diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index fa13a3ce..8e33668d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd build/tools
           ./jfjoch_hdf5_test ../../tests/test_data/compression_benchmark.h5
+  build-windows:
+    name: build:windows
+    runs-on: windows-11-cuda-qt
+    timeout-minutes: 120
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4        
+      - name: Configure viewer build
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -property installationPath`) do set "VSPATH=%%i"
+          call "%VSPATH%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
+          cmake -G Ninja -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="C:/deps;C:/Qt/6.11.1/msvc2022_64"        
+      - name: Build viewer
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          cmake --build build --target jfjoch_viewer
+      - name: Build installer (NSIS)
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          cd build
+          cpack
   build-rpm:
     name: build:rpm (${{ matrix.distro }})
     if: github.ref_type != 'workflow_dispatch'