diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b8e0ffa2c..cb035a234 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build deltachat-rpc-server
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.os }}-deltachat-rpc-server
-          path: target/debug/deltachat-rpc-server
+          path: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'target/debug/deltachat-rpc-server.exe' || 'target/debug/deltachat-rpc-server' }}
           retention-days: 1
 
   python_lint:
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ jobs:
             python: 3.12
           - os: macos-latest
             python: 3.12
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python: 3.12
 
           # PyPy tests
           - os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -258,11 +260,18 @@ jobs:
           path: target/debug
 
       - name: Make deltachat-rpc-server executable
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
         run: chmod +x target/debug/deltachat-rpc-server
 
       - name: Add deltachat-rpc-server to path
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
         run: echo ${{ github.workspace }}/target/debug >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
+      - name: Add deltachat-rpc-server to path
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        run: |
+          "${{ github.workspace }}/target/debug" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
       - name: Run deltachat-rpc-client tests
         env:
           DCC_NEW_TMP_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.DCC_NEW_TMP_EMAIL }}