diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae1bf6bdd..9eddd07cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if(APPLE)
 	message(WARNING "Use the prebuilt .app or the xcode project in platform/xcode/ instead.")
 endif()
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC OR MINGW)
 	set(LOVE_CONSOLE_EXE_NAME lovec)
 endif()
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if(MEGA)
 else()
 	if(MSVC)
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "
-It is currently only possible to build with megasource on Windows.
+It is currently only possible to build with megasource or (experimental) mingw on Windows.
 Please see https://github.com/love2d/megasource
 ")
 	endif()
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Please see https://github.com/love2d/megasource
 	find_package(ModPlug REQUIRED)
 	find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
 	find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
-	find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+	find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED CONFIG COMPONENTS SDL2main)
 	find_package(Theora REQUIRED)
 	find_package(Vorbis REQUIRED)
 	find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Please see https://github.com/love2d/megasource
 	add_definitions(-D HAS_SOCKLEN_T)
 
 	set(LOVE_INCLUDE_DIRS
-		${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIR}
+		${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 		${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 		${VORBIS_INCLUDE_DIR}
 		${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR}
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Please see https://github.com/love2d/megasource
 
 	set(LOVE_LINK_LIBRARIES
 		${OPENGL_gl_LIBRARY}
-		${SDL2_LIBRARY}
+		${SDL2_LIBRARIES}
 		${FREETYPE_LIBRARY}
 		${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
 		${MODPLUG_LIBRARY}
@@ -1316,6 +1316,9 @@ set(LOVE_SRC_3P_ENET
 add_library(love_3p_enet ${LOVE_SRC_3P_ENET})
 target_link_libraries(love_3p_enet ${LOVE_LUA_LIBRARY})
 target_include_directories(love_3p_enet PUBLIC src/libraries/enet/libenet/include)
+if(MINGW)
+	target_link_libraries(love_3p_enet winmm.a)
+endif()
 
 #
 # GLAD
@@ -1411,7 +1414,7 @@ set(LOVE_SRC_3P_GLSLANG_GLSLANG_OSDEPENDENT
 	src/libraries/glslang/glslang/OSDependent/osinclude.h
 )
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC OR MINGW)
 	set(LOVE_SRC_3P_GLSLANG_GLSLANG_OSDEPENDENT
 		${LOVE_SRC_3P_GLSLANG_GLSLANG_OSDEPENDENT}
 		src/libraries/glslang/glslang/OSDependent/Windows/main.cpp
@@ -1511,7 +1514,13 @@ set(LOVE_SRC_3P_LUASOCKET_LIBLUASOCKET
 
 set(LOVE_LINK_L3P_LUASOCKET_LIBLUASOCKET)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(MINGW)
+	set(WIN32_LIB_EXT .a)
+else()
+	set(WIN32_LIB_EXT .lib)
+endif()
+
+if(MSVC OR MINGW)
 	set(LOVE_SRC_3P_LUASOCKET_LIBLUASOCKET
 		${LOVE_SRC_3P_LUASOCKET_LIBLUASOCKET}
 		src/libraries/luasocket/libluasocket/wsocket.c
@@ -1520,7 +1529,7 @@ if(MSVC)
 
 	set(LOVE_LINK_L3P_LUASOCKET_LIBLUASOCKET
 		${LOVE_LINK_L3P_LUASOCKET_LIBLUASOCKET}
-		ws2_32.lib
+		ws2_32${WIN32_LIB_EXT}
 	)
 else()
 	set(LOVE_SRC_3P_LUASOCKET_LIBLUASOCKET
@@ -1757,11 +1766,11 @@ link_directories(${LOVE_LINK_DIRS})
 
 set(LOVE_RC)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC OR MINGW)
 	set(LOVE_LINK_LIBRARIES ${LOVE_LINK_LIBRARIES}
-		ws2_32.lib
-		winmm.lib
-		dwmapi.lib
+		ws2_32${WIN32_LIB_EXT}
+		winmm${WIN32_LIB_EXT}
+		dwmapi${WIN32_LIB_EXT}
 	)
 
 	set(LOVE_RC
@@ -1790,7 +1799,7 @@ add_executable(${LOVE_EXE_NAME} WIN32 src/love.cpp ${LOVE_RC})
 target_link_libraries(${LOVE_EXE_NAME} ${LOVE_LIB_NAME})
 set_target_properties(${LOVE_EXE_NAME} PROPERTIES C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN ON)
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(MSVC OR MINGW)
 	add_executable(${LOVE_CONSOLE_EXE_NAME} src/love.cpp ${LOVE_RC})
 	target_link_libraries(${LOVE_CONSOLE_EXE_NAME} ${LOVE_LIB_NAME})
 endif()
@@ -1818,7 +1827,7 @@ if(LOVE_MOVE_DLLS)
 	endforeach()
 endif()
 
-if (NOT MSVC)
+if (NOT MSVC OR MINGW)
 	return()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/extra/windows/love.rc b/extra/windows/love.rc
index edbf420cb..970565785 100644
Binary files a/extra/windows/love.rc and b/extra/windows/love.rc differ
diff --git a/src/common/config.h b/src/common/config.h
index 86aaedb5f..94848e32c 100644
--- a/src/common/config.h
+++ b/src/common/config.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // DLL-stuff.
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 #	define LOVE_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
 #	define LOVE_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@
 #ifndef LOVE_WINDOWS_UWP
 #	define LOVE_LEGENDARY_CONSOLE_IO_HACK
 #endif // LOVE_WINDOWS_UWP
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 #	define NOMINMAX
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #if defined(LOVE_MACOSX) || defined(LOVE_IOS)
 #	define LOVE_LEGENDARY_APP_ARGV_HACK