diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 88b868ec..4edc0fc7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ case "$target" in
 		AM_CONDITIONAL(WIN32, false)
 		;;
 	*mingw*)
+		AC_CHECK_TOOL([RC], [windres], [:])
+		if test "x$RC" = "x:"; then
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([A Windows resource compiler (windres) is required and could not be found!])
+		fi
+
 		PHAETHON_CFLAGS="-mwindows -municode"
 		PHAETHON_LIBS=""
 		AM_CONDITIONAL(WIN32, true)
diff --git a/dists/rules.mk b/dists/rules.mk
index bb82fc8d..3b4023c9 100644
--- a/dists/rules.mk
+++ b/dists/rules.mk
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
     dists/fedora/build-from-git.sh \
     dists/fedora/phaethon.spec \
     $(EMPTY)
+
+# Windows
+EXTRA_DIST += \
+    dists/win32/phaethon.ico \
+    dists/win32/phaethon.rc \
+    $(EMPTY)
diff --git a/dists/win32/phaethon.ico b/dists/win32/phaethon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20d25c99
Binary files /dev/null and b/dists/win32/phaethon.ico differ
diff --git a/dists/win32/phaethon.rc b/dists/win32/phaethon.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20a2ac33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dists/win32/phaethon.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "winresrc.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#define IDI_ICON  1001
+
+IDI_ICON               ICON    DISCARDABLE     "dists/win32/phaethon.ico"
+
+VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
+ FILEVERSION     0,0,4,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION  0,0,4,0
+ FILEFLAGSMASK   VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
+ FILEFLAGS       VS_FF_DEBUG | VS_FF_PRERELEASE
+ FILEOS          VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
+ FILETYPE        VFT_APP
+ FILESUBTYPE     VFT2_UNKNOWN
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        BLOCK "040904b0" // US English, Unicode
+        BEGIN
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "https://xoreos.org/\0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "0.0.4+git\0"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "Phaethon\0"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2014-2018 The xoreos Team\0"
+            VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "The Infinity engine, Aurora engine, Odyssey engine and Eclipse engine are registered trademarks of BioWare Corp., a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, Inc. The Electron engine and Lycium engine are trademarks of BioWare Corp., a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, Inc. Bink is a registered trademark of RAD Game Tools, Inc. Neverwinter Nights is a registered trademark of Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. Star Wars, Knights of the Old Republic and The Sith Lords are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Jade Empire is a registered trademark of BioWare Corp., a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, Inc. Sonic the Hedgehog is a registered trademark of Sega Corporation. The Witcher is a registered trademark of CD Projekt S.A. Dragon Age is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts, Inc. All rights reserved.\0"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "phaethon.exe\0"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "phaethon\0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.0.4+git\0"
+        END
+    END
+
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200 // US English, Unicode
+    END
+END
diff --git a/src/rules.mk b/src/rules.mk
index ab0b7988..1ab8dd88 100644
--- a/src/rules.mk
+++ b/src/rules.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 
 # Main Phaethon entry point.
 
+# Windows resources
+.rc.o:
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(RC) -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I$(srcdir) -o $@ $<
+
 bin_PROGRAMS += src/phaethon
 src_phaethon_SOURCES =
 
@@ -31,6 +35,10 @@ src_phaethon_SOURCES += \
     src/phaethon.cpp \
     $(EMPTY)
 
+if WIN32
+src_phaethon_SOURCES += dists/win32/phaethon.rc
+endif
+
 src_phaethon_LDADD = \
     src/gui/libgui.la \
     src/sound/libsound.la \