diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index e092ce97..2863ebff 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ conf.set('SKIP_FRAMES', get_option('skip_frames'))
 # enable High DPI support
 conf.set('HIDPI_SUPPORT', get_option('hidpi_support'))
 
+# disable console on Windows
+conf.set('WINDOWS_NOCONSOLE', get_option('windows_noconsole'))
+
 configure_file(configuration: conf, output: 'config.h')
 
 src_dir = include_directories('src')
diff --git a/app/src/sys/win/command.c b/app/src/sys/win/command.c
index 719d985d..32d2a8b8 100644
--- a/app/src/sys/win/command.c
+++ b/app/src/sys/win/command.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "command.h"
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "strutil.h"
 
@@ -20,7 +21,12 @@ HANDLE cmd_execute(const char *path, const char *const argv[]) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (!CreateProcess(NULL, cmd, NULL, NULL, FALSE, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi)) {
+#ifdef WINDOWS_NOCONSOLE
+    int flags = CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
+#else
+    int flags = 0;
+#endif
+    if (!CreateProcess(NULL, cmd, NULL, NULL, FALSE, flags, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi)) {
         return NULL;
     }