diff --git a/src/webp/types.h b/src/webp/types.h
index 0ce2622..69f7e89 100644
--- a/src/webp/types.h
+++ b/src/webp/types.h
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ typedef long long int int64_t;
 #ifndef WEBP_EXTERN
 // This explicitly marks library functions and allows for changing the
 // signature for e.g., Windows DLL builds.
-# if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4
+# if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(WEBP_DLL)
+#  define WEBP_EXTERN __declspec(dllexport)
+# elif defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4
 #  define WEBP_EXTERN extern __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 # else
 #  define WEBP_EXTERN extern
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2501012..2e090e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,2 +16,6 @@ project(WebP C)
 
+if(MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_definitions(-DWEBP_DLL)
+endif()
+
 # Options for coder / decoder executables.