TerminateProcess;
 
-use crate::bail_exit_code;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::to_process_type_error;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitCode;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitCodeWrapper;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
-use crate::ensure_exit_code;
 use crate::Config;
 
 const KILL_CHILD_EXIT_CODE: u32 = 1;
diff --git a/src/sys/windows.rs b/src/sys/windows.rs
index 5588825ed6..bc15d62055 100644
--- a/src/sys/windows.rs
+++ b/src/sys/windows.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ use base::VmEventType;
 use base::WaitContext;
 use broker_ipc::common_child_setup;
 use broker_ipc::CommonChildStartupArgs;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
 use devices::serial_device::SerialHardware;
 use devices::serial_device::SerialParameters;
 use devices::tsc::get_tsc_sync_mitigations;
@@ -206,9 +209,6 @@ use crate::crosvm::config::TouchDeviceOption;
 use crate::crosvm::sys::config::HypervisorKind;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "gvm", feature = "whpx"))]
 use crate::crosvm::sys::config::IrqChipKind;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
 #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
 use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::stats::StatisticsCollector;
 use crate::sys::windows::metrics::log_descriptor;
diff --git a/src/sys/windows/main.rs b/src/sys/windows/main.rs
index e35e306feb..7fcfa7ff4d 100644
--- a/src/sys/windows/main.rs
+++ b/src/sys/windows/main.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ use base::FromRawDescriptor;
 use base::RawDescriptor;
 use broker_ipc::common_child_setup;
 use broker_ipc::CommonChildStartupArgs;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
 use metrics::event_details_proto::EmulatorDllDetails;
 use metrics::event_details_proto::RecordDetails;
 use metrics::MetricEventType;
@@ -36,9 +39,6 @@ use crate::crosvm::sys::cmdline::DeviceSubcommand;
 use crate::crosvm::sys::cmdline::RunMainCommand;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "slirp"))]
 use crate::crosvm::sys::cmdline::RunSlirpCommand;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
 use crate::metrics::run_metrics;
 use crate::CommandStatus;
 use crate::Config;
diff --git a/src/sys/windows/metrics.rs b/src/sys/windows/metrics.rs
index 44906a1fd9..f69499cc3b 100644
--- a/src/sys/windows/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/sys/windows/metrics.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         use base::Tube;
         use std::thread;
         use metrics_crate::MetricsController;
-        use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::{Exit, ExitContext, ExitContextAnyhow};
+        use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::{Exit, ExitContext, ExitContextAnyhow};
         use crate::sys::windows::main::set_bootstrap_arguments;
         use tube_transporter::{TubeToken, TubeTransporterReader};
         use base::FromRawDescriptor;
diff --git a/src/sys/windows/run_vcpu.rs b/src/sys/windows/run_vcpu.rs
index cb79247051..cf5295a8c1 100644
--- a/src/sys/windows/run_vcpu.rs
+++ b/src/sys/windows/run_vcpu.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ use cros_async::Executor;
 use cros_async::SelectResult;
 use cros_async::TimerAsync;
 use cros_tracing::trace_event;
+use crosvm_cli::bail_exit_code;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
+use crosvm_cli::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
 use devices::tsc::TscSyncMitigations;
 use devices::Bus;
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "arm", target_arch = "aarch64"))]
@@ -81,10 +85,6 @@ use x86_64::cpuid::CpuIdContext;
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64"))]
 use x86_64::X8664arch as Arch;
 
-use crate::bail_exit_code;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::Exit;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContext;
-use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::exit::ExitContextAnyhow;
 #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
 use crate::crosvm::sys::windows::stats::StatisticsCollector;
 #[cfg(feature = "stats")]