diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index d8228f486..e5f59b991 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -258,3 +258,13 @@ aegisub = executable('aegisub', aegisub_src, version_h, acconf,
                      install_dir: bindir,
                      dependencies: deps,
                      win_subsystem: 'windows')
+
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+    mt_exe = find_program('mt.exe')
+    apply_manifest = find_program(meson.project_source_root() / 'tools/apply-manifest.py')
+    custom_target('apply-manifest',
+                  input: aegisub,
+                  output: 'applied_manifest',
+                  command: [apply_manifest, mt_exe, '@INPUT@'],
+                  build_by_default: true)
+endif
diff --git a/tools/apply-manifest.py b/tools/apply-manifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ea84624d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/apply-manifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys, subprocess, pathlib, os
+
+mt_exe, executable = sys.argv[1:]
+
+subprocess.run([mt_exe, '-manifest', executable + '.manifest', '-outputresource:' + executable + ';1'])
+pathlib.Path(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(executable), 'applied_manifest')).touch()