diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 52bcbb1..a263b7d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ $(LIBOBJS):	mxml.h
 mxml-entity.o mxml-file.o mxml-private.o: mxml-private.h
 
 
+#
+# libmxml1.dll
+#
+
+libmxml1.dll:	$(LIBOBJS)
+	echo Creating $@...
+	$(DSO) $(DSOFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBOBJS)
+
+
 #
 # libmxml.so.1.5
 #
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d9a4995..b0ee9ef 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4560,6 +4560,14 @@ $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS \$(RC_CFLAGS) -dynamiclib -lc"
 			;;
 
+                mingw)
+                        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+                        LIBMXML="libmxml1.dll"
+                        DSO="\$(CC)"
+                        DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -shared -Wl,--out-implib,libmxml1.a,--no-undefined,--enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc"
+                        ;;
+
 		*)
 			{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a795376..b51a36e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ if test x$enable_shared != xno; then
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS \$(RC_CFLAGS) -dynamiclib -lc"
 			;;
 
+                mingw)
+                        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+                        LIBMXML="libmxml1.dll"
+                        DSO="\$(CC)"
+                        DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -shared -Wl,--out-implib,libmxml1.a,--no-undefined,--enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc"
+                        ;;
+
 		*)
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 			AC_MSG_WARN(shared libraries not supported on this platform.)