diff --git a/node/windows-packaging/CalicoWindows/libs/calico/calico.psm1 b/node/windows-packaging/CalicoWindows/libs/calico/calico.psm1
index 54062754ea8..5d1a3640461 100644
--- a/node/windows-packaging/CalicoWindows/libs/calico/calico.psm1
+++ b/node/windows-packaging/CalicoWindows/libs/calico/calico.psm1
@@ -477,9 +477,20 @@ function Get-PlatformType()
     # EC2
     $restError = $null
     Try {
-        $awsNodeName=Invoke-RestMethod -uri http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/local-hostname -ErrorAction Ignore
+        $awsNodeName = Invoke-RestMethod -uri http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/local-hostname -ErrorAction Ignore
     } Catch {
-        $restError = $_
+        if ($_.Exception.Response.StatusCode.value__ -eq 401) {
+            # IMDSv2
+            Try {
+                $token = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers @{"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds" = "21600"} -Method PUT -Uri http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token -ErrorAction Ignore
+                $awsNodeName = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers @{"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token" = $token} -uri http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/local-hostname -ErrorAction Ignore
+            }
+            Catch {
+                $restError = $_
+            }
+        } else {
+            $restError = $_
+        }
     }
     if ($restError -eq $null) {
         return ("ec2")