diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f082f3886ae..029742aa5ba 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -28040,6 +28040,14 @@ ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS="$ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS
 dlls/wmi/Makefile: dlls/wmi/Makefile.in dlls/Makedll.rules"
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files dlls/wmi/Makefile"
 
+ALL_MAKEFILES="$ALL_MAKEFILES \\
+	dlls/wmiutils/Makefile"
+test "x$enable_wmiutils" != xno && ALL_DLL_DIRS="$ALL_DLL_DIRS \\
+	wmiutils"
+ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS="$ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS
+dlls/wmiutils/Makefile: dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in dlls/Makedll.rules"
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files dlls/wmiutils/Makefile"
+
 ALL_MAKEFILES="$ALL_MAKEFILES \\
 	dlls/wnaspi32/Makefile"
 test "x$enable_wnaspi32" != xno && ALL_DLL_DIRS="$ALL_DLL_DIRS \\
@@ -29791,6 +29799,7 @@ do
     "dlls/wldap32/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/wldap32/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/wldap32/tests/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/wldap32/tests/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/wmi/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/wmi/Makefile" ;;
+    "dlls/wmiutils/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/wmiutils/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/wnaspi32/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/wnaspi32/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/wow32/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/wow32/Makefile" ;;
     "dlls/ws2_32/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES dlls/ws2_32/Makefile" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b2717730161..3b805fee9c6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2436,6 +2436,7 @@ WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/wintrust/tests/Makefile],[dlls/Maketest.rules],[dlls]
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/wldap32/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/wldap32/tests/Makefile],[dlls/Maketest.rules],[dlls],[ALL_TEST_DIRS],[enable_tests])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/wmi/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
+WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/wmiutils/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/wnaspi32/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/wow32/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
 WINE_CONFIG_MAKEFILE([dlls/ws2_32/Makefile],[dlls/Makedll.rules],[dlls],[ALL_DLL_DIRS])
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in b/dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09d1cb4eccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+TOPSRCDIR = @top_srcdir@
+TOPOBJDIR = ../..
+SRCDIR    = @srcdir@
+VPATH     = @srcdir@
+MODULE    = wmiutils.dll
+IMPORTS   = kernel32
+
+C_SRCS = \
+	main.c
+
+@MAKE_DLL_RULES@
+
+@DEPENDENCIES@  # everything below this line is overwritten by make depend
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/main.c b/dlls/wmiutils/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e8b005c5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009 Hans Leidekker for CodeWeavers
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#include "windef.h"
+#include "winbase.h"
+#include "winuser.h"
+
+#include "wine/debug.h"
+
+WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(wmiutils);
+
+BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE hinst, DWORD reason, LPVOID lpv )
+{
+    switch(reason)
+    {
+    case DLL_WINE_PREATTACH:
+        return FALSE;  /* prefer native version */
+    case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
+        DisableThreadLibraryCalls( hinst );
+        break;
+    case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
+        break;
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/wmiutils.spec b/dlls/wmiutils/wmiutils.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5fc87af6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/wmiutils.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@ stub DllCanUnloadNow
+@ stub DllGetClassObject
+@ stub DllRegisterServer
+@ stub DllUnregisterServer