diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 799ba0b..3a3892e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ endif()
 if (DESKTOP_APP_USE_ALLOCATION_TRACER)
     add_subdirectory(linux_allocation_tracer)
 endif()
+if (WIN32)
+    add_subdirectory(win_directx_helper)
+endif()
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 24b7a9a..118178c 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ macro(add_checked_subdirectory name)
     endif()
 endmacro()
 
+add_checked_subdirectory(angle)
 add_checked_subdirectory(auto_updates)
 add_checked_subdirectory(crash_reports)
 if (LINUX AND NOT DESKTOP_APP_DISABLE_DBUS_INTEGRATION)
diff --git a/external/angle/CMakeLists.txt b/external/angle/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5526582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/angle/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# This file is part of Desktop App Toolkit,
+# a set of libraries for developing nice desktop applications.
+#
+# For license and copyright information please follow this link:
+# https://github.com/desktop-app/legal/blob/master/LEGAL
+
+add_library(external_angle INTERFACE IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+add_library(desktop-app::external_angle ALIAS external_angle)
+
+if (WIN32)
+    target_include_directories(external_angle
+    INTERFACE
+        ${libs_loc}/angle/include
+    )
+    set(angle_libs_loc ${libs_loc}/angle/out/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>/obj)
+    target_link_libraries(external_angle
+    INTERFACE
+        ${angle_libs_loc}/libANGLE_static.lib
+        ${angle_libs_loc}/libGLESv2_static.lib
+        ${angle_libs_loc}/libEGL_static.lib
+        dxguid.lib
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(external_angle
+    INTERFACE
+        desktop-app::win_directx_helper
+    )
+endif()
diff --git a/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 415f4d5..e7c78a8 100644
--- a/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -158,20 +158,9 @@ else()
             list(APPEND qt_libs_list "${qt_loc}/${lib}${qt_lib_suffix}")
         endforeach()
 
-        target_include_directories(external_qt
-        INTERFACE
-            ${libs_loc}/angle/include
-        )
-        set(angle_libs_loc ${libs_loc}/angle/out/$<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,Debug,Release>/obj)
         target_link_libraries(external_qt
         INTERFACE
-            ${angle_libs_loc}/libANGLE_static.lib
-            ${angle_libs_loc}/libGLESv2_static.lib
-            ${angle_libs_loc}/libEGL_static.lib
-            d3d9.lib
-            d3d11.lib
-            dxgi.lib
-            dxguid.lib
+            desktop-app::external_angle
         )
     elseif (APPLE)
         if (NOT build_osx)
diff --git a/linux_wayland_helper/linux_wayland_helper.cpp b/linux_wayland_helper/linux_wayland_helper.cpp
index cbcbeaf..5d75469 100644
--- a/linux_wayland_helper/linux_wayland_helper.cpp
+++ b/linux_wayland_helper/linux_wayland_helper.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ inline bool LoadSymbol(const Handle &handle, const char *name, Function &func) {
 }
 
 bool Resolve() {
-	static const auto loaded = [&] {
+	static const auto loaded = [] {
 		auto egl = Handle();
 		auto cursor = Handle();
 		auto client = Handle();
@@ -618,4 +618,5 @@ struct wl_proxy *wl_proxy_marshal_constructor_versioned(
 							    args, interface,
 							    version);
 }
+
 } // extern "C"
diff --git a/win_directx_helper/CMakeLists.txt b/win_directx_helper/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c98935c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win_directx_helper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# This file is part of Desktop App Toolkit,
+# a set of libraries for developing nice desktop applications.
+#
+# For license and copyright information please follow this link:
+# https://github.com/desktop-app/legal/blob/master/LEGAL
+
+add_library(win_directx_helper STATIC)
+init_target(win_directx_helper "(external)")
+add_library(desktop-app::win_directx_helper ALIAS win_directx_helper)
+
+nice_target_sources(win_directx_helper ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+PRIVATE
+    win_directx_helper.cpp
+)
diff --git a/win_directx_helper/win_directx_helper.cpp b/win_directx_helper/win_directx_helper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11590db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win_directx_helper/win_directx_helper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+// This file is part of Desktop App Toolkit,
+// a set of libraries for developing nice desktop applications.
+//
+// For license and copyright information please follow this link:
+// https://github.com/desktop-app/legal/blob/master/LEGAL
+//
+
+#include <d3d9.h>
+#include <d3d11.h>
+#include <string>
+
+#define LOAD_SYMBOL(handle, func) LoadSymbol(handle, #func, func)
+
+namespace DirectX {
+namespace {
+
+using Handle = HINSTANCE;
+
+// d3d9.dll
+
+IDirect3D9 * (__stdcall *Direct3DCreate9)(UINT SDKVersion);
+int (__stdcall *D3DPERF_BeginEvent)(D3DCOLOR col, LPCWSTR wszName);
+int (__stdcall *D3DPERF_EndEvent)(void);
+void (__stdcall *D3DPERF_SetMarker)(D3DCOLOR col, LPCWSTR wszName);
+DWORD (__stdcall *D3DPERF_GetStatus)(void);
+
+// d3d11.dll
+
+HRESULT (__stdcall *D3D11CreateDevice)(
+	_In_opt_ IDXGIAdapter* pAdapter,
+	D3D_DRIVER_TYPE DriverType,
+	HMODULE Software,
+	UINT Flags,
+	_In_reads_opt_(FeatureLevels) CONST D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL* pFeatureLevels,
+	UINT FeatureLevels,
+	UINT SDKVersion,
+	_COM_Outptr_opt_ ID3D11Device** ppDevice,
+	_Out_opt_ D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL* pFeatureLevel,
+	_COM_Outptr_opt_ ID3D11DeviceContext** ppImmediateContext);
+
+// dxgi.dll
+
+HRESULT (__stdcall *CreateDXGIFactory)(
+	REFIID riid,
+	_COM_Outptr_ void **ppFactory);
+
+HRESULT (__stdcall *CreateDXGIFactory1)(
+	REFIID riid,
+	_COM_Outptr_ void **ppFactory);
+
+Handle SafeLoadLibrary(const wchar_t *name) {
+	static const auto SystemPath = [] {
+		WCHAR buffer[MAX_PATH + 1] = { 0 };
+		return GetSystemDirectory(buffer, MAX_PATH)
+			? std::wstring(buffer)
+			: std::wstring();
+	}();
+	static const auto WindowsPath = [] {
+		WCHAR buffer[MAX_PATH + 1] = { 0 };
+		return GetWindowsDirectory(buffer, MAX_PATH)
+			? std::wstring(buffer)
+			: std::wstring();
+	}();
+	const auto tryPath = [&](const std::wstring &path) {
+		if (!path.empty()) {
+			const auto full = path + L'\\' + name;
+			if (const auto result = Handle(LoadLibrary(full.c_str()))) {
+				return result;
+			}
+		}
+		return Handle();
+	};
+	if (const auto result1 = tryPath(SystemPath)) {
+		return result1;
+	} else if (const auto result2 = tryPath(WindowsPath)) {
+		return result2;
+	}
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+template <typename Function>
+inline bool LoadSymbol(Handle handle, const char *name, Function &func) {
+	func = handle
+		? reinterpret_cast<Function>(GetProcAddress(handle, name))
+		: nullptr;
+	return (func != nullptr);
+}
+
+bool ResolveD3D9() {
+	static const auto loaded = [] {
+		const auto d3d9 = SafeLoadLibrary(L"d3d9.dll");
+		LOAD_SYMBOL(d3d9, D3DPERF_BeginEvent);
+		LOAD_SYMBOL(d3d9, D3DPERF_EndEvent);
+		LOAD_SYMBOL(d3d9, D3DPERF_SetMarker);
+		LOAD_SYMBOL(d3d9, D3DPERF_GetStatus);
+		return true
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(d3d9, Direct3DCreate9);
+	}();
+	return loaded;
+}
+
+bool ResolveD3D11() {
+	static const auto loaded = [] {
+		const auto d3d11 = SafeLoadLibrary(L"d3d11.dll");
+		return true
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(d3d11, D3D11CreateDevice);
+	}();
+	return loaded;
+}
+
+bool ResolveDXGI() {
+	static const auto loaded = [&] {
+		const auto dxgi = SafeLoadLibrary(L"dxgi.dll");
+		LOAD_SYMBOL(dxgi, CreateDXGIFactory1);
+		return true
+			&& LOAD_SYMBOL(dxgi, CreateDXGIFactory);
+	}();
+	return loaded;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+} // namespace DirectX
+
+namespace D = DirectX;
+
+extern "C" {
+
+IDirect3D9 * WINAPI Direct3DCreate9(UINT SDKVersion) {
+	return D::ResolveD3D9()
+		? D::Direct3DCreate9(SDKVersion)
+		: nullptr;
+}
+
+int WINAPI D3DPERF_BeginEvent(D3DCOLOR col, LPCWSTR wszName) {
+	return (D::ResolveD3D9() && D::D3DPERF_BeginEvent)
+		? D::D3DPERF_BeginEvent(col, wszName)
+		: -1;
+}
+
+int WINAPI D3DPERF_EndEvent(void) {
+	return (D::ResolveD3D9() && D::D3DPERF_EndEvent)
+		? D::D3DPERF_EndEvent()
+		: -1;
+}
+
+void WINAPI D3DPERF_SetMarker(D3DCOLOR col, LPCWSTR wszName) {
+	if (D::ResolveD3D9() && D::D3DPERF_SetMarker) {
+		D::D3DPERF_SetMarker(col, wszName);
+	}
+}
+
+DWORD WINAPI D3DPERF_GetStatus(void) {
+	return (D::ResolveD3D9() && D::D3DPERF_GetStatus)
+		? D::D3DPERF_GetStatus()
+		: 0;
+}
+
+HRESULT WINAPI D3D11CreateDevice(
+		_In_opt_ IDXGIAdapter* pAdapter,
+		D3D_DRIVER_TYPE DriverType,
+		HMODULE Software,
+		UINT Flags,
+		_In_reads_opt_(FeatureLevels) CONST D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL* pFeatureLevels,
+		UINT FeatureLevels,
+		UINT SDKVersion,
+		_COM_Outptr_opt_ ID3D11Device** ppDevice,
+		_Out_opt_ D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL* pFeatureLevel,
+		_COM_Outptr_opt_ ID3D11DeviceContext** ppImmediateContext) {
+	return D::ResolveD3D11()
+		? D::D3D11CreateDevice(
+			pAdapter,
+			DriverType,
+			Software,
+			Flags,
+			pFeatureLevels,
+			FeatureLevels,
+			SDKVersion,
+			ppDevice,
+			pFeatureLevel,
+			ppImmediateContext)
+		: CO_E_DLLNOTFOUND;
+}
+
+HRESULT WINAPI CreateDXGIFactory(
+		REFIID riid,
+		_COM_Outptr_ void **ppFactory) {
+	return D::ResolveDXGI()
+		? D::CreateDXGIFactory(riid, ppFactory)
+		: CO_E_DLLNOTFOUND;
+}
+
+HRESULT WINAPI CreateDXGIFactory1(
+		REFIID riid,
+		_COM_Outptr_ void **ppFactory) {
+	return (D::ResolveDXGI() && D::CreateDXGIFactory1)
+		? D::CreateDXGIFactory1(riid, ppFactory)
+		: CO_E_DLLNOTFOUND;
+}
+
+} // extern "C"