diff --git a/.appveyor-mingw.yml b/.appveyor-mingw.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fed226b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.appveyor-mingw.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+image:
+  - Visual Studio 2013
+
+build:
+  parallel: true
+  verbosity: detailed
+
+environment:
+  matrix:
+    - platform: x86
+      glib-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/glib/2.28/glib_2.28.8-1_win32.zip
+      glib-dev-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/glib/2.28/glib-dev_2.28.8-1_win32.zip
+      pkg-config-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/pkg-config_0.26-1_win32.zip
+      gettext-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/gettext-runtime_0.18.1.1-2_win32.zip
+      proxy-libintl-dev-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/proxy-libintl-dev_20100902_win32.zip
+
+    - platform: x64
+      glib-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win64/glib/2.26/glib_2.26.1-1_win64.zip
+      glib-dev-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win64/glib/2.26/glib-dev_2.26.1-1_win64.zip
+      pkg-config-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win64/dependencies/pkg-config_0.23-2_win64.zip
+      gettext-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win64/dependencies/gettext-runtime_0.18.1.1-2_win64.zip
+      proxy-libintl-dev-url: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win64/dependencies/proxy-libintl-dev_20100902_win64.zip
+      
+init:
+  - echo %APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE%
+
+install:
+# make sure the latest version of git is installed
+  - choco upgrade git -y
+  - mkdir c:\deps
+  - cd c:\deps
+  - curl -fsS -o glib.zip %glib-url%
+  - curl -fsS -o glib-dev.zip %glib-dev-url%
+  - curl -fsS -o pkg-config.zip %pkg-config-url%
+  - curl -fsS -o gettext.zip %gettext-url%
+  - curl -fsS -o libintl-dev.zip %proxy-libintl-dev-url%
+  - 7z x glib.zip > NUL
+  - 7z x glib-dev.zip > NUL
+  - 7z x pkg-config.zip > NUL
+  - 7z x gettext.zip > NUL
+  - 7z x libintl-dev.zip > NUL
+  - SET PATH=C:\deps\bin;%PATH%
+  - if "%platform%"=="x64" ( SET "PATH=C:\mingw-w64\x86_64-7.2.0-posix-seh-rt_v5-rev1\mingw64\bin;%PATH%" ) else ( SET "PATH=C:\MinGW\bin;%PATH%" )
+
+build_script:
+#  - call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.cmd" /x64
+#  - call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64
+  - cd C:\projects\fluidsynth-rjimi
+  - mkdir build
+  - cd build
+# remove that path from PATH to make sure sh.exe is not found (cmake will complain otherwise)
+  - set PATH=%PATH:C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;=%
+  - echo %PATH%
+  - echo %CFLAGS%
+  - cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=1 ..
+  - mingw32-make.exe check
+
+after_build:
+  - 7z a fluidsynth-%platform%.zip %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\src\* c:\deps\bin\libglib*.dll c:\deps\bin\libgthread*.dll c:\deps\bin\*intl*.dll
+
+artifacts:
+  - path: build/fluidsynth-%platform%.zip
+    name: FluidSynth
diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 2cb89770..7281373e 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ install:
   - 7z x pkg-config.zip > NUL
   - 7z x gettext.zip > NUL
   - 7z x libintl-dev.zip > NUL
-  - SET PATH=C:\deps\bin;%PATH%
+  - SET "PATH=C:\deps\bin;%PATH%"
 
 build_script:
 #  - call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.cmd" /x64