diff --git a/cli/tauri.js/templates/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/cli/tauri.js/templates/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 0f8fafe0f..688154ab5 100755
--- a/cli/tauri.js/templates/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/tauri.js/templates/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license = ""
 repository = ""
 default-run = "app"
 edition = "2018"
+build = "src/build.rs"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ phf = "0.7.24"
 includedir = "0.5.0"
 tauri = <%= tauriDep || `{ version = "0.2.0" }` %>
 
+[target."cfg(windows)".build-dependencies]
+winres = "0.1"
+
 [features]
 dev-server = [ "tauri/dev-server" ]
 embedded-server = [ "tauri/embedded-server" ]
diff --git a/cli/tauri.js/templates/src-tauri/src/build.rs b/cli/tauri.js/templates/src-tauri/src/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcd568038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tauri.js/templates/src-tauri/src/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#[cfg(windows)]
+extern crate winres;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn main() {
+  let mut res = winres::WindowsResource::new();
+  res.set_icon("icons/icon.ico");
+  res.compile().expect("Unable to find visual studio tools");
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn main() {}