diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32.manifest b/dlls/shell32/shell32.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1314f181f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Shell.Shell32" version="5.1.0.0" processorArchitecture="" />
+</assembly>
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/shell32.rc b/dlls/shell32/shell32.rc
index 847d2cea02b..bfba96272ca 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/shell32.rc
+++ b/dlls/shell32/shell32.rc
@@ -457,6 +457,9 @@ IDR_AVI_FILEDELETE AVI searching.avi
 /* @makedep: AUTHORS */
 AUTHORS RCDATA AUTHORS
 
+/* @makedep: shell32.manifest */
+124 RT_MANIFEST shell32.manifest
+
 /* please keep in sync with version.h values */
 LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL