diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0986094a4..84b3de6b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ set(OC_CLONK_SOURCES
 	src/platform/C4VideoPlayback.h
 	src/platform/C4ViewportWindow.cpp
 	src/platform/C4ViewportWindow.h
+	src/platform/C4windowswrapper.h
 	src/platform/PlatformAbstraction.h
 	src/platform/StdConfig.cpp
 	src/platform/StdConfig.h
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d5f4deb7d..300b46a66 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ src/platform/C4VideoPlayback.cpp \
 src/platform/C4VideoPlayback.h \
 src/platform/C4ViewportWindow.cpp \
 src/platform/C4ViewportWindow.h \
+src/platform/C4windowswrapper.h \
 src/platform/PlatformAbstraction.h \
 src/platform/StdAppCommon.cpp \
 src/platform/StdAppCommon.h \
diff --git a/src/c4group/C4Update.cpp b/src/c4group/C4Update.cpp
index 6fcc6e3c0..571368997 100644
--- a/src/c4group/C4Update.cpp
+++ b/src/c4group/C4Update.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 C4Config *GetCfg();
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <direct.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/c4group/c4group_ng.cpp b/src/c4group/c4group_ng.cpp
index 8161311d8..9d36053ba 100644
--- a/src/c4group/c4group_ng.cpp
+++ b/src/c4group/c4group_ng.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include <C4ConfigShareware.h>
 #include <StdRegistry.h>
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #endif
 
 int globalArgC;
diff --git a/src/game/object/C4ObjectList.h b/src/game/object/C4ObjectList.h
index b18ff90b9..03bdca860 100644
--- a/src/game/object/C4ObjectList.h
+++ b/src/game/object/C4ObjectList.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 
 #include <C4Id.h>
 
-// workaround wingdi.h
-#undef GetObject
-
 class C4Object;
 class C4ObjectList;
 class C4ObjectInfo;
diff --git a/src/lib/StdBuf.cpp b/src/lib/StdBuf.cpp
index fd4cfeb3c..7f749f32b 100644
--- a/src/lib/StdBuf.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/StdBuf.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <io.h>
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
 #else
 #define O_BINARY 0
diff --git a/src/netio/TstC4NetIO.cpp b/src/netio/TstC4NetIO.cpp
index e1b9a9e10..55c62dce4 100644
--- a/src/netio/TstC4NetIO.cpp
+++ b/src/netio/TstC4NetIO.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <time.h>
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 #else
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
diff --git a/src/network/C4NetIO.h b/src/network/C4NetIO.h
index 51283984e..e687b89bb 100644
--- a/src/network/C4NetIO.h
+++ b/src/network/C4NetIO.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "StdCompiler.h"
 #include "StdScheduler.h"
 
-#include "StdWindow.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #include <ws2tcpip.h>
 #ifndef WINSOCK_VERSION
diff --git a/src/platform/Bitmap256.h b/src/platform/Bitmap256.h
index 116cac605..427f3cbf2 100644
--- a/src/platform/Bitmap256.h
+++ b/src/platform/Bitmap256.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define BITMAP256_H_INC
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <StdWindow.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #else
 #pragma pack(push,2)
 typedef struct tagBITMAPFILEHEADER
diff --git a/src/platform/C4CrashHandlerWin32.cpp b/src/platform/C4CrashHandlerWin32.cpp
index a083b5132..9647fcbe1 100644
--- a/src/platform/C4CrashHandlerWin32.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/C4CrashHandlerWin32.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #ifdef GENERATE_MINI_DUMP
 
 // Dump generation on crash
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <dbghelp.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/platform/C4FileClasses.cpp b/src/platform/C4FileClasses.cpp
index 3e548b40a..831a3691a 100644
--- a/src/platform/C4FileClasses.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/C4FileClasses.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <C4FileClasses.h>
 
 #include <StdRegistry.h>
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 
 #define C4FileClassContentType "application/vnd.clonk.c4group"
 
diff --git a/src/platform/C4FileMonitor.cpp b/src/platform/C4FileMonitor.cpp
index a9c734aa9..cd30b64e2 100644
--- a/src/platform/C4FileMonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/C4FileMonitor.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void C4FileMonitor::GetFDs(std::vector<struct pollfd> & fds)
 }
 
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 
 C4FileMonitor::C4FileMonitor(ChangeNotify pCallback)
 		: fStarted(false), pCallback(pCallback), pWatches(NULL)
diff --git a/src/platform/C4windowswrapper.h b/src/platform/C4windowswrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f233bd06f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/C4windowswrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifdef _WIN64
+# define WINVER 0x0501
+# define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0501
+# define _WIN32_WINNT  0x0501
+# define _WIN32_IE 0x0501
+# define _AMD64_ 1
+#else
+# define WINVER 0x0500
+# define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0500
+# define _WIN32_WINNT  0x0501
+# define _WIN32_IE 0x0501
+# define _X86_ 1
+#endif
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#ifndef NOMINMAX
+# define NOMINMAX
+#endif
+#include <windows.h>
+#undef RGB
+#undef GetRValue
+#undef GetGValue
+#undef GetBValue
+#undef TextOut
+#undef GetObject
+#undef CreateFont
+#undef LoadBitmap
+#undef DrawText
+
diff --git a/src/platform/StdD3D.cpp b/src/platform/StdD3D.cpp
index 2f9d753d8..98a7e0568 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdD3D.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdD3D.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_DIRECTX
 
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <limits.h>
diff --git a/src/platform/StdDDraw2.h b/src/platform/StdDDraw2.h
index 1e6c229f5..0f3af559a 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdDDraw2.h
+++ b/src/platform/StdDDraw2.h
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #include <StdFont.h>
 #include <StdBuf.h>
 
-// workaround wingdi.h
-#undef TextOut
-
 // texref-predef
 class CStdDDraw;
 class CTexRef;
diff --git a/src/platform/StdFile.cpp b/src/platform/StdFile.cpp
index a97b548eb..21295390f 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdFile.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdFile.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #endif
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/src/platform/StdFont.cpp b/src/platform/StdFont.cpp
index 98f398a51..49698decd 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdFont.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdFont.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "C4Include.h"
 #include <StdFont.h>
 
-#include <StdWindow.h>
 #include <StdBuf.h>
 #include <StdDDraw2.h>
 #include <StdSurface2.h>
@@ -34,6 +33,10 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_FREETYPE
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include FT_FREETYPE_H
diff --git a/src/platform/StdFont.h b/src/platform/StdFont.h
index aaeecb40e..2c9d2d640 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdFont.h
+++ b/src/platform/StdFont.h
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include <StdBuf.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <map>
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <tchar.h>
-#endif
 
 // Font rendering flags
 #define STDFONT_CENTERED    0x0001
diff --git a/src/platform/StdJoystick.cpp b/src/platform/StdJoystick.cpp
index 6c63f1cbc..e8767bcc4 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdJoystick.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdJoystick.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static uint32_t dwStdGamepadMinX = 0;
 static uint32_t dwStdGamepadMaxY = 0;
 static uint32_t dwStdGamepadMinY = 0;
 
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <windowsx.h>
 
 uint32_t POV2Position(DWORD dwPOV, bool fVertical)
diff --git a/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp b/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp
index 7d6b3b98b..6c66d0198 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdRegistry.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <StdRegistry.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 bool DeleteRegistryValue(const char *szSubKey, const char *szValueName)
diff --git a/src/platform/StdScheduler.h b/src/platform/StdScheduler.h
index 262415868..a700891ea 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdScheduler.h
+++ b/src/platform/StdScheduler.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #define STDSCHEDULER_EVENT_MESSAGE INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE
 struct pollfd;
 #ifndef STDSCHEDULER_USE_EVENTS
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <winsock2.h>
 #endif // STDSCHEDULER_USE_EVENTS
 #else // _WIN32
diff --git a/src/platform/StdSync.h b/src/platform/StdSync.h
index f2ae1e2e8..8007ac149 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdSync.h
+++ b/src/platform/StdSync.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #define INC_StdSync
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <winbase.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 
 class CStdCSec
 {
diff --git a/src/platform/StdVideo.h b/src/platform/StdVideo.h
index f2afb905f..0b70d287e 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdVideo.h
+++ b/src/platform/StdVideo.h
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #pragma once
 
-#include <StdWindow.h>
-#include <windows.h> // some vfw.h versions do not compile without this
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h> // some vfw.h versions do not compile without this
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 #include <vfw.h>
 #include <io.h>
diff --git a/src/platform/StdWindow.cpp b/src/platform/StdWindow.cpp
index 39243af54..f9d2e5667 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdWindow.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #ifdef USE_DIRECTX
 #include <StdD3D.h>
 #endif
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <io.h>
diff --git a/src/platform/StdWindow.h b/src/platform/StdWindow.h
index ebd64d99d..73fc4ad4d 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdWindow.h
+++ b/src/platform/StdWindow.h
@@ -40,17 +40,7 @@ const int SEC1_TIMER=1,SEC1_MSEC=1000;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <wingdi.h>
-#undef RGB
-#undef GetRValue
-#undef GetGValue
-#undef GetBValue
-#undef TextOut
-#undef GetObject
-#undef CreateFont
-#include <winuser.h>
-#undef LoadBitmap
-#undef DrawText
+#include <C4windowswrapper.h>
 #define K_ALT VK_MENU
 #define K_ESCAPE VK_ESCAPE
 #define K_PAUSE VK_PAUSE