diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1f166ea0b..70eb0b2ba 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	* plugins/ladspa_effect/ladspa_effect.cpp:
 	added Freeverb to blacklist as it does not work samplerate independent
 
+	* cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake:
 	* cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake:
 	* cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake:
 	* plugins/ladspa_effect/swh/CMakeLists.txt:
diff --git a/cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake b/cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2ee8a7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# this one is important
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)
+#this one not so much
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
+
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86_64)
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX /opt/mingw64)
+
+SET(CC_PREFIX /opt/mingw64)
+
+# specify the cross compiler
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   ${CC_PREFIX}/bin/x86_64-pc-mingw32-gcc)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${CC_PREFIX}/bin/x86_64-pc-mingw32-g++)
+
+# where is the target environment 
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH  /opt/mingw64)
+
+SET(QT_BINARY_DIR   ${CC_PREFIX}/bin)
+SET(QT_LIBRARY_DIR  ${CC_PREFIX}/lib)
+SET(QT_QTCORE_LIBRARY   ${CC_PREFIX}/lib/libQtCore4.a)
+SET(QT_INCLUDE_DIR ${CC_PREFIX}/include/qt4)
+SET(QT_QTCORE_INCLUDE_DIR ${CC_PREFIX}/include/qt4/QtCore)
+SET(QT_MKSPECS_DIR  ${CC_PREFIX}/share/qt4/mkspecs)
+SET(QT_MOC_EXECUTABLE  ${QT_BINARY_DIR}/moc.exe)
+SET(QT_RCC_EXECUTABLE  ${QT_BINARY_DIR}/rcc.exe)
+SET(QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE  /usr/bin/qmake)
+SET(QT_UIC_EXECUTABLE  ${QT_BINARY_DIR}/uic.exe)
+
+# search for programs in the build host directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+# for libraries and headers in the target directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
+
+SET(PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE ${CC_PREFIX}/bin/pkg-config)
+
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CC_PREFIX}/include)
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CC_PREFIX}/lib ${CC_PREFIX}/bin)
+