diff --git a/dub.json b/dub.json
index f0aa2d2a..895ec83d 100644
--- a/dub.json
+++ b/dub.json
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
     "-ddoxFilterArgs": ["--unittest-examples", "--min-protection=Protected", "--ex", "win32.", "--ex", "src.dlangui"],
 
+    "sourceFiles-windows": ["$PACKAGE_DIR/src/win_app.def"],
+
     "subPackages": [
         "./examples/helloworld/",
         "./examples/example1/",
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/metadata.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/metadata.d
index 239b93c0..3789310c 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/metadata.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/metadata.d
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@ string registerWidgets(T...)() {
 bool isWidgetClassName(string name) {
     return (name in _registeredWidgets) !is null;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/win_app.def b/src/win_app.def
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40b796c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/win_app.def
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EXETYPE NT
+SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS