diff --git a/src/poetry/utils/helpers.py b/src/poetry/utils/helpers.py
index 7ddc0d6f0df..42a7c61610b 100644
--- a/src/poetry/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/poetry/utils/helpers.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import re
 import shutil
 import stat
+import sys
 import tempfile
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import Mapping
+from typing import cast
 
 from poetry.utils.constants import REQUESTS_TIMEOUT
 
@@ -171,3 +173,70 @@ def safe_extra(extra: str) -> str:
     https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/452e13c/pkg_resources/__init__.py#L1423-L1431.
     """
     return re.sub("[^A-Za-z0-9.-]+", "_", extra).lower()
+
+
+def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name: str) -> str:
+    if sys.platform != "win32":
+        raise RuntimeError("Method can only be called on Windows.")
+
+    import winreg as _winreg
+
+    shell_folder_name = {
+        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
+        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
+        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
+        "CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES": "Program Files",
+    }[csidl_name]
+
+    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
+        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders",
+    )
+    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
+
+    return cast(str, dir)
+
+
+def _get_win_folder_with_ctypes(csidl_name: str) -> str:
+    if sys.platform != "win32":
+        raise RuntimeError("Method can only be called on Windows.")
+
+    import ctypes
+
+    csidl_const = {
+        "CSIDL_APPDATA": 26,
+        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": 35,
+        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": 28,
+        "CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES": 38,
+    }[csidl_name]
+
+    buf = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(1024)
+    ctypes.windll.shell32.SHGetFolderPathW(None, csidl_const, None, 0, buf)
+
+    # Downgrade to short path name if have highbit chars. See
+    # <http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=85099>.
+    has_high_char = False
+    for c in buf:
+        if ord(c) > 255:
+            has_high_char = True
+            break
+    if has_high_char:
+        buf2 = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(1024)
+        if ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetShortPathNameW(buf.value, buf2, 1024):
+            buf = buf2
+
+    return buf.value
+
+
+def get_win_folder(csidl_name: str) -> Path:
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        try:
+            from ctypes import windll  # noqa: F401
+
+            _get_win_folder = _get_win_folder_with_ctypes
+        except ImportError:
+            _get_win_folder = _get_win_folder_from_registry
+
+        return Path(_get_win_folder(csidl_name))
+
+    raise RuntimeError("Method can only be called on Windows.")