diff --git a/media/rarch.manifest b/media/rarch.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aad83c561a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/rarch.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+  <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <windowsSettings>
+      <dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true</dpiAware>
+    </windowsSettings>
+  </application>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/media/rarch.rc b/media/rarch.rc
index 271494820e..02a5c5afef 100644
--- a/media/rarch.rc
+++ b/media/rarch.rc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 1                       ICON                    "retroarch-icon.ico"
+1                       24                      "rarch.manifest"