diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index dcd4bce0a2c..162e0fff004 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ if TARGET_DARWIN
 endif
 if TARGET_WINDOWS
 	$(AM_V_at) $(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/test-security-check.py TestSecurityChecks.test_PE
+	$(AM_V_at) $(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/test-symbol-check.py TestSymbolChecks.test_PE
 endif
 if TARGET_LINUX
 	$(AM_V_at) $(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/contrib/devtools/test-security-check.py TestSecurityChecks.test_ELF
diff --git a/contrib/devtools/test-symbol-check.py b/contrib/devtools/test-symbol-check.py
index b07ec2ffdf2..18ed7d61e06 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/test-symbol-check.py
+++ b/contrib/devtools/test-symbol-check.py
@@ -120,6 +120,43 @@ class TestSymbolChecks(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(call_symbol_check(cc, source, executable, ['-framework', 'CoreGraphics']),
                 (0, ''))
 
+    def test_PE(self):
+        source = 'test1.c'
+        executable = 'test1.exe'
+        cc = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc'
+
+        with open(source, 'w', encoding="utf8") as f:
+            f.write('''
+                #include <pdh.h>
+
+                int main()
+                {
+                    PdhConnectMachineA(NULL);
+                    return 0;
+                }
+        ''')
+
+        self.assertEqual(call_symbol_check(cc, source, executable, ['-lpdh']),
+            (1, 'pdh.dll is not in ALLOWED_LIBRARIES!\n' +
+                 executable + ': failed DYNAMIC_LIBRARIES'))
+
+        source = 'test2.c'
+        executable = 'test2.exe'
+        with open(source, 'w', encoding="utf8") as f:
+            f.write('''
+                #include <windows.h>
+
+                int main()
+                {
+                    CoFreeUnusedLibrariesEx(0,0);
+                    return 0;
+                }
+        ''')
+
+        self.assertEqual(call_symbol_check(cc, source, executable, ['-lole32']),
+                (0, ''))
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()