diff --git a/src/framework/mlt_producer.c b/src/framework/mlt_producer.c
index f8dd26ac8..904c9e029 100644
--- a/src/framework/mlt_producer.c
+++ b/src/framework/mlt_producer.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * \brief abstraction for all producer services
  * \see mlt_producer_s
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2003-2022 Meltytech, LLC
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Meltytech, LLC
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ int64_t mlt_producer_get_creation_time(mlt_producer self)
     }
     if (resource) {
         struct stat file_info;
-        if (!stat(resource, &file_info)) {
+        if (!mlt_stat(resource, &file_info)) {
             return (int64_t) file_info.st_mtime * 1000;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/framework/mlt_properties.c b/src/framework/mlt_properties.c
index b25e75c28..284e4dd8f 100644
--- a/src/framework/mlt_properties.c
+++ b/src/framework/mlt_properties.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * \brief Properties class definition
  * \see mlt_properties_s
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2003-2022 Meltytech, LLC
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Meltytech, LLC
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int mlt_properties_preset(mlt_properties self, const char *name)
         return 1;
 
     // See if name is an explicit file
-    if (!stat(name, &stat_buff)) {
+    if (!mlt_stat(name, &stat_buff)) {
         return load_properties(self, name);
     } else {
         // Look for profile-specific preset before a generic one.
diff --git a/src/framework/mlt_repository.c b/src/framework/mlt_repository.c
index 96463d20a..caedf2139 100644
--- a/src/framework/mlt_repository.c
+++ b/src/framework/mlt_repository.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static void list_presets(mlt_properties properties, const char *path, const char
                 struct stat info;
 
                 snprintf(fullname, sizeof(fullname), "%s/%s", dirname, de->d_name);
-                stat(fullname, &info);
+                mlt_stat(fullname, &info);
                 if (S_ISDIR(info.st_mode)) {
                     // recurse into subdirectories
                     char sub[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/src/framework/mlt_types.h b/src/framework/mlt_types.h
index 59c61ae65..a1bb3cbc7 100644
--- a/src/framework/mlt_types.h
+++ b/src/framework/mlt_types.h
@@ -304,12 +304,17 @@ extern int nanosleep(const struct timespec *rqtp, struct timespec *rmtp);
 extern int setenv(const char *name, const char *value, int overwrite);
 extern char *getlocale();
 extern FILE *win32_fopen(const char *filename_utf8, const char *mode_utf8);
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+extern int win32_stat(const char *filename_utf8, struct stat *buffer);
 #include <time.h>
 extern char *strptime(const char *buf, const char *fmt, struct tm *tm);
 #define mlt_fopen win32_fopen
+#define mlt_stat win32_stat
 #define MLT_DIRLIST_DELIMITER ";"
 #else
 #define mlt_fopen fopen
+#define mlt_stat stat
 #define MLT_DIRLIST_DELIMITER ":"
 #endif /* ifdef _WIN32 */
 
diff --git a/src/modules/frei0r/factory.c b/src/modules/frei0r/factory.c
index db324c10b..10b68ff27 100644
--- a/src/modules/frei0r/factory.c
+++ b/src/modules/frei0r/factory.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static mlt_properties fill_param_info(mlt_service_type type, const char *service
              servicetype,
              service_name);
     memset(&stat_buff, 0, sizeof(stat_buff));
-    stat(file, &stat_buff);
+    mlt_stat(file, &stat_buff);
 
     if (S_ISREG(stat_buff.st_mode)) {
         return mlt_properties_parse_yaml(file);
diff --git a/src/modules/gdk/producer_pixbuf.c b/src/modules/gdk/producer_pixbuf.c
index cd018e474..afc9e4ba5 100644
--- a/src/modules/gdk/producer_pixbuf.c
+++ b/src/modules/gdk/producer_pixbuf.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * producer_pixbuf.c -- raster image loader based upon gdk-pixbuf
- * Copyright (C) 2003-2021 Meltytech, LLC
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Meltytech, LLC
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static int load_sequence_sprintf(producer_pixbuf self,
         while (gap < 100) {
             struct stat buf;
             snprintf(full, 1023, filename, i++);
-            if (stat(full, &buf) == 0) {
+            if (mlt_stat(full, &buf) == 0) {
                 sprintf(key, "%d", keyvalue++);
                 mlt_properties_set(self->filenames, key, full);
                 gap = 0;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int load_sequence_csv(producer_pixbuf self, mlt_properties properties, co
                             break;
                         }
 
-                        if (stat(line, &buf) != 0) {
+                        if (mlt_stat(line, &buf) != 0) {
                             break;
                         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/opencv/filter_opencv_tracker.cpp b/src/modules/opencv/filter_opencv_tracker.cpp
index 59366ae52..970209678 100644
--- a/src/modules/opencv/filter_opencv_tracker.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/opencv/filter_opencv_tracker.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * filter_tracker.cpp -- Motion tracker
  * Copyright (C) 2016 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Meltytech, LLC
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ static void analyze(mlt_filter filter,
                 // - kernel_r1:   https://www.dropbox.com/s/999cqx5zrfi7w4p/dasiamrpn_kernel_r1.onnx?dl=0
                 // - kernel_cls1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qvmtszx5h339a0w/dasiamrpn_kernel_cls1.onnx?dl=0
                 struct stat file_info;
-                if (stat(model1, &file_info) == 0 && stat(model2, &file_info) == 0
-                    && stat(model3, &file_info) == 0) {
+                if (mlt_stat(model1, &file_info) == 0 && mlt_stat(model2, &file_info) == 0
+                    && mlt_stat(model3, &file_info) == 0) {
                     // Models found, process
                     parameters.model = model1;
                     parameters.kernel_cls1 = model2;
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ static void analyze(mlt_filter filter,
                 // Models can be downloaded from:
                 // https://github.com/HonglinChu/SiamTrackers/tree/master/NanoTrack/models/nanotrackv2
                 struct stat file_info;
-                if (stat(model1, &file_info) == 0 && stat(model2, &file_info) == 0) {
+                if (mlt_stat(model1, &file_info) == 0 && mlt_stat(model2, &file_info) == 0) {
                     // Models found, process
                     parameters.backbone = model1;
                     parameters.neckhead = model2;
diff --git a/src/modules/plus/filter_dynamictext.c b/src/modules/plus/filter_dynamictext.c
index 19981cd99..517b71929 100644
--- a/src/modules/plus/filter_dynamictext.c
+++ b/src/modules/plus/filter_dynamictext.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void get_filedate_str(const char *keyword, mlt_filter filter, mlt_frame f
     char *filename = mlt_properties_get(producer_properties, "resource");
     struct stat file_info;
 
-    if (!stat(filename, &file_info)) {
+    if (!mlt_stat(filename, &file_info)) {
         const char *format = "%Y/%m/%d";
         int n = strlen("filedate") + 1;
         struct tm *time_info = gmtime(&(file_info.st_mtime));
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void get_localfiledate_str(const char *keyword,
     char *filename = mlt_properties_get(producer_properties, "resource");
     struct stat file_info;
 
-    if (!stat(filename, &file_info)) {
+    if (!mlt_stat(filename, &file_info)) {
         const char *format = "%Y/%m/%d";
         int n = strlen("localfiledate") + 1;
         struct tm *time_info = localtime(&(file_info.st_mtime));
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ static void get_filename_str(mlt_filter filter, mlt_frame frame, char *text)
     mlt_producer producer = mlt_producer_cut_parent(mlt_frame_get_original_producer(frame));
     mlt_properties producer_properties = MLT_PRODUCER_PROPERTIES(producer);
     char *filename = mlt_properties_get(producer_properties, "resource");
-    if (access(filename, F_OK) == 0) {
+    struct stat file_info;
+    if (!mlt_stat(filename, &file_info)) {
         strncat(text, basename(filename), MAX_TEXT_LEN - strlen(text) - 1);
     }
 }
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ static void get_basename_str(mlt_filter filter, mlt_frame frame, char *text)
     mlt_producer producer = mlt_producer_cut_parent(mlt_frame_get_original_producer(frame));
     mlt_properties producer_properties = MLT_PRODUCER_PROPERTIES(producer);
     char *filename = strdup(mlt_properties_get(producer_properties, "resource"));
-    if (access(filename, F_OK) == 0) {
+    struct stat file_info;
+    if (!mlt_stat(filename, &file_info)) {
         char *bname = basename(filename);
         char *ext = strrchr(bname, '.');
         if (ext) {
diff --git a/src/modules/qt/qimage_wrapper.cpp b/src/modules/qt/qimage_wrapper.cpp
index b028a4511..d757edcd1 100644
--- a/src/modules/qt/qimage_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/qt/qimage_wrapper.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * qimage_wrapper.cpp -- a Qt/QImage based producer for MLT
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Meltytech, LLC
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Meltytech, LLC
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ int load_sequence_sprintf(producer_qimage self, mlt_properties properties, const
         for (int gap = 0; gap < 100;) {
             struct stat buf;
             snprintf(full, 1023, filename, i++);
-            if (stat(full, &buf) == 0) {
+            if (mlt_stat(full, &buf) == 0) {
                 sprintf(key, "%d", keyvalue++);
                 mlt_properties_set(self->filenames, key, full);
                 gap = 0;
diff --git a/src/win32/win32.c b/src/win32/win32.c
index 8267b67b5..f3e7809d0 100644
--- a/src/win32/win32.c
+++ b/src/win32/win32.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * \file win32.c
  * \brief Miscellaneous utility functions for Windows.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2003-2016 Meltytech, LLC
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2023 Meltytech, LLC
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "../framework/mlt_properties.h"
 #include "../framework/mlt_log.h"
 
@@ -265,3 +267,23 @@ FILE* win32_fopen(const char *filename_utf8, const char *mode_utf8)
 	// Try with regular old fopen.
 	return fopen(filename_utf8, mode_utf8);
 }
+
+int win32_stat(const char *filename_utf8, struct stat *buffer)
+{
+	int ret = stat(filename_utf8, buffer);
+	if (!ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+	// Convert UTF-8 to wide chars.
+	int n = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, filename_utf8, -1, NULL, 0);
+	if (n > 0) {
+		wchar_t *filename_w = (wchar_t *) calloc(n, sizeof(wchar_t));
+		if (filename_w) {
+			MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, filename_utf8, -1, filename_w, n);
+			ret = _wstat(filename_w, (struct _stat *)buffer);
+			free(filename_w);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
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