diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index f287d23c5b..0bfb465193 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,66 @@
-env:
-  CIRRUS_CLONE_DEPTH: 1
-
-freebsd_12_task:
-  freebsd_instance:
-    image_family: freebsd-12-1
-    cpu: 8
-    memory: 8G
-  install_script: ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg bootstrap -f ; pkg install -y
-    bash curl cyrus-sasl git glib gmake gnutls gsed
-    nettle perl5 pixman pkgconf png usbredir
-  script:
-    - mkdir build
-    - cd build
-    - ../configure || { cat config.log; exit 1; }
-    - gmake -j8
-    - gmake V=1 check
-
-macos_task:
-  osx_instance:
-    image: mojave-base
-  install_script:
-    - brew install pkg-config python gnu-sed glib pixman make sdl2 bash
-  script:
-    - mkdir build
-    - cd build
-    - ../configure --python=/usr/local/bin/python3 || { cat config.log; exit 1; }
-    - gmake -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
-    - gmake check
-
-macos_xcode_task:
-  osx_instance:
-    # this is an alias for the latest Xcode
-    image: mojave-xcode
-  install_script:
-    - brew install pkg-config gnu-sed glib pixman make sdl2 bash
-  script:
-    - mkdir build
-    - cd build
-    - ../configure --cc=clang || { cat config.log; exit 1; }
-    - gmake -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
-    - gmake check
+env:
+  CIRRUS_CLONE_DEPTH: 1
+
+freebsd_12_task:
+  freebsd_instance:
+    image_family: freebsd-12-1
+    cpu: 8
+    memory: 8G
+  install_script: ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg bootstrap -f ; pkg install -y
+    bash curl cyrus-sasl git glib gmake gnutls gsed
+    nettle perl5 pixman pkgconf png usbredir
+  script:
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - ../configure || { cat config.log; exit 1; }
+    - gmake -j8
+    - gmake V=1 check
+
+macos_task:
+  osx_instance:
+    image: mojave-base
+  install_script:
+    - brew install pkg-config python gnu-sed glib pixman make sdl2 bash
+  script:
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - ../configure --python=/usr/local/bin/python3 || { cat config.log; exit 1; }
+    - gmake -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
+    - gmake check
+
+macos_xcode_task:
+  osx_instance:
+    # this is an alias for the latest Xcode
+    image: mojave-xcode
+  install_script:
+    - brew install pkg-config gnu-sed glib pixman make sdl2 bash
+  script:
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - ../configure --cc=clang || { cat config.log; exit 1; }
+    - gmake -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
+    - gmake check
+
+windows_msys2_task:
+  windows_container:
+    image: cirrusci/windowsservercore:cmake
+    os_version: 2019
+    cpu: 8
+    memory: 8G
+  env:
+    MSYS: winsymlinks:nativestrict
+    MSYSTEM: MINGW64
+    CHERE_INVOKING: 1
+  printenv_script:
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc 'printenv'
+  install_script:
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "cd /c/tools && curl -O http://repo.msys2.org/msys/x86_64/msys2-keyring-r21.b39fb11-1-any.pkg.tar.xz"
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "cd /c/tools && curl -O http://repo.msys2.org/msys/x86_64/msys2-keyring-r21.b39fb11-1-any.pkg.tar.xz.sig"
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "cd /c/tools && pacman -U --noconfirm msys2-keyring-r21.b39fb11-1-any.pkg.tar.xz"
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "pacman -Sy --noconfirm"
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "pacman --needed --noconfirm -S bash pacman pacman-mirrors msys2-runtime"
+    - taskkill /F /IM gpg-agent.exe
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Su"
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "sh scripts/ci/windows/msys2_install.sh"
+  script:
+    - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "sh scripts/ci/windows/msys2_build.sh"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/windows/msys2_build.sh b/scripts/ci/windows/msys2_build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ba89a4206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/windows/msys2_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+mkdir build
+cd build
+../configure \
+  --python=python3 \
+  --enable-gtk --enable-sdl \
+  --enable-capstone=git \
+  --enable-stack-protector \
+  --ninja=ninja \
+  --enable-gnutls \
+  --enable-nettle \
+  --enable-vnc \
+  --enable-vnc-sasl \
+  --enable-vnc-jpeg \
+  --enable-vnc-png \
+  --enable-membarrier \
+  --enable-slirp=git \
+  --disable-kvm \
+  --enable-hax \
+  --enable-whpx \
+  --disable-spice \
+  --enable-lzo \
+  --enable-snappy \
+  --enable-bzip2 \
+  --enable-vdi \
+  --enable-qcow1 \
+  --enable-tools \
+  --enable-libusb \
+  --enable-usb-redir \
+  --enable-libnfs \
+  --enable-libssh \
+  --disable-pie
+make -j$NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS
+# make check
diff --git a/scripts/ci/windows/msys2_install.sh b/scripts/ci/windows/msys2_install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff35b73ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/windows/msys2_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+pacman --noconfirm -S --needed \
+base-devel \
+git \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-python \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-python-setuptools \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2 \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2_image \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3 \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-make \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-lzo2 \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libjpeg-turbo \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-pixman \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libgcrypt \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-capstone \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libpng \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libssh \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libxml2 \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-snappy \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-usbredir \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libtasn1 \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-libnfs \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-nettle \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-cyrus-sasl \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-curl \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-gnutls \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-zstd \
+mingw-w64-x86_64-glib2
+
