diff --git a/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 59c2802b45..e4c084fc1d 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ if((CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel") OR (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -restrict")
 endif()
 
-# bail out on windows
-if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Windows)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "LAMMPS plugins are currently not supported on Windows")
-endif()
-
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
 include(LAMMPSInterfaceCXX)
@@ -62,12 +57,21 @@ add_library(zero2plugin MODULE zero2plugin.cpp pair_zero2.cpp bond_zero2.cpp
                                angle_zero2.cpp dihedral_zero2.cpp improper_zero2.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(zero2plugin PRIVATE lammps)
 
-set_target_properties(morse2plugin nve2plugin helloplugin zero2plugin PROPERTIES
-                      PREFIX ""
-                      LINK_FLAGS "-rdynamic")
+set_target_properties(morse2plugin nve2plugin helloplugin zero2plugin PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 
 # MacOS seems to need this
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Darwin)
+  set_target_properties(morse2plugin nve2plugin helloplugin zero2plugin
+    PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
+# tell CMake to export all symbols to a .dll on Windows with special case for MinGW cross-compilers
+  set_target_properties(morse2plugin nve2plugin helloplugin zero2plugin
+    PROPERTIES WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS TRUE)
+  if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+    set_target_properties(morse2plugin nve2plugin helloplugin zero2plugin
+      PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,--export-all-symbols")
+  endif()
+else()
   set_target_properties(morse2plugin nve2plugin helloplugin zero2plugin PROPERTIES
-                        LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,-undefined,dynamic_lookup")
+    LINK_FLAGS "-rdynamic")
 endif()