diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index de66d2ba7..5c53af99c 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .gitignore export-ignore
 .gitattributes export-ignore
-
+* text eol=lf
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c36abd90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: $(BuildID)
+
+trigger:
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - 'master'
+
+variables:
+  MESON_FIXED_NINJA: 1
+  CI: 1
+
+jobs:
+#- job: vs2015
+#  pool:
+#    vmImage: vs2015-win2012r2
+#
+#  strategy:
+#    maxParallel: 10
+#    matrix:
+#        vc2015x86ninja:
+#          arch: x86
+#          compiler: msvc2015
+#          backend: ninja
+#        vc2015x86vs:
+#          arch: x86
+#          compiler: msvc2015
+#          backend: vs2015
+#
+#  steps:
+#  - template: ci/azure-steps.yml
+
+- job: vs2017
+  pool:
+    vmImage: VS2017-Win2016
+
+  strategy:
+    maxParallel: 10
+    matrix:
+        vc2017x64ninja:
+          arch: x64
+          compiler: msvc2017
+          backend: ninja
+        vc2017x64vs:
+          arch: x64
+          compiler: msvc2017
+          backend: vs2017
+
+  steps:
+  - template: ci/azure-steps.yml
diff --git a/ci/azure-steps.yml b/ci/azure-steps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6126115b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/azure-steps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+steps:
+- powershell: |
+     # test_find_program exercises some behaviour which relies on .py being in PATHEXT
+     $env:PATHEXT += ';.py'
+
+     where.exe python
+
+     python ./skip_ci.py --base-branch-env=SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_TARGETBRANCH --is-pull-env=SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTID --base-branch-origin
+     if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
+        throw ('error in skip_ci.py')
+     }
+
+     # remove MinGW from path, so we don't find gfortran and try to use it
+     $env:Path = ($env:Path.Split(';') | Where-Object { $_ -notlike '*mingw*' }) -join ';'
+
+     # download and install prerequisites
+     function DownloadFile([String] $Source, [String] $Destination) {
+       $retries = 10
+       for ($i = 1; $i -le $retries; $i++) {
+           try {
+               (New-Object net.webclient).DownloadFile($Source, $Destination)
+               break # succeeded
+           } catch [net.WebException] {
+               if ($i -eq $retries) {
+                   throw # fail on last retry
+               }
+               $backoff = (10 * $i) # backoff 10s, 20s, 30s...
+               echo ('{0}: {1}' -f $Source, $_.Exception.Message)
+               echo ('Retrying in {0}s...' -f $backoff)
+               Start-Sleep -m ($backoff * 1000)
+              }
+          }
+     }
+
+     DownloadFile -Source 'https://github.com/mesonbuild/cidata/raw/master/ninja.exe' -Destination $(System.WorkFolder)\ninja.exe
+     DownloadFile -Source 'http://nirbheek.in/files/binaries/pkg-config/win32/pkg-config.exe' -Destination $(System.WorkFolder)\pkg-config.exe
+     DownloadFile -Source 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/D/B/B/DBB64BA1-7B51-43DB-8BF1-D1FB45EACF7A/msmpisdk.msi' -Destination msmpisdk.msi
+     DownloadFile -Source 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/D/B/B/DBB64BA1-7B51-43DB-8BF1-D1FB45EACF7A/MSMpiSetup.exe' -Destination MSMpiSetup.exe
+     Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i msmpisdk.msi /quiet' -Wait
+     Start-Process .\MSMpiSetup.exe -ArgumentList '-unattend -full' -Wait
+
+     # add downloads to PATH
+     $env:Path = "$env:SYSTEM_WORKFOLDER;$env:Path"
+
+     # import visual studio variables
+     Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
+     Install-Module Pscx -Scope CurrentUser -AllowClobber
+     Install-Module VSSetup -Scope CurrentUser
+     $vsver = $env:compiler.Replace('msvc', '')
+     Import-VisualStudioVars -VisualStudioVersion $vsver -Architecture $(arch)
+
+     if ($env:backend -eq 'ninja') {
+       ninja --version
+     } else {
+       MSBuild /version
+     }
+
+     python run_tests.py --backend $(backend)
+
+     echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=test_status]$LastExitCode"
+
+  continueOnError: true
+
+- task: PublishTestResults@2
+  inputs:
+    testResultsFiles: meson-test-run.xml
+    testRunTitle: $(System.JobName)
+    publishRunAttachments: true
+
+- task: CopyFiles@2
+  inputs:
+    contents: 'meson-test-run.*'
+    targetFolder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+
+- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+  inputs:
+    artifactName: $(System.JobName)
+
+- powershell: |
+     # after publishing test results, even if some failed
+     # exit with the test status
+     exit $(test_status)
diff --git a/skip_ci.py b/skip_ci.py
index 752dfdc01..5e0a7aa72 100755
--- a/skip_ci.py
+++ b/skip_ci.py
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ def main():
                             help='Branch push is targeted to')
         parser.add_argument('--is-pull-env', required=True,
                             help='Variable set if it is a PR')
+        parser.add_argument('--base-branch-origin', action='store_true',
+                            help='Base branch reference is only in origin remote')
         args = parser.parse_args()
         check_pr(args.is_pull_env)
         base = get_base_branch(args.base_branch_env)
+        if args.base_branch_origin:
+            base = 'origin/' + base
         if all(is_documentation(f) for f in get_git_files(base)):
             print("Don't run CI for documentation-only changes, add '[skip ci]' to commit title.")
             print('See http://mesonbuild.com/Contributing.html#skipping-integration-tests')