diff --git a/win32/.gitignore b/win32/.gitignore
index 89b69919..ce33019f 100644
--- a/win32/.gitignore
+++ b/win32/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ x64
 x86
 ?ebug
 ?elease
-
+*.aps
diff --git a/win32/kcat.rc b/win32/kcat.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0686c05
Binary files /dev/null and b/win32/kcat.rc differ
diff --git a/win32/kcat.vcxproj b/win32/kcat.vcxproj
index e3b6e16b..b6464f6a 100644
--- a/win32/kcat.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/kcat.vcxproj
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\kcat.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\rdport.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\input.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="win32_config.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="wingetopt.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="kcat.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="packages\librdkafka.redist.1.8.2\build\native\librdkafka.redist.targets" Condition="Exists('packages\librdkafka.redist.1.8.2\build\native\librdkafka.redist.targets')" />
diff --git a/win32/resource.h b/win32/resource.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4193d800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win32/resource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by kcat.rc
+
+// Next default values for new objects
+// 
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        101
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1001
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
+#endif
+#endif