diff --git a/resources/msw/kipython-dll.rc b/resources/msw/kipython-dll.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ad2530501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/msw/kipython-dll.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#define RC_VER_FILE_DESCRIPTION "KiCad Python Interface " KICAD_WIN32_RC_PRODVER_STR
+#define RC_VER_INTERNALNAME "_kipython"
+#define RC_VER_ORIGINALFILENAME "_kipython.dll"
+#include "kiwin32-dll.rc"
diff --git a/scripting/CMakeLists.txt b/scripting/CMakeLists.txt
index 07e7e33d9a..6455ab7120 100644
--- a/scripting/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripting/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ target_include_directories( scripting_kiface PRIVATE
     ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
+if( MSVC )
+    target_sources( scripting_kiface PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/msw/kipython-dll.rc )
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries( scripting_kiface
     scripting
     )