diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 615ea97..2f6a3ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ tools: $(N2N_LIB)
 win32:
 	$(MAKE) -C $@
 
+win32/edge_rc.o: win32/edge.rc win32/edge.manifest
+	windres win32/edge.rc -O coff -o win32/edge_rc.o
+
 src/edge.o: $(N2N_DEPS)
 src/supernode.o: $(N2N_DEPS)
 src/example_edge_embed_quick_edge_init.o: $(N2N_DEPS)
@@ -213,6 +216,10 @@ src/example_edge_embed_quick_edge_init: $(N2N_LIB)
 src/example_sn_embed: $(N2N_LIB)
 src/example_edge_embed: $(N2N_LIB)
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET), mingw)
+src/edge: win32/edge_rc.o
+endif
+
 %: src/%
 	cp $< $@
 
diff --git a/win32/edge.manifest b/win32/edge.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fd4382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/edge.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+    <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="edge" type="win32"/>
+    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
+        <security>
+            <requestedPrivileges>
+                <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>
+            </requestedPrivileges>
+        </security>
+    </trustInfo>
+</assembly>
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diff --git a/win32/edge.rc b/win32/edge.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcbbfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/edge.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// https://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/computing/win32-apps-with-mingw/
+// ID_MANIFEST RT_MANIFEST "edge.manifest"
+1 24 "edge.manifest"
\ No newline at end of file