diff --git a/openscad.pro b/openscad.pro
index d59dbeb1..0da75f41 100644
--- a/openscad.pro
+++ b/openscad.pro
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ else {
 
 win* {
   RC_FILE = openscad_win32.rc
+  QTPLUGIN += qtaccessiblewidgets
 }
 
 CONFIG += qt
diff --git a/src/openscad.cc b/src/openscad.cc
index 7971512f..f141b933 100644
--- a/src/openscad.cc
+++ b/src/openscad.cc
@@ -446,8 +446,11 @@ int cmdline(const char *deps_output_file, const std::string &filename, Camera &c
 #define OPENSCAD_QTGUI 1
 #endif
 
-
 #ifdef OPENSCAD_QTGUI
+#include <QtPlugin>
+#if defined(__MINGW64__) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSCVER)
+Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qtaccessiblewidgets)
+#endif
 #include "MainWindow.h"
   #ifdef __APPLE__
   #include "EventFilter.h"