diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b1fe283d..ff334917 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ os:
 compiler:
   - gcc
   - clang
+  - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
 env:
   - OPJ_CI_ARCH=x86_64 OPJ_CI_BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
   - OPJ_CI_ARCH=i386 OPJ_CI_BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
@@ -14,10 +15,14 @@ matrix:
   exclude:
     - os: osx
       compiler: gcc
+    - os: osx
+      compiler: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
     - compiler: clang
       env: OPJ_CI_ARCH=i386 OPJ_CI_BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
     - compiler: gcc
       env: OPJ_CI_ARCH=x86_64 OPJ_CI_BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Debug OPJ_CI_ASAN=1
+    - compiler: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
+      env: OPJ_CI_ARCH=x86_64 OPJ_CI_BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Debug OPJ_CI_ASAN=1
     - os: osx
       env: OPJ_CI_ARCH=x86_64 OPJ_CI_BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Debug OPJ_CI_ASAN=1
   
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ addons:
   apt:
     packages:
       - gcc-multilib
+      - mingw-w64
 
 install:
   - ./tools/travis-ci/install.sh
diff --git a/tools/ctest_scripts/toolchain-mingw64.cmake b/tools/ctest_scripts/toolchain-mingw64.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fe1507f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ctest_scripts/toolchain-mingw64.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CmakeMingw
+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2006-2014 Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre@voxxl.com>
+#
+#  Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the New
+#  BSD license.
+#  For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
+#
+
+# the name of the target operating system
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)
+
+# which compilers to use for C and C++
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++)
+set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres)
+
+# here is the target environment located
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH  /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32)
+
+# adjust the default behaviour of the FIND_XXX() commands:
+# search headers and libraries in the target environment, search
+# programs in the host environment
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
diff --git a/tools/ctest_scripts/travis-ci.cmake b/tools/ctest_scripts/travis-ci.cmake
index 36596a09..371235a4 100644
--- a/tools/ctest_scripts/travis-ci.cmake
+++ b/tools/ctest_scripts/travis-ci.cmake
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ if ("$ENV{OPJ_CI_ASAN}" STREQUAL "1")
 	set(OPJ_HAS_MEMCHECK TRUE)
 	set(CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_TYPE "AddressSanitizer")
 	set(CCFLAGS_ARCH "${CCFLAGS_ARCH} -g -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
-	
+endif()
+
+if("$ENV{CC}" MATCHES ".*mingw.*")
+	# We are trying to use mingw
+	set(CTEST_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}/toolchain-mingw64.cmake")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT "$ENV{OPJ_CI_SKIP_TESTS}" STREQUAL "1")
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ file(WRITE "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}/CMakeCache.txt" "${CACHE_CONTENTS}")
 # Perform a Experimental build
 ctest_start(Experimental)
 #ctest_update(SOURCE "${CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}")
-ctest_configure(BUILD "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
+ctest_configure(BUILD "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}" OPTIONS "${CTEST_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS}")
 ctest_read_custom_files(${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY})
 ctest_build(BUILD "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
 if(NOT "$ENV{OPJ_CI_SKIP_TESTS}" STREQUAL "1")
@@ -122,4 +126,4 @@ endif()
 if ("$ENV{OPJ_DO_SUBMIT}" STREQUAL "1")
 	ctest_submit()
 endif()
-ctest_empty_binary_directory( "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}" )
+#ctest_empty_binary_directory( "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}" )
diff --git a/tools/travis-ci/run.sh b/tools/travis-ci/run.sh
index 67bf9af1..7d056100 100755
--- a/tools/travis-ci/run.sh
+++ b/tools/travis-ci/run.sh
@@ -52,9 +52,16 @@ elif [ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" ]; then
 	if which lsb_release > /dev/null; then
 		OPJ_OS_NAME=$(lsb_release -si)$(lsb_release -sr | sed 's/\([^0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*/\1/')
 	fi
-	if [ "${CC}" == "gcc" ]; then
-		OPJ_CC_VERSION=gcc$(${CC} --version | head -1 | sed 's/.*\ \([0-9.]*[0-9]\)/\1/')
-	elif [ "${CC}" == "clang" ]; then
+	if [ -z "${CC##*gcc*}" ]; then
+		OPJ_CC_VERSION=$(${CC} --version | head -1 | sed 's/.*\ \([0-9.]*[0-9]\)/\1/')
+		if [ -z "${CC##*mingw*}" ]; then
+			OPJ_CC_VERSION=mingw${OPJ_CC_VERSION}
+			# disable testing for now
+			export OPJ_CI_SKIP_TESTS=1
+		else
+			OPJ_CC_VERSION=gcc${OPJ_CC_VERSION}
+		fi
+	elif [ -z "${CC##*clang*}" ]; then
 		OPJ_CC_VERSION=clang$(${CC} --version | grep version | sed 's/.*version \([^0-9.]*[0-9.]*\).*/\1/')
 	else
 		echo "Compiler not supported: ${CC}"; exit 1