diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b53c80dd9..78c50de35 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ find_package(Vulkan REQUIRED)
 include(conan_setup)
 
 add_subdirectory(shaders)
+
+if(MSVC)
+    add_subdirectory(platform/windows)
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(src)
 
 if(INEXOR_BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index e08c4e0a1..82db5f0ba 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-add_executable(inexor-vulkan-renderer-example main.cpp)
+add_executable(inexor-vulkan-renderer-example
+main.cpp
+# Windows resource file to set application icon and metadata
+${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/inexor/vulkan-renderer/resource.hpp
+${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/inexor/vulkan-renderer/win_resource_file.rc
+)
 
 set_target_properties(
     inexor-vulkan-renderer-example PROPERTIES
diff --git a/platform/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/platform/windows/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06a20da01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+set(APP_MANUFACTURER_NAME "Inexor collective")
+set(APP_DESCRIPTION "Inexor vulkan-renderer")
+set(APP_NAME "Inexor engine")
+set(APP_LICENSE "MIT License")
+set(APP_ORIGINAL_NAME "Inexor vulkan renderer example")
+set(APP_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
+set(APP_VERSION_MINOR 0)
+set(APP_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+
+# Replace variables in resource file with CMake values
+configure_file(
+   win_resource_file.rc.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/inexor/vulkan-renderer/win_resource_file.rc
+)
+
+configure_file(
+   resource.hpp.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/inexor/vulkan-renderer/resource.hpp
+)
diff --git a/platform/windows/inexor_icon_256px.ico b/platform/windows/inexor_icon_256px.ico
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab3be7a55
Binary files /dev/null and b/platform/windows/inexor_icon_256px.ico differ
diff --git a/platform/windows/resource.hpp.in b/platform/windows/resource.hpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e6b73b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/windows/resource.hpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Specify icon from resource file as icon of executable
+#define IDI_ICON1                       105
+
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        106
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1001
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/platform/windows/win_resource_file.rc.in b/platform/windows/win_resource_file.rc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9d8031b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/windows/win_resource_file.rc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "resource.hpp"
+
+#define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#include "winres.h"
+#undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+
+VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
+ FILEVERSION ${APP_VERSION_MAJOR},${APP_VERSION_MINOR},${APP_VERSION_PATCH},0
+ PRODUCTVERSION ${APP_VERSION_MAJOR},${APP_VERSION_MINOR},${APP_VERSION_PATCH},0
+ FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+ FILEFLAGS 0x1L
+#else
+ FILEFLAGS 0x0L
+#endif
+ FILEOS 0x40004L
+ FILETYPE 0x1L
+ FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        BLOCK "040704b0"
+        BEGIN
+            // These placeholders will be filled out with the values specified by CMake
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "${APP_MANUFACTURER_NAME}"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "${APP_DESCRIPTION}"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "${APP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${APP_VERSION_MINOR}.${APP_VERSION_PATCH}"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "${APP_NAME}"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "${APP_LICENSE}"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "${APP_ORIGINAL_NAME}"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "${APP_NAME}"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "${APP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${APP_VERSION_MINOR}.${APP_VERSION_PATCH}"
+        END
+    END
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x407, 1200
+    END
+END
+
+// Use Inexor logo as icon for executable
+IDI_ICON1               ICON                    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}\\platform\\windows\\inexor_icon_256px.ico"