diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2dde609d..3fcd1d438 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+[![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/3dbcee5gd6i7qh7v?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/turanszkij/wickedengine)
 ![Logo](logo/logo_small.png)
 ![Promo](logo/promo.png)
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems
index 183426057..702c21670 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems
+++ b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@
     <Text Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)ArchiveVersionHistory.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\appveyor.yml" />
     <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Documentation\ScriptingAPI-Documentation.md" />
     <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Documentation\WickedEngine-Documentation.md" />
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diff --git a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems.filters b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems.filters
index 3808b76c4..f96ed8d47 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems.filters
+++ b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHARED.vcxitems.filters
@@ -1926,6 +1926,7 @@
     <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Documentation\WickedEngine-Documentation.md">
       <Filter>Documentation</Filter>
     </None>
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\appveyor.yml" />
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   <ItemGroup>
     <Xml Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Documentation\OrderOfExecution.xml">
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6cfcdc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 1.0.{build}
+image: Visual Studio 2017
+configuration: Release
+platform: x64
+build:
+  parallel: true
+  verbosity: minimal
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