diff --git a/images/appicon.ico b/images/appicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abb4d57a
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/appicon.ico differ
diff --git a/monero-core.pro b/monero-core.pro
index 29fedea8..24ffa8ff 100644
--- a/monero-core.pro
+++ b/monero-core.pro
@@ -181,3 +181,5 @@ OTHER_FILES += \
 
 DISTFILES += \
     notes.txt
+
+RC_FILE = monero-core.rc
diff --git a/monero-core.rc b/monero-core.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47a4b532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monero-core.rc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+IDI_ICON1               ICON    DISCARDABLE     "images/appicon.ico"