diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/Library.mk b/solenv/gbuild/Library.mk
index d697b1a777ca..0ce56ce41ea2 100644
--- a/solenv/gbuild/Library.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/Library.mk
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ $$(eval $$(call gb_Output_error,Library $(1) must be registered in Repository.mk
 endif
 $(call gb_Library_get_target,$(1)) : AUXTARGETS :=
 $(call gb_Library__Library_impl,$(1),$(call gb_Library__get_linktargetname,$(1)))
+$(call gb_Library_add_default_nativeres,$(1),default)
 
 endef
 
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk b/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk
index 612b85bf3e20..8f681b5e4d5c 100644
--- a/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/LinkTarget.mk
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(1)) : PCH_NAME :=
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(1)) : PCHOBJS :=
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_headers_target,$(1)) \
 $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(1)) : PDBFILE :=
+$(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(1)) : NATIVERES :=
 
 ifeq ($(gb_FULLDEPS),$(true))
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_dep_target,$(1))),)
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/TargetLocations.mk b/solenv/gbuild/TargetLocations.mk
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aba209c29136..60e53ec10e15
--- a/solenv/gbuild/TargetLocations.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/TargetLocations.mk
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ gb_SdiTarget_get_target = $(WORKDIR)/SdiTarget/$(1)
 gb_SrsPartMergeTarget_get_target = $(WORKDIR)/SrsPartMergeTarget/$(1)
 gb_SrsPartTarget_get_target = $(WORKDIR)/SrsPartTarget/$(1)
 gb_SrsTarget_get_target = $(WORKDIR)/SrsTarget/$(1).srs
+gb_WinResTarget_get_target = $(WORKDIR)/WinResTarget/$(1)$(gb_WinResTarget_POSTFIX)
 
 define gb_Library_get_external_headers_target
 $(patsubst $(1):%,$(WORKDIR)/ExternalHeaders/Library/%,$(filter $(1):%,$(gb_Library_FILENAMES)))
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Helper_make_clean_targets,\
     JunitTest \
     LinkTarget \
     Module \
+    WinResTarget \
     NoexPrecompiledHeader \
     PackagePart \
     PrecompiledHeader \
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/gbuild.mk b/solenv/gbuild/gbuild.mk
index 3c7010a32158..46f1b72dda52 100644
--- a/solenv/gbuild/gbuild.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/gbuild.mk
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Deliver_init))
 include $(foreach class, \
     ComponentTarget \
     AllLangResTarget \
+    WinResTarget \
     LinkTarget \
     Library \
     StaticLibrary \
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk b/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk
index e85bdb5a0f80..23f6b60da94f 100755
--- a/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ gb_CXX := cl
 gb_LINK := link
 gb_AWK := awk
 gb_CLASSPATHSEP := ;
+gb_RC := rc
 
 # use CC/CXX if they are nondefaults
 ifneq ($(origin CC),default)
@@ -67,6 +68,13 @@ gb_COMPILERDEFS := \
 
 gb_CPUDEFS := -DINTEL -D_X86_=1
 
+gb_RCDEFS := \
+     -DWINVER=0x0400 \
+     -DWIN32 \
+
+gb_RCFLAGS := \
+     -V
+
 gb_CFLAGS := \
     -Gd \
     -GR \
@@ -180,7 +188,7 @@ gb_PrecompiledHeader_EXCEPTIONFLAGS := $(gb_LinkTarget_EXCEPTIONFLAGS)
 
 gb_LinkTarget_NOEXCEPTIONFLAGS := \
     -DEXCEPTIONS_OFF \
-    
+
 gb_NoexPrecompiledHeader_NOEXCEPTIONFLAGS := $(gb_LinkTarget_NOEXCEPTIONFLAGS)
 
 gb_LinkTarget_LDFLAGS := \
@@ -274,11 +282,11 @@ $(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native,\
         $(3) \
         -f - \
     | $(gb_AWK) -f $(GBUILDDIR)/processdeps.awk \
-         -v OBJECTFILE=$(1) \
-         -v OUTDIR=$(OUTDIR)/ \
+        -v OBJECTFILE=$(1) \
+        -v OUTDIR=$(OUTDIR)/ \
         -v WORKDIR=$(WORKDIR)/ \
         -v SRCDIR=$(SRCDIR)/ \
-         -v REPODIR=$(REPODIR)/ \
+        -v REPODIR=$(REPODIR)/ \
     > $(call gb_CxxObject_get_dep_target,$(2)))
  endef
 else
@@ -383,7 +391,6 @@ $(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native,\
 $(call gb_NoexPrecompiledHeader__command_deponcompile,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4),$(5),$(6))
 endef
 
-
 # LinkTarget class
 
 gb_LinkTarget_CFLAGS := $(gb_CFLAGS) $(gb_CFLAGS_WERROR) $(gb_COMPILEROPTFLAGS)
@@ -406,7 +413,7 @@ $(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native,\
     echo "$(foreach object,$(CXXOBJECTS),$(call gb_CxxObject_get_target,$(object))) \
         $(foreach object,$(GENCXXOBJECTS),$(call gb_GenCxxObject_get_target,$(object))) \
         $(foreach object,$(COBJECTS),$(call gb_CObject_get_target,$(object))) \
-        $(PCHOBJS)" > $${RESPONSEFILE} && \
+        $(PCHOBJS) $(NATIVERES)" > $${RESPONSEFILE} && \
     $(gb_LINK) \
         $(if $(filter Library CppunitTest,$(TARGETTYPE)),$(gb_Library_TARGETTYPEFLAGS)) \
         $(if $(filter StaticLibrary,$(TARGETTYPE)),$(gb_StaticLibrary_TARGETTYPEFLAGS)) \
@@ -519,6 +526,20 @@ $(call gb_LinkTarget_get_headers_target,$(2)) : PDBFILE = $(call gb_LinkTarget_g
 
 endef
 
+define gb_Library_add_default_nativeres
+$(call gb_WinResTarget_WinResTarget_init,$(1)/$(2))
+$(call gb_WinResTarget_add_file,$(1)/$(2),solenv/gbuild/shlinfo)
+$(call gb_Library_add_nativeres,$(1),$(2))
+$(call gb_Library_get_clean_target,$(1)) : $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_clean_target,$(1)/$(2))
+
+endef
+
+define gb_Library_add_nativeres
+$(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(call gb_Library__get_linktargetname,$(1))) : $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_target,$(1)/$(2))
+$(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(call gb_Library__get_linktargetname,$(1))) : NATIVERES += $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_target,$(1)/$(2))
+
+endef
+
 define gb_Library_get_dllname
 $(patsubst $(1):%,%,$(filter $(1):%,$(gb_Library_DLLFILENAMES)))
 endef
@@ -672,6 +693,45 @@ else
 gb_SrsPartTarget__command_dep =
 endif
 
+# WinResTarget class
+
+gb_WinResTarget_POSTFIX :=.res
+
+define gb_WinResTarget__command
+$(call gb_Output_announce,$(2),$(true),RES,3)
+$(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native,\
+    mkdir -p $(dir $(1)) && \
+    $(gb_RC) \
+        $(DEFS) $(FLAGS) \
+        -I$(dir $(3)) \
+        $(INCLUDE) \
+        -Fo$(1) \
+        $(RCFILE) )
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call gb_Helper_make_dep_targets,\
+    WinResTarget \
+))
+
+ifeq ($(gb_FULLDEPS),$(true))
+define gb_WinResTarget__command_dep
+$(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native,\
+    $(OUTDIR)/bin/makedepend$(gb_Executable_EXT) \
+        $(INCLUDE) \
+        $(DEFS) \
+        $(2) \
+        -f - \
+    | $(gb_AWK) -f $(GBUILDDIR)/processdeps.awk \
+        -v OBJECTFILE=$(call gb_WinResTarget_get_target,$(1)) \
+        -v OUTDIR=$(OUTDIR)/ \
+        -v WORKDIR=$(WORKDIR)/ \
+        -v SRCDIR=$(SRCDIR)/ \
+        -v REPODIR=$(REPODIR)/ \
+    > $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_dep_target,$(1)))
+endef
+else
+gb_WinResTarget__command_dep =
+endif
 
 # ComponentTarget
 
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/platform/winmingw.mk b/solenv/gbuild/platform/winmingw.mk
index b9eec5eaf417..9c3764fd328b 100644
--- a/solenv/gbuild/platform/winmingw.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/platform/winmingw.mk
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ gb_CPUDEFS := \
     -DINTEL \
     -D_M_IX86 \
 
+gb_RCDEFS := \
+     -DWINVER=0x0400 \
+     -DWIN32 \
+
+gb_RCFLAGS := \
+     -V
+
 gb_CFLAGS := \
     -Wall \
     -Wendif-labels \
@@ -521,6 +528,20 @@ $(call gb_Deliver_add_deliverable,$(OUTDIR)/bin/$(notdir $(3)),$(3))
 
 endef
 
+define gb_Library_add_default_nativeres
+$(call gb_WinResTarget_WinResTarget_init,$(1)/$(2))
+$(call gb_WinResTarget_add_file,$(1)/$(2),solenv/gbuild/shlinfo)
+$(call gb_Library_add_nativeres,$(1),$(2))
+$(call gb_Library_get_clean_target,$(1)) : $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_clean_target,$(1)/$(2))
+
+endef
+
+define gb_Library_add_nativeres
+$(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(call gb_Library__get_linktargetname,$(1))) : $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_target,$(1)/$(2))
+$(call gb_LinkTarget_get_target,$(call gb_Library__get_linktargetname,$(1))) : NATIVERES += $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_target,$(1)/$(2))
+
+endef
+
 define gb_Library_get_dllname
 $(patsubst $(1):%,%,$(filter $(1):%,$(gb_Library_DLLFILENAMES)))
 endef
@@ -599,6 +620,48 @@ else
 gb_SrsPartTarget__command_dep =
 endif
 
+# WinResTarget class
+
+gb_WinResTarget_POSTFIX :=_res.o
+
+define gb_WinResTarget__command
+$(call gb_Output_announce,$(2),$(true),RES,3)
+$(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native,\
+    mkdir -p $(dir $(1)) && \
+    $(gb_RC) \
+        $(DEFS) $(FLAGS) \
+        -I$(dir $(3)) \
+        $(INCLUDE) \
+        -Fo$(patsubst %_res.o,%.res,$(1)) \
+        $(RCFILE) )
+    windres $(patsubst %_res.o,%.res,$(1)) $(1)
+    rm $(patsubst %_res.o,%.res,$(1))
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call gb_Helper_make_dep_targets,\
+    WinResTarget \
+))
+
+ifeq ($(gb_FULLDEPS),$(true))
+define gb_WinResTarget__command_dep
+$(call gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native,\
+    $(OUTDIR)/bin/makedepend$(gb_Executable_EXT) \
+        $(INCLUDE) \
+        $(DEFS) \
+        $(2) \
+        -f - \
+    | $(gb_AWK) -f $(GBUILDDIR)/processdeps.awk \
+        -v OBJECTFILE=$(call gb_WinResTarget_get_target,$(1)) \
+        -v OUTDIR=$(OUTDIR)/ \
+        -v WORKDIR=$(WORKDIR)/ \
+        -v SRCDIR=$(SRCDIR)/ \
+        -v REPODIR=$(REPODIR)/ \
+    > $(call gb_WinResTarget_get_dep_target,$(1)))
+endef
+else
+gb_WinResTarget__command_dep =
+endif
+
 # ComponentTarget
 
 gb_XSLTPROCPRECOMMAND := PATH="$${PATH}:$(OUTDIR)/bin"