diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8335ee1..9150b6b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ examples/helloworld/helloworld
 examples/helloworld/helloworld.exe
 examples/mdoutliner/mdoutliner
 examples/mdoutliner/mdoutliner.exe
+examples/windowsmanifest/windowsmanifest
+examples/windowsmanifest/windowsmanifest.exe
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61d68ec..74ed8ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,3 +89,5 @@ For dynamically-linked builds (closed-source or open source application):
 3. Copy necessary Qt LGPL libraries.
 
 For repeated builds, the compile speed can be improved if you also bind-mount the Docker container's `GOCACHE` directory: `-v $(pwd)/container-build-cache:/root/.cache/go-build`
+
+To add an icon and other properties to the .exe, you can use [the go-winres tool](https://github.com/tc-hib/go-winres). See the `examples/windowsmanifest` for details.
diff --git a/examples/windowsmanifest/app_icon.png b/examples/windowsmanifest/app_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9dd01c
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/windowsmanifest/app_icon.png differ
diff --git a/examples/windowsmanifest/main.go b/examples/windowsmanifest/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aa7bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/windowsmanifest/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/mappu/miqt/qt"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	qt.NewQApplication(os.Args)
+
+	btn := qt.NewQPushButton2("Hello world!")
+	btn.SetFixedWidth(320)
+
+	var counter int = 0
+
+	btn.OnPressed(func() {
+		counter++
+		btn.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("You have clicked the button %d time(s)", counter))
+	})
+
+	btn.Show()
+
+	qt.QApplication_Exec()
+
+	fmt.Println("OK!")
+}
diff --git a/examples/windowsmanifest/rsrc_windows_amd64.syso b/examples/windowsmanifest/rsrc_windows_amd64.syso
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5bdf63
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/windowsmanifest/rsrc_windows_amd64.syso differ
diff --git a/examples/windowsmanifest/winres.json b/examples/windowsmanifest/winres.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c054c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/windowsmanifest/winres.json
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  "RT_GROUP_ICON": {
+    "APP": {
+      "0000": "app_icon.png"
+    }
+  },
+  "RT_VERSION": {
+    "#1": {
+      "0000": {
+        "fixed": {
+          "file_version": "1.2.3.4",
+          "product_version": "1.2.3.42"
+        },
+        "info": {
+          "0409": {
+            "Comments": "MIQT Sample comment",
+            "CompanyName": "MIQT Sample company",
+            "FileDescription": "MIQT Sample description",
+            "FileVersion": "1.2.3.4",
+            "LegalCopyright": "MIQT Sample copyright",
+            "LegalTrademarks": "MIQT Sample trademarks",
+            "ProductName": "MIQT Sample product",
+            "ProductVersion": "MIQT Sample product version"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "RT_MANIFEST": {
+    "#1": {
+      "0409": {
+        "identity": {
+          "name": "",
+          "version": ""
+        },
+        "description": "",
+        "minimum-os": "win7",
+        "execution-level": "as invoker",
+        "ui-access": false,
+        "auto-elevate": false,
+        "dpi-awareness": "per monitor v2",
+        "disable-theming": false,
+        "disable-window-filtering": false,
+        "high-resolution-scrolling-aware": false,
+        "ultra-high-resolution-scrolling-aware": false,
+        "long-path-aware": false,
+        "printer-driver-isolation": false,
+        "gdi-scaling": false,
+        "segment-heap": false,
+        "use-common-controls-v6": true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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