diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index bb9a45f..e91b60f 100755
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ set flags=/EHsc- /MT /Zi /FC /nologo /WX /W3 /wd4200 /wd4334 /diagnostics:column
 if "%release%"=="1" set flags=%flags% -O2 -DDEBUG_BUILD=0
 
 set libs=%sdllib%/SDL3-static.lib %sdllib%/SDL_uclibc.lib kernel32.lib gdi32.lib user32.lib Imm32.lib ole32.lib Shell32.lib OleAut32.lib Cfgmgr32.lib Setupapi.lib Advapi32.lib version.lib winmm.lib
-cl %flags% ../src/text_editor/text_editor.cpp -Fe:te.exe -I%sdl%/include -I../src/external/glad -I../src/ %libs% -link /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /NODEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT /NODEFAULTLIB:MSVCRTD
+rem rc ..\data\icon.rc
+cl %flags% ../src/text_editor/text_editor.cpp -Fe:te.exe -I%sdl%/include -I../src/external/glad -I../src/ %libs% -link /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /NODEFAULTLIB:LIBCMT /NODEFAULTLIB:MSVCRTD ..\data\icon.res
 
 :: small util when working on the editor using the editor
 copy te.exe te2.exe
diff --git a/data/icon.res b/data/icon.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3addc7f
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/icon.res differ