diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 6de2916..6d46f14 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ default = []
 
 [build-dependencies]
 vergen = { version = "8.2.6", features = ["build", "git", "gitcl", "rustc", "cargo"] }
+winres = "0.1.12"
 
 [dependencies]
 kaspa-addresses.workspace = true
diff --git a/core/build.rs b/core/build.rs
index da52894..d3ca757 100644
--- a/core/build.rs
+++ b/core/build.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 use vergen::EmitBuilder;
+extern crate winres;
 
 // https://docs.rs/vergen/latest/vergen/struct.EmitBuilder.html#method.emit
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+        let mut res = winres::WindowsResource::new();
+        res.set_icon("resources/icons/exeicon.ico");
+        res.compile().unwrap();
+    }
+
     EmitBuilder::builder()
         .all_build()
         .all_cargo()
diff --git a/core/resources/icons/exeicon.ico b/core/resources/icons/exeicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0519cef
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