diff --git a/window/build.rs b/window/build.rs
index 6c8d60c98..108a41538 100644
--- a/window/build.rs
+++ b/window/build.rs
@@ -41,5 +41,13 @@ fn main() {
             }
             .unwrap()
         }
+
+        if target.contains("windows") {
+            let mut file = File::create(&dest.join("wgl_bindings.rs")).unwrap();
+            let reg = Registry::new(Api::Wgl, (1, 0), Profile::Core, Fallbacks::All, []);
+
+            reg.write_bindings(gl_generator::StructGenerator, &mut file)
+                .unwrap()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/window/src/lib.rs b/window/src/lib.rs
index 5e5aef49d..aae4273de 100644
--- a/window/src/lib.rs
+++ b/window/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ pub mod os;
 mod spawn;
 mod tasks;
 
-#[cfg(all(not(target_os = "macos"), feature = "opengl"))]
+#[cfg(all(
+    not(target_os = "macos"),
+    not(target_os = "windows"),
+    feature = "opengl"
+))]
 mod egl;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
diff --git a/window/src/os/windows/mod.rs b/window/src/os/windows/mod.rs
index 4da87e77b..ff2e3710a 100644
--- a/window/src/os/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/windows/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod connection;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod gdi;
+mod wgl;
 pub mod window;
 
 pub use connection::*;
diff --git a/window/src/os/windows/wgl.rs b/window/src/os/windows/wgl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bafa58c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/window/src/os/windows/wgl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "opengl")]
+
+use failure::Fallible;
+use std::os::raw::c_void;
+use winapi::shared::windef::*;
+use winapi::um::wingdi::*;
+use winapi::um::winuser::*;
+
+pub mod ffi {
+    include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/wgl_bindings.rs"));
+}
+
+pub struct WglWrapper {
+    lib: libloading::Library,
+    wgl: ffi::Wgl,
+}
+
+type GetProcAddressFunc =
+    unsafe extern "system" fn(*const std::os::raw::c_char) -> *const std::os::raw::c_void;
+
+impl WglWrapper {
+    pub fn create() -> Fallible<Self> {
+        let lib = libloading::Library::new("opengl32.dll")?;
+
+        let get_proc_address: libloading::Symbol<GetProcAddressFunc> =
+            unsafe { lib.get(b"wglGetProcAddress\0")? };
+        let wgl = ffi::Wgl::load_with(|s: &'static str| {
+            let sym_name = std::ffi::CString::new(s).expect("symbol to be cstring compatible");
+            if let Ok(sym) = unsafe { lib.get(sym_name.as_bytes_with_nul()) } {
+                return *sym;
+            }
+            unsafe { get_proc_address(sym_name.as_ptr()) }
+        });
+        Ok(Self { lib, wgl })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct GlState {
+    wgl: WglWrapper,
+    hdc: HDC,
+    rc: ffi::types::HGLRC,
+}
+
+impl GlState {
+    pub fn create(window: HWND) -> Fallible<Self> {
+        let wgl = WglWrapper::create()?;
+
+        let hdc = unsafe { GetDC(window) };
+
+        let pfd = PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR {
+            nSize: std::mem::size_of::<PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR>() as u16,
+            nVersion: 1,
+            dwFlags: PFD_DRAW_TO_WINDOW | PFD_SUPPORT_OPENGL | PFD_DOUBLEBUFFER,
+            iPixelType: PFD_TYPE_RGBA,
+            cColorBits: 24,
+            cRedBits: 0,
+            cRedShift: 0,
+            cGreenBits: 0,
+            cGreenShift: 0,
+            cBlueBits: 0,
+            cBlueShift: 0,
+            cAlphaBits: 8,
+            cAlphaShift: 0,
+            cAccumBits: 0,
+            cAccumRedBits: 0,
+            cAccumGreenBits: 0,
+            cAccumBlueBits: 0,
+            cAccumAlphaBits: 0,
+            cDepthBits: 24,
+            cStencilBits: 8,
+            cAuxBuffers: 0,
+            iLayerType: PFD_MAIN_PLANE,
+            bReserved: 0,
+            dwLayerMask: 0,
+            dwVisibleMask: 0,
+            dwDamageMask: 0,
+        };
+        let format = unsafe { ChoosePixelFormat(hdc, &pfd) };
+        unsafe {
+            SetPixelFormat(hdc, format, &pfd);
+        }
+
+        let rc = unsafe { wgl.wgl.CreateContext(hdc as *mut _) };
+        unsafe {
+            wgl.wgl.MakeCurrent(hdc as *mut _, rc);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self { wgl, rc, hdc })
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl glium::backend::Backend for GlState {
+    fn swap_buffers(&self) -> Result<(), glium::SwapBuffersError> {
+        unsafe {
+            SwapBuffers(self.hdc);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn get_proc_address(&self, symbol: &str) -> *const c_void {
+        let sym_name = std::ffi::CString::new(symbol).expect("symbol to be cstring compatible");
+        if let Ok(sym) = self.wgl.lib.get(sym_name.as_bytes_with_nul()) {
+            //eprintln!("{} -> {:?}", symbol, sym);
+            return *sym;
+        }
+        let res = self.wgl.wgl.GetProcAddress(sym_name.as_ptr()) as *const c_void;
+        // eprintln!("{} -> {:?}", symbol, res);
+        res
+    }
+
+    fn get_framebuffer_dimensions(&self) -> (u32, u32) {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+
+    fn is_current(&self) -> bool {
+        unsafe { self.wgl.wgl.GetCurrentContext() == self.rc }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn make_current(&self) {
+        self.wgl.wgl.MakeCurrent(self.hdc as *mut _, self.rc);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/window/src/os/windows/window.rs b/window/src/os/windows/window.rs
index da5199070..77a8af295 100644
--- a/window/src/os/windows/window.rs
+++ b/window/src/os/windows/window.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ pub(crate) struct WindowInner {
     hwnd: HWindow,
     callbacks: RefCell<Box<dyn WindowCallbacks>>,
     bitmap: RefCell<GdiBitmap>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
+    gl_state: Option<Rc<glium::backend::Context>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ impl Window {
             hwnd: HWindow(null_mut()),
             callbacks: RefCell::new(callbacks),
             bitmap: RefCell::new(GdiBitmap::new_empty()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
+            gl_state: None,
         }));
 
         // Careful: `raw` owns a ref to inner, but there is no Drop impl
@@ -291,17 +295,23 @@ impl WindowOps for Window {
         Connection::with_window_inner(self.0, move |inner| {
             let window = Window(inner.hwnd);
 
-            let dc = unsafe { GetDC(inner.hwnd.0) };
-            match crate::egl::GlState::create(Some(dc as *const _), inner.hwnd.0) {
-                Ok(_) => eprintln!("EGL initialized!?"),
-                Err(err) => eprintln!("EGL: {}", err),
-            };
+            let gl_state = super::wgl::GlState::create(inner.hwnd.0)
+                .map(Rc::new)
+                .and_then(|state| unsafe {
+                    Ok(glium::backend::Context::new(
+                        Rc::clone(&state),
+                        true,
+                        if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+                            glium::debug::DebugCallbackBehavior::DebugMessageOnError
+                        } else {
+                            glium::debug::DebugCallbackBehavior::Ignore
+                        },
+                    )?)
+                });
 
-            func(
-                inner.callbacks.borrow_mut().as_any(),
-                &window,
-                Err(failure::err_msg("opengl not supported in this build")),
-            );
+            inner.gl_state = gl_state.as_ref().map(Rc::clone).ok();
+
+            func(inner.callbacks.borrow_mut().as_any(), &window, gl_state);
         });
     }
 }
@@ -449,6 +459,19 @@ unsafe fn wm_paint(hwnd: HWND, _msg: UINT, _wparam: WPARAM, _lparam: LPARAM) ->
         let width = rect_width(&rect) as usize;
         let height = rect_height(&rect) as usize;
 
+        #[cfg(feature = "opengl")]
+        {
+            if let Some(gl_context) = inner.gl_state.as_ref() {
+                let mut frame =
+                    glium::Frame::new(Rc::clone(&gl_context), (width as u32, height as u32));
+
+                inner.callbacks.borrow_mut().paint_opengl(&mut frame);
+                frame.finish().expect("frame.finish failed");
+                EndPaint(hwnd, &mut ps);
+                return Some(0);
+            }
+        }
+
         if width > 0 && height > 0 {
             let mut bitmap = inner.bitmap.borrow_mut();
             let (bm_width, bm_height) = bitmap.image_dimensions();