diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 76ccdc5ec7..a7dc8bcf57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -225,3 +225,36 @@ jobs:
       - name: build
         run: |
           scripts/build.sh distro
+
+  build-windows:
+    name: build windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Setup MSYS2
+        uses: msys2/setup-msys2@cafece8e6baf9247cf9b1bf95097b0b983cc558d # v2.31.0
+        with:
+          msystem: MINGW64
+          update: true
+          install: >
+            git
+            mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
+            mingw-w64-x86_64-meson
+            mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja
+            mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config
+            mingw-w64-x86_64-json-c
+      - name: Configure (Meson)
+        run: |
+          meson setup .build-ci \
+            --prefix=/mingw64 \
+            -Dversion-tag=master \
+            -Ddefault_library=static
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          meson compile -C .build-ci
+      - name: Run tests (optional)
+        run: |
+          meson test -C .build-ci || true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a4b1930a8..63a971b053 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ tests/*.pyc
 
 # Ignore PyPI build artifacts
 dist/
+
+.vscode/
diff --git a/libnvme/examples/telemetry-listen.c b/libnvme/examples/telemetry-listen.c
index 931d95d99d..7fb8f2b15b 100644
--- a/libnvme/examples/telemetry-listen.c
+++ b/libnvme/examples/telemetry-listen.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <sys/select.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include <ccan/endian/endian.h>
diff --git a/libnvme/meson.build b/libnvme/meson.build
index 52a76d248d..8635e8ca04 100644
--- a/libnvme/meson.build
+++ b/libnvme/meson.build
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ if want_libnvme
     subdir('tools/generator')  # generate code needed by src below
     subdir('src')              # declares: libnvme_dep
     subdir('libnvme')
-    if get_option('tests')
+    if want_tests
         subdir('test')
     endif
-    if get_option('examples')
+    if want_examples
         subdir('examples')
     endif
 
diff --git a/libnvme/src/meson.build b/libnvme/src/meson.build
index 53732077f5..15f08f1a84 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/meson.build
+++ b/libnvme/src/meson.build
@@ -5,22 +5,27 @@
 #
 # Authors: Martin Belanger <Martin.Belanger@dell.com>
 #
-sources = [
-    'nvme/accessors.c',
-    'nvme/base64.c',
-    'nvme/cmds.c',
-    'nvme/crc32.c',
-    'nvme/filters.c',
-    'nvme/ioctl.c',
-    'nvme/lib.c',
-    'nvme/linux.c',
-    'nvme/log.c',
-    'nvme/mi-mctp.c',
-    'nvme/mi.c',
-    'nvme/sysfs.c',
-    'nvme/tree.c',
-    'nvme/util.c',
-]
+sources = []
+if host_system == 'windows'
+    sources += []
+else
+    sources += [
+        'nvme/accessors.c',
+        'nvme/base64.c',
+        'nvme/cmds.c',
+        'nvme/crc32.c',
+        'nvme/filters.c',
+        'nvme/ioctl.c',
+        'nvme/lib.c',
+        'nvme/linux.c',
+        'nvme/log.c',
+        'nvme/mi-mctp.c',
+        'nvme/mi.c',
+        'nvme/sysfs.c',
+        'nvme/tree.c',
+        'nvme/util.c',
+    ]
+endif
 headers = [
     'nvme/accessors.h',
     'nvme/cmds.h',
@@ -50,10 +55,12 @@ if liburing_dep.found()
     sources += 'nvme/uring.c'
 endif
 
-if json_c_dep.found()
-    sources += 'nvme/json.c'
-else
-    sources += 'nvme/no-json.c'
+if host_system != 'windows'
+    if json_c_dep.found()
+        sources += 'nvme/json.c'
+    else
+        sources += 'nvme/no-json.c'
+    endif
 endif
 
 deps = [
@@ -61,10 +68,18 @@ deps = [
     ccan_dep,
     json_c_dep,
     keyutils_dep,
-    libdbus_dep,
-    liburing_dep,
     openssl_dep,
 ]
+if host_system == 'windows'
+    deps += [
+        kernel32_dep
+    ]
+else
+    deps += [
+        libdbus_dep,
+        liburing_dep,
+    ]
+endif
 
 nvme_ld = meson.current_source_dir() / 'libnvme.ld'
 nvmf_ld = meson.current_source_dir() / 'libnvmf.ld'
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f15cbe6cba..c5d9878f8b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ fs = import('fs')
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 cxx_available = add_languages('cpp', required: false, native: false)
+host_system = host_machine.system()
 
 ################################################################################
 # Determine which features we need to build: The nvme executable, the libnvme
@@ -51,10 +52,15 @@ cxx_available = add_languages('cpp', required: false, native: false)
 # dependencies are present. Also, -Dpython=enabled forces -Dlibnvme=enabled.
 want_nvme = get_option('nvme').disabled() == false
 want_libnvme = get_option('libnvme').disabled() == false
-want_fabrics = get_option('fabrics').disabled() == false
+want_fabrics = get_option('fabrics').disabled() == false and host_system != 'windows'
+want_json_c = get_option('json-c').disabled() == false and host_system != 'windows'
+want_tests = get_option('tests') and host_system != 'windows'
+want_examples = get_option('examples') and host_system != 'windows'
 want_docs = get_option('docs')
 want_docs_build = get_option('docs-build')
 
+is_static = get_option('default_library') == 'static' and host_system != 'windows'
+
 feature_python = get_option('python')
 if not want_fabrics or feature_python.disabled()
     py3_dep = dependency('', required: false)  # Needed for muon
@@ -131,8 +137,12 @@ conf.set('RUNDIR', '"@0@"'.format(rundir))
 
 conf.set('CONFIG_FABRICS', want_fabrics, description: 'Is fabrics enabled')
 
+if host_system == 'windows'
+    kernel32_dep = cc.find_library('kernel32', required: true)
+endif
+
 # Check for libjson-c availability
-if get_option('json-c').disabled()
+if not want_json_c
     json_c_dep = dependency('', required: false)
 else
     json_c_dep = dependency(
@@ -363,7 +373,6 @@ conf.set10(
     description: 'Is linux/mctp.h include-able?'
 )
 
-is_static = get_option('default_library') == 'static'
 have_netdb = false
 if not is_static
     have_netdb = cc.links(
@@ -473,45 +482,67 @@ if want_nvme
     subdir('plugins')   # declares: plugin_sources
     subdir('util')      # declares: util_sources
 
-    sources = [
-        'libnvme-wrap.c',
-        'logging.c',
-        'nvme-cmds.c',
-        'nvme-models.c',
-        'nvme-print-binary.c',
-        'nvme-print-stdout.c',
-        'nvme-print.c',
-        'nvme-rpmb.c',
-        'nvme.c',
-        'plugin.c',
-    ]
+    sources = []
+    if host_system == 'windows'
+        sources += [
+            'nvme-dummy.c', # Dummy source file for Windows port bring up.
+        ]
+    else
+        sources += [
+            'libnvme-wrap.c',
+            'logging.c',
+            'nvme-cmds.c',
+            'nvme-models.c',
+            'nvme-print-binary.c',
+            'nvme-print-stdout.c',
+            'nvme-print.c',
+            'nvme-rpmb.c',
+            'nvme.c',
+            'plugin.c',
+        ]
+
+        if json_c_dep.found()
+            sources += [
+                'nvme-print-json.c',
+            ]
+        endif
+    endif
+
     if want_fabrics
         sources += 'fabrics.c'
     endif
 
-    if json_c_dep.found()
-        sources += [
-            'nvme-print-json.c',
-        ]
-    endif
     sources += plugin_sources
     sources += util_sources
 
+    link_args_list = []
+    link_deps = [
+        config_dep,
+        ccan_dep,
+        libnvme_dep,
+        json_c_dep,
+    ]
+
+    if host_system == 'windows'
+        link_deps += [
+            kernel32_dep,
+        ]
+    else
+        link_args_list = ['-ldl']
+    endif
+
     executable(
         'nvme',
         sources,
-        dependencies: [
-            config_dep,
-            ccan_dep,
-            libnvme_dep,
-            json_c_dep,
-        ],
-        link_args: '-ldl',
+        dependencies: link_deps,
+        link_args: link_args_list,
         install: true,
         install_dir: sbindir,
     )
 
-    subdir('unit')
+    if host_system != 'windows'
+        subdir('unit')
+    endif
     if get_option('nvme-tests')
         subdir('tests')
     endif
@@ -645,6 +676,11 @@ dep_dict = {
     'python3':          py3_dep.found(),
     'liburing':         liburing_dep.found(),
 }
+if host_system == 'windows'
+    dep_dict += {
+        'kernel32':     kernel32_dep.found(),
+    }
+endif
 summary(dep_dict, section: 'Dependencies', bool_yn: true)
 
 wanted_dict = {
@@ -661,4 +697,3 @@ conf_dict = {
     'pdc enabled':      get_option('pdc-enabled'),
 }
 summary(conf_dict, section: 'Configuration', bool_yn: true)
-
diff --git a/nvme-dummy.c b/nvme-dummy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15cf908226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvme-dummy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	printf("This is a dummy executable for windows port bring up.\n");
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/meson.build b/plugins/meson.build
index 0702954376..92b0c7cc16 100644
--- a/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ all_plugins = {
 }
 
 # Get the list of plugins to build
-selected_plugins = get_option('plugins')
+if host_system != 'windows'
+  selected_plugins = get_option('plugins')
+else
+  selected_plugins = []
+endif
 
 # Build the plugin_sources list from simple plugins
 plugin_sources = []
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index 9f8bdf2a6b..42412705d2 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-util_sources = [
-    'util/argconfig.c',
-    'util/base64.c',
-    'util/crc32.c',
-    'util/mem.c',
-    'util/sighdl.c',
-    'util/suffix.c',
-    'util/types.c',
-    'util/utils.c',
-    'util/table.c'
-]
+util_sources = []
 
-if json_c_dep.found()
+if host_system == 'windows'
+    util_sources += []
+else
     util_sources += [
-        'util/json.c',
+        'util/argconfig.c',
+        'util/base64.c',
+        'util/crc32.c',
+        'util/mem.c',
+        'util/sighdl.c',
+        'util/suffix.c',
+        'util/types.c',
+        'util/utils.c',
+        'util/table.c'
     ]
+
+    if json_c_dep.found()
+        util_sources += [
+            'util/json.c',
+        ]
+    endif
 endif