diff --git a/extras/package/win32/libvlccore.dll.manifest b/extras/package/win32/libvlccore.dll.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05bd9b1d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/package/win32/libvlccore.dll.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+    <assemblyIdentity
+        version="1.0.0.0"
+        processorArchitecture="*"
+        name="libvlccore.dll"
+        type="win32"
+    />
+    <description>LibVLC</description>
+    <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+        <application>
+            <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 7 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
+            <!--The ID below indicates app support for Windows 8 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
+            <!--The ID below indicates app support for Windows 8.1 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
+        </application>
+    </compatibility>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/extras/package/win32/package.mak b/extras/package/win32/package.mak
index 5c88bf79a9..10eb76bc64 100644
--- a/extras/package/win32/package.mak
+++ b/extras/package/win32/package.mak
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ package-wince: package-win-strip
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	extras/package/win32/vlc.exe.manifest \
 	extras/package/win32/libvlc.dll.manifest \
+	extras/package/win32/libvlccore.dll.manifest \
 	extras/package/win32/configure.sh \
 	extras/package/win32/NSIS/vlc.win32.nsi.in \
 	extras/package/win32/NSIS/spad.nsi.in \
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index 13f18ff674..943d272ea9 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 test_*
 fourcc_gen
 fourcc_tables.h
-libvlc_win32_rc.rc
+libvlccore_win32_rc.rc
 revision.c
 revision.txt
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index c2f8ba66b6..f3577bea4c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ vlc-plugin.pc: vlc-plugin.pc.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
 ##############################################################################
 
 if HAVE_WIN32
-noinst_DATA = libvlc_win32_rc.rc
+noinst_DATA = libvlccore_win32_rc.rc
 endif
-EXTRA_DIST += libvlc_win32_rc.rc.in
+EXTRA_DIST += libvlccore_win32_rc.rc.in
 
-libvlc_win32_rc.rc: libvlc_win32_rc.rc.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
+libvlccore_win32_rc.rc: libvlccore_win32_rc.rc.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	$(AM_V_GEN)cd "$(top_builddir)" && \
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --file="src/$@"
 
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@ libvlccore_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-version-info 9:0:0
 libvlccore_la_DEPENDENCIES = libvlccore.sym
 if HAVE_WIN32
-libvlccore_la_DEPENDENCIES += libvlc_win32_rc.$(OBJEXT)
-libvlccore_la_LDFLAGS += -Wl,libvlc_win32_rc.$(OBJEXT) -avoid-version -Wc,-static
+libvlccore_la_DEPENDENCIES += libvlccore_win32_rc.$(OBJEXT)
+libvlccore_la_LDFLAGS += -Wl,libvlccore_win32_rc.$(OBJEXT) -avoid-version -Wc,-static
 endif
 if HAVE_OS2
 libvlccore_la_LDFLAGS += -avoid-version
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ if HAVE_TVOS
 libvlccore_la_LDFLAGS += -avoid-version
 endif
 
-libvlc_win32_rc.$(OBJEXT): libvlc_win32_rc.rc $(top_srcdir)/extras/package/win32/libvlc.dll.manifest
+libvlccore_win32_rc.$(OBJEXT): libvlccore_win32_rc.rc $(top_srcdir)/extras/package/win32/libvlccore.dll.manifest
 	$(WINDRES) --include-dir $(top_srcdir)/share --include-dir $(top_srcdir)/extras/package/win32 -i $< -o $@
 
 # FourCC tables
diff --git a/src/libvlccore_win32_rc.rc.in b/src/libvlccore_win32_rc.rc.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f14cd9b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libvlccore_win32_rc.rc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#define VERSION_NUMBER @VERSION_MAJOR@,@VERSION_MINOR@,@VERSION_REVISION@,@VERSION_EXTRA@
+#define VERSION_NUMBER_STR "@VERSION_MAJOR@,@VERSION_MINOR@,@VERSION_REVISION@,@VERSION_EXTRA@"
+
+#include <winuser.h>
+
+1 VERSIONINFO
+FILETYPE 2
+FILEOS 4
+PRODUCTVERSION VERSION_NUMBER
+FILEVERSION VERSION_NUMBER
+BEGIN
+  BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    BLOCK "040904E4"
+    BEGIN
+      VALUE "CompanyName", "VideoLAN"
+      VALUE "ProductName", "VLC media player"
+      VALUE "ProductVersion", VERSION_NUMBER_STR
+      VALUE "FileVersion", "@VERSION@"
+      VALUE "FileDescription", "VLC media player"
+      VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright \251 @COPYRIGHT_YEARS@ VideoLAN and VLC Authors"
+      VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "VLC media player, VideoLAN and x264 are registered trademarks from VideoLAN"
+    END
+  END
+  BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1252
+  END
+END
+
+ISOLATIONAWARE_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "libvlccore.dll.manifest"