diff --git a/fftools/Makefile b/fftools/Makefile
index da42078..53438b6 100644
--- a/fftools/Makefile
+++ b/fftools/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ ALLAVPROGS_G = $(AVBASENAMES:%=%$(PROGSSUF)_g$(EXESUF))
OBJS-ffmpeg += fftools/ffmpeg_opt.o fftools/ffmpeg_filter.o fftools/ffmpeg_hw.o
+# Windows resource files
+OBJS-ffmpeg-$(HAVE_GNU_WINDRES) += fftools/long_paths_utf8.o
+OBJS-ffplay-$(HAVE_GNU_WINDRES) += fftools/long_paths_utf8.o
+OBJS-ffprobe-$(HAVE_GNU_WINDRES) += fftools/long_paths_utf8.o
+
define DOFFTOOL
OBJS-$(1) += fftools/cmdutils.o fftools/$(1).o $(OBJS-$(1)-yes)
$(1)$(PROGSSUF)_g$(EXESUF): $$(OBJS-$(1))
diff --git a/fftools/long_paths_utf8.manifest b/fftools/long_paths_utf8.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ac1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fftools/long_paths_utf8.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ true
+ UTF-8
+
+
+
diff --git a/fftools/long_paths_utf8.rc b/fftools/long_paths_utf8.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f33de76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fftools/long_paths_utf8.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include
+
+CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "long_paths_utf8.manifest"